Marseille vs Stade de Reims, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
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
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 62,738
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
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 |
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 |
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