AS Monaco vs Marseille, 2025-26 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Folarin Balogun nets winner as Monaco overcome Marseille
Folarin Balogun proved decisive for Monaco to extend their winning run in Ligue 1 to seven matches as they earned a 2-1 victory over fellow Champions League chasers Marseille.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Marseille. Igor Paixão is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille).
- 4': Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille).
- 5': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Amine Gouiri (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 8': Lamine Camara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 10': Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Folarin Balogun with a cross.
- 11': Attempt saved. Hamed Traoré (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Timothy Weah.
- 11': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 13': Attempt saved. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a through ball.
- 13': Offside, Marseille. Igor Paixão is caught offside.
- 14': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
- 20': Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 21': Foul by Jordan Teze (Monaco).
- 21': Igor Paixão (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lamine Camara.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Teze.
- 32': Foul by Wout Faes (Monaco).
- 32': Hamed Traoré (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 33': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hamed Traoré.
- 34': Foul by Facundo Medina (Marseille).
- 34': Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Facundo Medina (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
- 35': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Igor Paixão (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a through ball.
- 36': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 36': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lamine Camara.
- 40': Amine Gouiri (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco).
- 41': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 41': Quinten Timber (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Marseille. Igor Paixão is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Marseille 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Marseille 0.
- 46': Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Paixão.
- 48': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 49': Attempt saved. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Hamed Traoré.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Camara (Monaco).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Amine Gouiri (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
- 55': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
- 55': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Offside, Monaco. Thilo Kehrer is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Quinten Timber (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by CJ Egan-Riley (Marseille).
- 59': Goal! Monaco 1, Marseille 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Teze with a cross.
- 62': Attempt saved. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Quinten Timber.
- 63': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Christian Mawissa.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Aladji Bamba replaces Mamadou Coulibaly.
- 66': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 66': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 67': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Aladji Bamba (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Marseille).
- 69': Aladji Bamba (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Hamed Traoré (Marseille).
- 70': CJ Egan-Riley (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
- 70': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
- 70': Igor Paixão (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt saved. Quinten Timber (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 72': Attempt missed. Quinten Timber (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Weah following a set piece situation.
- 73': Substitution, Marseille. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Hamed Traoré.
- 74': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 0. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 75': Substitution, Monaco. Ansu Fati replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury CJ Egan-Riley (Marseille).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces CJ Egan-Riley because of an injury.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
- 83': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Teze following a fast break.
- 84': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 84': Substitution, Monaco. Simon Adingra replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
- 85': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 1. Amine Gouiri (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
- 86': Offside, Marseille. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 87': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Marseille. Emerson replaces Timothy Weah.
- 89': Substitution, Marseille. Himad Abdelli replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 90': Handball by Wout Faes (Monaco).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Facundo Medina (Marseille) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 90'+1': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Foul by Wout Faes (Monaco).
- 90'+3': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ansu Fati with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Marseille 1.
- 0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Marseille 1.
Statistics
 OLM |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 441 | Passes | 409 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 14 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 10,495
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 10,495
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | +40 | 66 |
| 2 | Lens | 29 | +28 | 62 |
| 3 | Lyon | 30 | +15 | 54 |
| 4 | Lille | 30 | +15 | 54 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 25 | Wout Faes |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer  |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 28 | Mamadou Coulibaly |
| 13 | Christian Mawissa |
| 4 | Jordan Teze |
| 9 | Folarin Balogun |
| 10 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 11 | Maghnes Akliouche |
Marseille (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | CJ Egan-Riley |
| 32 | Facundo Medina |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 27 | Quinten Timber |
| 20 | Hamed Traoré |
| 14 | Igor Paixão |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 9 | Amine Gouiri |
| 17 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
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