Benfica vs Marseille, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg

Benfica

16': Rafa Silva
52': Ángel Di María

FT
2 - 1
1st Leg

Marseille

67': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

About

Benfica are hosting Marseille at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Faris Moumbagna (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
5': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
11': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
12': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Casper Tengstedt.
13': Faris Moumbagna (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
14': Attempt blocked. Amine Harit (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Henrique.
16': Goal! Benfica 1, Marseille 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casper Tengstedt.
18': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
18': David Neres (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt blocked. Quentin Merlin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
23': Foul by Faris Moumbagna (Marseille).
23': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
28': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
28': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
28': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Hand ball by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
32': Attempt saved. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
33': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
34': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by António Silva.
35': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
35': Attempt missed. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross following a corner.
35': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Chancel Mbemba.
37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Luis Henrique.
38': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
38': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Quentin Merlin (Marseille).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Substitution, Marseille. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Quentin Merlin because of an injury.
45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Marseille 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Marseille 0.
48': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by António Silva.
49': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
51': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
52': Attempt blocked. Luis Henrique (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Harit.
52': Goal! Benfica 2, Marseille 0. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Neres following a fast break.
53': Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Faris Moumbagna.
55': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
58': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
60': Foul by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
60': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
62': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
63': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
67': Goal! Benfica 2, Marseille 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi following a fast break.
67': Substitution, Marseille. Emran Soglo replaces Chancel Mbemba.
69': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
69': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces David Neres.
71': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Casper Tengstedt.
73': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a cross.
74': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Florentino.
75': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
75': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Leonardo (Benfica).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
80': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
81': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
81': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
84': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
85': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
86': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
86': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
86': Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
88': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
89': Foul by Emran Soglo (Marseille).
89': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emran Soglo.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Marseille 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Marseille 1.

Statistics

OLM		BEN
8	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	1
43.4	Possession	56.6
12	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
351	Accurate Passes	487
413	Passes	551
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
19	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
54	Long Balls	62
31	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
5	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	15
15	Tackles	24
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	8
17	Effective Clearances	15
17	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 53,845

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
8	Fredrik Aursnes
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
61	Florentino
87	João Neves
19	Casper Tengstedt
7	David Neres
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

João Mário, Morato, Marcos Leonardo, Arthur Cabral, Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Carreras, André Gomes, Orkun Kökçü, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia, Benjamín Rollheiser.

Marseille (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Pau López (GK)
4	Samuel Gigot
5	Leonardo Balerdi
99	Chancel Mbemba
27	Jordan Veretout
19	Geoffrey Kondogbia
3	Quentin Merlin
44	Luis Henrique
14	Faris Moumbagna
10	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
11	Amine Harit

Marseille Substitutes:

Rubén Blanco, Emran Soglo, Azzedine Ounahi, Iliman Ndiaye, Raimane Daou, Yakine Said, Michael Murillo, Joaquín Correa.

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