Montpellier vs Marseille, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Montpellier

90'+1': Téji Savanier (P)

FT
1 - 2

Marseille

47': Nuno Tavares
61': Maxime Estève (OG)
87': Nuno Tavares

Marseille beat Montpellier to preserve top-three spot

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A well-placed goal by Nuno Tavares and an own goal from Maxime Esteve handed Marseille a 2-1 win over Montpellier to keep hold of third in LIgue 1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
2': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Offside, Marseille. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
5': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
6': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
6': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
6': Jonas Omlin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
7': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
12': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a headed pass.
15': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
15': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
16': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Offside, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri tries a through ball, but Léo Leroy is caught offside.
16': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Christopher Jullien.
18': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
19': Offside, Marseille. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Dimitri Payet is caught offside.
25': Substitution, Marseille. Issa Kaboré replaces Jonathan Clauss because of an injury.
25': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Marseille).
25': Léo Leroy (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
27': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
32': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier).
32': Sead Kolasinac (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Attempt missed. Issa Kaboré (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
36': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
40': Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
40': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
44': Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
45': Attempt missed. Eric Bailly (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Marseille).
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Faitout Maouassa (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Marseille 0.
45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Marseille 0.
47': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
47': Goal! Montpellier 0, Marseille 1. Nuno Tavares (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
48': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
48': Léo Leroy (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
49': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
51': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Marseille).
52': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
52': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Christopher Jullien.
53': Attempt blocked. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
53': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
54': Attempt saved. Sead Kolasinac (Marseille) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
55': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Eric Bailly (Marseille).
56': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
56': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
57': Attempt missed. Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ferri with a cross following a corner.
58': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
61': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Faitout Maouassa.
61': Own Goal by Maxime Estève, Montpellier. Montpellier 0, Marseille 2.
63': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza replaces Faitout Maouassa.
63': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Arnaud Nordin.
65': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Marseille).
66': Substitution, Marseille. Pape Gueye replaces Jordan Veretout.
66': Substitution, Marseille. Mattéo Guendouzi replaces Dimitri Payet.
66': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Eric Bailly.
68': Offside, Montpellier. Béni Makouana tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
69': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
69': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt blocked. Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
73': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
77': Attempt saved. Pape Gueye (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
78': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Falaye Sacko.
78': Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Chotard replaces Jordan Ferri.
79': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
79': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
80': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
80': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi with a headed pass.
81': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Elye Wahi.
82': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
82': Léo Leroy (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
83': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
84': Substitution, Marseille. Bamba Dieng replaces Alexis Sánchez.
85': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Marseille).
86': Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
87': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Nuno Tavares (Marseille).
87': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
89': Attempt missed. Béni Makouana (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Jullien with a headed pass.
90': Penalty Montpellier. Béni Makouana draws a foul in the penalty area.
90': Penalty conceded by Pau López (Marseille) after a foul in the penalty area.
90': Pau López (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Goal! Montpellier 1, Marseille 2. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
90'+2': Foul by Bamba Dieng (Marseille).
90'+2': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
90'+2': Pau López (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Offside, Montpellier. Joris Chotard tries a through ball, but Christopher Jullien is caught offside.
90'+5': Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Marseille 2.
0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Marseille 2.
0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Marseille 2.

Statistics

OLM		MON
14	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	6
60	Possession	40
17	SHOTS	8
8	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
407	Accurate Passes	242
483	Passes	317
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	2
24	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.1
64	Long Balls	43
45	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	6
13	Effective Clearances	16
13	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 18,971

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	31	+43	70
2	Lens	31	+28	64
3	Lyon	32	+18	60
4	Lille	32	+16	58

Full Table

Line-Ups

Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jonas Omlin (GK)
14	Maxime Estève
6	Christopher Jullien
27	Faitout Maouassa
77	Falaye Sacko
11	Téji Savanier
18	Leo Leroy
12	Jordan Ferri
21	Elye Wahi
10	Stephy Mavididi
7	Arnaud Nordin

Montpellier Substitutes:

Sacha Delaye, Arnaud Souquet, Nicolas Cozza, Bingourou Kamara, Valère Germain, Mamadou Sakho, Khalil Fayad, Joris Chotard, Béni Makouana.

Marseille (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Pau López (GK)
3	Eric Bailly
23	Sead Kolasinac
99	Chancel Mbemba
27	Jordan Veretout
21	Valentin Rongier
30	Nuno Tavares
7	Jonathan Clauss
70	Alexis Sánchez
10	Dimitri Payet
17	Cengiz Ünder

Marseille Substitutes:

Leonardo Balerdi, Bartug Elmaz, Salim Ben Seghir, Issa Kaboré, Matteo Guendouzi, Bamba Dieng, Pape Gueye, Simon Ngapandouentnbu, Rubén Blanco.

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