French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, April 5, 2026
Marseille WLWWL 1
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AS Monaco DWWWW 2
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Stade Louis II · 10,495 att.

Match Report

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Folarin 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MON · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 6Denis ZakariaCD
  3. 25Wout FaesCD-L
  4. 5Thilo KehrerCD-R
  5. 15Lamine CamaraCM-L
  6. 28Mamadou CoulibalyCM-R
  7. 13Christian MawissaLM
  8. 4Jordan TezeRM
  9. 9Folarin BalogunF
  10. 10Aleksandr GolovinCF-L
  11. 11Maghnes AklioucheCF-R

OLM · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 4CJ Egan-RileyCD
  3. 32Facundo MedinaCD-L
  4. 28Benjamin PavardCD-R
  5. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L
  6. 27Quinten TimberCM-R
  7. 20Hamed TraoréAM
  8. 14Igor PaixãoLM
  9. 22Timothy WeahRM
  10. 9Amine GouiriCF-L
  11. 17Pierre-Emerick AubameyangCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Lamine Camara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Facundo Medina (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 65' Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Christian Mawissa.
  5. 65' Substitution, Monaco. Aladji Bamba replaces Mamadou Coulibaly.
  6. 70' Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Marseille. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Hamed Traoré.
  8. 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.
  9. 75' Substitution, Monaco. Ansu Fati replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
  10. 77' Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces CJ Egan-Riley because of an injury.
  11. 84' Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
  12. 84' Substitution, Monaco. Simon Adingra replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
  13. 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.
  14. 87' Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Marseille. Emerson replaces Timothy Weah.
  16. 89' Substitution, Marseille. Himad Abdelli replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.

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