Marseille vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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Tottenham survive in Marseille to reach Champions League last 16
Tottenham Hotspur survived a scare in Marseille before fighting back to win 2-1 and clinch a place in the Champions League last 16.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross.
- 6': Offside, Marseille. Jordan Veretout tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 9': Substitution, Marseille. Samuel Gigot replaces Eric Bailly because of an injury.
- 10': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 10': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 11': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 12': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
- 19': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
- 23': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Son Heung-Min because of an injury.
- 30': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 30': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 34': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 34': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Sessegnon tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
- 37': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
- 38': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 38': Pau López (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 42': Attempt missed. Samuel Gigot (Marseille) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 45'+2': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 45'+2': Goal! Marseille 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+7': Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
- 45'+8': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 45'+8': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Pau López.
- 45'+8': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Marseille 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
- 46': Offside, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 50': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
- 53': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
- 53': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille).
- 53': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Goal! Marseille 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 60': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Harry Kane.
- 61': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
- 61': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
- 64': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 66': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 68': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 72': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 73': Substitution, Marseille. Sead Kolasinac replaces Samuel Gigot.
- 74': Substitution, Marseille. Cengiz Ünder replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 74': Substitution, Marseille. Issa Kaboré replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 74': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 75': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 76': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Harit.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 83': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Suárez replaces Valentin Rongier.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 83': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 84': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 85': Issa Kaboré (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 87': Attempt missed. Sead Kolasinac (Marseille) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Marseille).
- 90': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Amine Harit following a fast break.
- 90'+1': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Offside, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi tries a through ball, but Nuno Tavares is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Lucas Moura.
- 90'+4': Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+5': Goal! Marseille 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Marseille 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Statistics
 TOT |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 36 | Possession | 64 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 314 | Accurate Passes | 595 |
| 382 | Passes | 669 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 27 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 50,768
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 50,768
Line-Ups
Marseille (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 3 | Eric Bailly |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi  |
| 99 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 27 | Jordan Veretout |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 30 | Nuno Tavares |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 70 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 77 | Amine Harit |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 34 | Clément Lenglet |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 19 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
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