Marseille vs Stade de Reims, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Marseille

13': Wout Faes (OG)
45'+1': Nuno Tavares
75': Luis Suárez
90'+4': Luis Suárez

FT
4 - 1

Stade de Reims

84': Folarin Balogun

Marseille make winning start to Ligue 1 campaign with 4-1 win over Reims

Marseille made a winning start to their Ligue 1 campaign on Sunday, beating visitors Stade Reims 4-1 to quell reports of discontent in their ranks.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerson.
6': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wout Faes.
7': Azor Matusiwa (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
8': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Marseille).
8': Mitchell van Bergen (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Bradley Locko (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
11': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
11': Marshall Munetsi (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Own Goal by Wout Faes, Reims. Marseille 1, Reims 0.
14': Foul by Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims).
14': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
17': El Bilal Touré (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
20': Andreaw Gravillon (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille).
21': Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims).
23': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Reims).
23': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Bradley Locko (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
24': Hand ball by Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille).
25': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
28': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by El Bilal Touré.
33': Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Reims).
33': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
36': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Bradley Locko.
37': Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
38': Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims).
39': Attempt saved. El Bilal Touré (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Mitchell van Bergen.
40': Attempt blocked. Samuel Gigot (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
40': Offside, Marseille. Samuel Gigot tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
43': Attempt saved. Mitchell van Bergen (Reims) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arbër Zeneli.
43': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Mattéo Guendouzi.
44': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross following a corner.
44': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi with a headed pass following a corner.
45'+1': Goal! Marseille 2, Reims 0. Nuno Tavares (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Balerdi.
45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 2, Reims 0.
45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, Reims 0.
45': Substitution, Reims. Kamory Doumbia replaces Arbër Zeneli.
46': Azor Matusiwa (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
47': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
48': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Reims).
48': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
52': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
52': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
53': Attempt missed. Bradley Locko (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
54': Andreaw Gravillon (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Marseille).
55': Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by El Bilal Touré with a headed pass.
56': Attempt saved. Marshall Munetsi (Reims) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Locko with a cross.
59': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
59': Mitchell van Bergen (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
61': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross following a corner.
62': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Suárez replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
62': Substitution, Marseille. Jordan Veretout replaces Cengiz Ünder.
64': Substitution, Reims. Folarin Balogun replaces El Bilal Touré.
65': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
69': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a headed pass.
69': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wout Faes.
70': Foul by Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims).
70': Luis Suárez (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims).
73': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt saved. Samuel Gigot (Marseille) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
75': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wout Faes.
75': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
75': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
75': Goal! Marseille 3, Reims 0. Luis Suárez (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
77': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Andreaw Gravillon.
77': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Gerson.
77': Substitution, Marseille. Cédric Bakambu replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
79': Bradley Locko (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
79': Attempt missed. Alexis Flips (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wout Faes.
80': Substitution, Reims. Martin Adeline replaces Marshall Munetsi.
80': Attempt missed. Mitchell van Bergen (Reims) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
82': Offside, Reims. Azor Matusiwa tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Marseille. Sead Kolasinac replaces Jonathan Clauss.
84': Goal! Marseille 3, Reims 1. Folarin Balogun (Reims) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
85': Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
85': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
86': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Marseille) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
87': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
87': Kamory Doumbia (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Tavares.
90': Attempt blocked. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
90': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Samuel Gigot.
90': Attempt saved. Mitchell van Bergen (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Agbadou with a through ball.
90': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Reims).
90': Luis Suárez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kamory Doumbia (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia with a headed pass.
90'+3': Cédric Bakambu (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims).
90'+4': Goal! Marseille 4, Reims 1. Luis Suárez (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu following a fast break.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Marseille 4, Reims 1.
0': Match ends, Marseille 4, Reims 1.

Statistics

REIM		OLM
10	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	5
44.1	Possession	55.9
16	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
287	Accurate Passes	386
379	Passes	482
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.3
43	Long Balls	78
23	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	10
9	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	16
22	Effective Clearances	20
22	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 62,738

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Marseille (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
36	Rubén Blanco (GK)
4	Samuel Gigot
5	Leonardo Balerdi
99	Chancel Mbemba
6	Matteo Guendouzi
21	Valentin Rongier
30	Nuno Tavares
7	Jonathan Clauss
9	Arkadiusz Milik
8	Gerson
17	Cengiz Ünder

Marseille Substitutes:

Jordan Veretout, Dimitri Payet, Cédric Bakambu, Luis Suárez, Isaak Touré, Yakine Said, Simon Ngapandouentnbu, Pol Lirola, Sead Kolasinac.

Stade de Reims (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Pentz (GK)
5	Yunis Abdelhamid
2	Wout Faes
28	Bradley Locko
6	Andreaw Gravillon
24	Emmanuel Agbadou
21	Azor Matusiwa
15	Marshall Munetsi
7	El Bilal Toure
10	Arbër Zeneli
19	Mitchell van Bergen

Stade de Reims Substitutes:

Moustapha Mbow, Folarin Balogun, Dion Lopy, Alexis Flips, Nicolas Penneteau, Martin Adeline, Ibrahim Diakite, Kamory Doumbia, Samuel Koeberle.

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