Marseille go second with solid win at Lens
Marseille moved up to second in Ligue 1 when Dimitri Payet and Cedric Bakambu earned them a solid 2-0 victory at RC Lens on Saturday.
French Ligue 1
FULL TIME
- Dimitri Payet 34' P
- Cédric Bakambu 77'
Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis · 5,000 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Marseille | L 1-2 | French Ligue 1 |
| 11/4/26 | vs Como | L 1-9 | UEFA Champions League |
| 10/30/26 | @ Lille | L 0-1 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/24/26 | vs Paris FC | W 2-1 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/21/26 | @ Club Brugge | L 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Dimitri Payet.
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Substitution 90'+1'
Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Valentin Rongier.
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Yellow Card 86'
Pol Lirola (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lens. Brayann Pereira replaces Gaël Kakuta.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Jonathan Clauss.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Facundo Medina.
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Goal 77'
Goal! Lens 0, Marseille 2. Cédric Bakambu (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi with a through ball.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Marseille. Pol Lirola replaces Gerson.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Marseille. Cédric Bakambu replaces Luis Henrique.
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Yellow Card 71'
Luan Peres (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Lens. Ibrahima Baldé replaces Wesley Saïd.
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Substitution 59'
Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.
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Yellow Card 49'
Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
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Penalty - Scored 34'
Goal! Lens 0, Marseille 1. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 32'
Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 20'
Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+3'
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Dimitri Payet.
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Substitution 90'+1'
Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Valentin Rongier.
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Yellow Card 86'
Pol Lirola (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lens. Brayann Pereira replaces Gaël Kakuta.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Jonathan Clauss.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Facundo Medina.
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Goal 77'
Goal! Lens 0, Marseille 2. Cédric Bakambu (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi with a through ball.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Marseille. Pol Lirola replaces Gerson.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Marseille. Cédric Bakambu replaces Luis Henrique.
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Yellow Card 71'
Luan Peres (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Lens. Ibrahima Baldé replaces Wesley Saïd.
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Substitution 59'
Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.
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Yellow Card 49'
Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Lens 0, Marseille 1.
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Halftime 45'+1'
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Penalty - Scored 34'
Goal! Lens 0, Marseille 1. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 32'
Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 20'
Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 20 of 20 events.
Team Stats
OLM
RCL
6
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
5
52.8
Possession
47.2
10
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
3
70
On Target %
30
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
522
Accurate Passes
449
595
Passes
519
90
Pass Completion %
90
1
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
24
10
Cross %
20
46
Long Balls
34
21
Accurate Long Balls
18
50
Long Balls %
50
1
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
9
40
Tackle %
60
13
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
17
12
Clearances
17
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedRCL · 3-4-2-1
Wuilker FaríñezG1
Kevin DansoCD4 yellow card
Facundo MedinaCD-L14 yellow card1 shot
Jonathan GraditCD-R24
Seko FofanaCM-L8
Cheick DoucouréCM-R281 shot on target1 shot
Przemyslaw FrankowskiLM29
Jonathan ClaussRM111 shot
Florian SotocaF7 yellow card1 shot on target2 shots
Wesley SaïdCF-L221 shot
Gaël KakutaCF-R101 shot
Substitutes
Corentin JeanSUB25
Brayann PereiraSUB34
Ibrahima BaldéSUB33
Christopher WoohSUB5
Patrick BergSUB6
Yannick CahuzacSUB18
David Da CostaSUB201 shot
Jean-Louis LecaSUB16
Adrien LouveauSUB35
OLM · 4-1-4-1
Pau LópezG16
Duje Caleta-CarCD-L151 shot on target1 shot
William SalibaCD-R2
Boubacar KamaraDM4
Luan PeresLB14 yellow card
Valentin RongierRB211 shot on target1 shot
GersonCM-L8
Matteo GuendouziCM-R61 assist
Luis HenriqueLM11
Cengiz ÜnderRM171 shot on target3 shots
Dimitri PayetF101 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Substitutes
Pol LirolaSUB29 yellow card
Sead KolasinacSUB23
Álvaro GonzálezSUB3
Amine HaritSUB71 shot on target1 shot
Oussama TarghalineSUB26
Steve MandandaSUB30
Arkadiusz MilikSUB9
Leonardo BalerdiSUB5
Cédric BakambuSUB131 shot on target1 goal1 shot
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