Lens vs Marseille, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Marseille go second with solid win at Lens
Marseille moved up to second in Ligue 1 when Dimitri Payet and Cedric Bakambu earned them a solid 2-0 victory at RC Lens on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Offside, Marseille. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Luis Henrique is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 9': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
- 15': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 18': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wesley Saïd.
- 20': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 20': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 24': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Wesley Saïd is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 29': Attempt saved. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
- 29': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 32': Penalty Marseille. Mattéo Guendouzi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Penalty conceded by Facundo Medina (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Lens 0, Marseille 1. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 38': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a through ball.
- 38': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pau López.
- 40': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré with a through ball.
- 42': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 42': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
- 45': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Cengiz Ünder.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lens 0, Marseille 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Marseille 1.
- 48': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 49': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 53': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 55': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
- 55': Attempt missed. Facundo Medina (Lens) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 55': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Luan Peres (Marseille).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 59': Offside, Lens. Gaël Kakuta tries a through ball, but Wesley Saïd is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 64': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
- 65': Substitution, Lens. Ibrahima Baldé replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 66': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 71': Luan Peres (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Baldé is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Attempt blocked. David Costa (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Offside, Marseille. Cengiz Ünder tries a through ball, but Dimitri Payet is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Marseille. Cédric Bakambu replaces Luis Henrique.
- 75': Substitution, Marseille. Pol Lirola replaces Gerson.
- 76': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Marseille).
- 77': Goal! Lens 0, Marseille 2. Cédric Bakambu (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi with a through ball.
- 79': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Costa.
- 80': Attempt saved. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu.
- 81': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 82': Attempt saved. Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 82': Foul by Luan Peres (Marseille).
- 82': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Facundo Medina.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Brayann Pereira replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 84': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Luan Peres.
- 85': Foul by Corentin Jean (Lens).
- 85': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corentin Jean (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Pol Lirola (Marseille).
- 86': Pol Lirola (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Corentin Jean (Lens).
- 90'+1': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Corentin Jean (Lens).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Valentin Rongier.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lens 0, Marseille 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 0, Marseille 2.
Statistics
 OLM |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 449 |
| 595 | Passes | 519 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 5,000
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 5,000
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wuilker Faríñez (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso  |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
Marseille (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 14 | Luan Peres |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 11 | Luis Henrique |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
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