UEFA Europa League

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
  • Red Card 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

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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

OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

No. Name
36 Rubén Blanco (GK)
5 Leonardo Balerdi Yellow Card
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, Amir Murillo, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Simon Ngapandouentnbu, Azzedine Ounahi, Samuel Gigot.

AEK AEK Athens (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Cican Stankovic (GK) Red Card
2 Harold Moukoudi
21 Domagoj Vida
28 Ehsan Hajsafi
29 Djibril Sidibé Yellow Card
20 Petros Mantalos
6 Jens Jonsson Yellow Card
4 Damian Szymanski
10 Steven Zuber
13 Orbelín Pineda
5 Nordin Amrabat Yellow Card
AEK Athens Substitutes:
Georgios Athanasiadis, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Milad Mohammadi, Lazaros Rota, Niclas Eliasson, Ezequiel Ponce, Georgios Theocharis.

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