Marseille vs AEK Athens, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League

Marseille

27': Vitinha
60': Amine Harit (P)
69': Jordan Veretout (P)

FT
3 - 1

AEK Athens

53': Orbelín Pineda
57': Cican Stankovic

Marseille ease past 10-man AEK Athens 3-1 in Europa League

Olympique de Marseille secured a 3-1 home victory against AEK Athens in an entertaining Europa League Group B match on Thursday that featured a red card for the visiting goalkeeper and two goals from the penalty spot.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Jens Jønsson (AEK Athens).
1': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens).
2': Vítinha (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Hand ball by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
4': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Domagoj Vida.
5': Offside, Marseille. Renan Lodi tries a through ball, but Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
6': Offside, AEK Athens. Nordin Amrabat tries a through ball, but Orbelín Pineda is caught offside.
7': Foul by Djibril Sidibé (AEK Athens).
7': Renan Lodi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
10': Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Offside, AEK Athens. Nordin Amrabat tries a through ball, but Djibril Sidibé is caught offside.
11': Djibril Sidibé (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Offside, Marseille. Geoffrey Kondogbia tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
20': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
21': Attempt missed. Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
21': Offside, AEK Athens. Harold Moukoudi tries a through ball, but Petros Mantalos is caught offside.
23': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia with a through ball.
25': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
25': Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
27': Goal! Marseille 1, AEK Athens 0. Vítinha (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
32': Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
32': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Foul by Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens).
36': Vítinha (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Vítinha following a set piece situation.
40': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
40': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Substitution, AEK Athens. Milad Mohammadi replaces Ehsan Hajisafi because of an injury.
45': Foul by Vítinha (Marseille).
45': Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
45'+2': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Offside, AEK Athens. Orbelín Pineda tries a through ball, but Domagoj Vida is caught offside.
45'+4': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
45'+5': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
45'+5': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': Djibril Sidibé (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
45'+7': First Half ends, Marseille 1, AEK Athens 0.
45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, AEK Athens 0.
45': Substitution, AEK Athens. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Djibril Sidibé because of an injury.
46': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
46': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens).
48': Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
49': Renan Lodi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Offside, AEK Athens. Nordin Amrabat tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Ponce is caught offside.
52': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille).
52': Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Goal! Marseille 1, AEK Athens 1. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
54': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
54': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Penalty Marseille. Vítinha draws a foul in the penalty area.
55': Penalty conceded by Cican Stankovic (AEK Athens) after a foul in the penalty area.
56': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Cican Stankovic (AEK Athens).
57': Cican Stankovic (AEK Athens) is shown the red card.
59': Substitution, AEK Athens. Giorgos Athanasiadis replaces Petros Mantalos.
60': Goal! Marseille 2, AEK Athens 1. Amine Harit (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
62': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
63': Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Amine Harit (Marseille).
64': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
64': Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Milad Mohammadi.
68': Penalty Marseille. Renan Lodi draws a foul in the penalty area.
68': Penalty conceded by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) after a foul in the penalty area.
68': Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Goal! Marseille 3, AEK Athens 1. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
72': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens).
72': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Substitution, Marseille. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Amine Harit.
75': Substitution, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Vítinha.
75': Substitution, AEK Athens. Konstantinos Galanopoulos replaces Damian Szymanski.
75': Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Nordin Amrabat.
77': Offside, AEK Athens. Giorgos Athanasiadis tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Ponce is caught offside.
79': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
79': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Giorgos Athanasiadis.
81': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chancel Mbemba.
81': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
81': Konstantinos Galanopoulos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
82': Foul by Jens Jønsson (AEK Athens).
82': Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Jens Jønsson (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
84': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
84': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
84': Renan Lodi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Marseille. Iliman Ndiaye tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
86': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
87': VAR Decision: No Goal Marseille 3-1 AEK Athens.
88': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a through ball.
88': Substitution, Marseille. Amir Murillo replaces Jordan Veretout.
89': Substitution, Marseille. Bilal Nadir replaces Jonathan Clauss.
89': Substitution, Marseille. Bamo Meïté replaces Leonardo Balerdi.
89': Foul by Renan Lodi (Marseille).
89': Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
90'+1': Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Bilal Nadir (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a headed pass.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Marseille 3, AEK Athens 1.
0': Match ends, Marseille 3, AEK Athens 1.

Statistics

AEK		OLM
16	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	3
0	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	1
39.3	Possession	60.7
7	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
264	Accurate Passes	430
325	Passes	498
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
6	Crosses	17
0.5	Cross %	0.2
36	Long Balls	61
24	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	0
4	Effective Tackles	6
7	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
13	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	10
18	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 65,092

Line-Ups

Marseille (4-3-3)

No.	Name
36	Rubén Blanco (GK)
5	Leonardo Balerdi
99	Chancel Mbemba
12	Renan Lodi
7	Jonathan Clauss
21	Valentin Rongier
27	Jordan Veretout
19	Geoffrey Kondogbia
9	Vitinha
29	Iliman Ndiaye
11	Amine Harit

Marseille Substitutes:

Emran Soglo, Bamo Meïté, Bilal Nadir, Ismaïla Sarr, Michael Murillo, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Simon Ngapandouentnbu, Azzedine Ounahi, Samuel Gigot.

AEK Athens (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Cican Stankovic (GK)
2	Harold Moukoudi
21	Domagoj Vida
28	Ehsan Hajsafi
29	Djibril Sidibé
20	Petros Mantalos
6	Jens Jonsson
4	Damian Szymanski
10	Steven Zuber
13	Orbelín Pineda
5	Nordin Amrabat

AEK Athens Substitutes:

Georgios Athanasiadis, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Milad Mohammadi, Lazaros Rota, Niclas Eliasson, Ezequiel Ponce, Georgios Theocharis.

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