UEFA Champions League

Union St.-Gilloise vs Marseille, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Union St.-Gilloise
  • 5': Anan Khalaili
  • 71': Anan Khalaili
FT
2 - 3
Marseille
  • 15': Igor Paixão
  • 41': Mason Greenwood
  • 58': Mason Greenwood

Greenwood double sends Marseille past Union St.-Gilloise

Mason Greenwood scored twice as Marseille injected life into their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 victory at Union St.-Gilloise.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 5': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Marseille 0. Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rob Schoofs.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Paixão.
  • 12': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kamiel Van de Perre.
  • 12': Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 13': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille).
  • 13': Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 15': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Marseille 1. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 16': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
  • 16': Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Handball by Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 23': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ousseynou Niang is caught offside.
  • 27': Offside, Marseille. Timothy Weah is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Timothy Weah (Marseille).
  • 28': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Timothy Weah (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
  • 37': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 37': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Rob Schoofs (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anan Khalaili following a fast break.
  • 41': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Marseille 2. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following a fast break.
  • 44': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Rob Schoofs is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Fedde Leysen (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 44': Mason Greenwood (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Marseille 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Marseille 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Timothy Weah.
  • 46': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
  • 47': Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (Marseille).
  • 51': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 51': Igor Paixão (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 54': Mason Greenwood (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Marseille).
  • 57': Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ousseynou Niang is caught offside.
  • 58': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 1, Marseille 3. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
  • 59': Christian Burgess (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
  • 60': Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Fedde Leysen.
  • 62': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Raul Florucz is caught offside.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
  • 64': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Sofiane Boufal replaces Rob Schoofs.
  • 64': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David replaces Raul Florucz.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Promise David with a cross.
  • 68': Delay in match (Marseille).
  • 68': Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Marseille. Bilal Nadir replaces Matt O'Riley.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Foul by Amir Murillo (Marseille).
  • 70': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Goal! Union Saint-Gilloise 2, Marseille 3. Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Foul by Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 72': Igor Paixão (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
  • 73': Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Anan Khalaili.
  • 74': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
  • 75': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Marseille).
  • 75': Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Mac Allister is caught offside.
  • 76': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 77': VAR Decision: No Goal Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3 Marseille.
  • 80': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ousseynou Niang is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 80': Mason Greenwood (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
  • 82': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Mathias Rasmussen replaces Kamiel Van de Perre because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Marc Giger replaces Kevin Rodríguez.
  • 84': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 86': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille).
  • 86': Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ousseynou Niang is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Marseille. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 88': Substitution, Marseille. Robinio Vaz replaces Mason Greenwood.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David is caught offside.
  • 90': Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Robinio Vaz with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ross Sykes replaces Ousseynou Niang.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Anan Khalaili with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match (Marseille).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 2, Marseille 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 2, Marseille 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 10
3 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 2
59.5 Possession 40.5
10 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
540 Accurate Passes 338
608 Passes 409
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 16
0.0 Cross % 0.3
30 Long Balls 53
14 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 10
7 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 11
33 Effective Clearances 19
33 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Lotto Park
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 16,214

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 6 +16 18
2 Bayern Munich 6 +11 15
3 Paris Saint-Germain 6 +11 13
4 Manchester City 6 +6 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

USG Union St.-Gilloise (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
37 Kjell Scherpen (GK)
16 Christian Burgess Yellow Card
48 Fedde Leysen
5 Kevin Mac Allister
6 Kamiel Van De Perre
17 Rob Schoofs
8 Adem Zorgane Yellow Card
22 Ousseynou Niang Yellow Card
25 Anan Khalaili
13 Kevin Rodríguez
30 Raul Florucz
Union St.-Gilloise Substitutes:
Promise David, Mamadou Barry, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Louis Patris, Mathias Rasmussen, Sofiane Boufal, Guilherme Smith, Vic Chambaere, Ross Sykes, Marc Giger.

OLM Marseille (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
21 Nayef Aguerd
33 Emerson
62 Michael Murillo
23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
18 Arthur Vermeeren
17 Matt O'Riley
14 Igor Paixão
22 Timothy Weah Yellow Card
97 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
10 Mason Greenwood
Marseille Substitutes:
Geoffrey Kondogbia, CJ Egan-Riley, Bilal Nadir, Jeffrey de Lange, Angel Gomes, Ulisses Garcia, Darryl Bakola, Benjamin Pavard, Robinio Vaz, Leonardo Balerdi, Tadjidine Mmadi, Jelle Van Neck.

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