Marseille vs Liverpool, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool beat Marseille to close in on UCL last 16
Dominik Szoboszlai helped Liverpool to a 3-0 victory in Marseille that made a Champions League top-eight finish all the more likely.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 2': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 2': Hamed Traoré (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
- 3': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 6': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Offside, Marseille. Benjamin Pavard is caught offside.
- 10': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 14': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
- 14': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Amir Murillo.
- 19': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 20': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
- 20': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 21': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké is caught offside.
- 23': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 24': VAR Decision: No Goal Marseille 0-0 Liverpool.
- 26': Facundo Medina (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 27': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Leonardo Balerdi.
- 29': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 30': Offside, Marseille. Amir Murillo is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Hamed Traoré (Marseille).
- 31': Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 33': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 35': Offside, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké is caught offside.
- 35': Facundo Medina (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 39': Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 40': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross following a fast break.
- 41': Offside, Marseille. Amine Gouiri is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 44': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! Marseille 0, Liverpool 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Liverpool 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 48': Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
- 51': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 52': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Facundo Medina.
- 52': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 52': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 53': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Hamed Traoré with a headed pass.
- 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
- 59': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a through ball.
- 59': Attempt missed. Hamed Traoré (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mason Greenwood following a fast break.
- 62': Foul by Hamed Traoré (Marseille).
- 62': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
- 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
- 65': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 67': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Marseille. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 68': Substitution, Marseille. Igor Paixão replaces Hamed Traoré.
- 68': Substitution, Marseille. Bilal Nadir replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 70': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 72': Own Goal by Gerónimo Rulli, Marseille. Marseille 0, Liverpool 2.
- 75': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 76': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 78': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 79': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 80': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Amir Murillo (Marseille).
- 83': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 84': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a cross.
- 86': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
- 87': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Timothy Weah (Marseille).
- 89': Bilal Nadir (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
- 90'+1': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Paixão following a corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! Marseille 0, Liverpool 3. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 0, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 356 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
| 412 | Passes | 572 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 23 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stade Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 65,631
Venue: Stade Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 65,631
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +19 | 24 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 8 | +14 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | +10 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 32 | Facundo Medina |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 62 | Amir Murillo |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard  |
| 19 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 20 | Hamed Traoré |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 9 | Amine Gouiri |
| 10 | Mason Greenwood |
Liverpool (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
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