French Ligue 1

Marseille vs Lens, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
    FT
    0 - 1
    Lens
    • 78': David Costa

    Lens move up to second in Ligue 1 with victory at Marseille

    RC Lens moved up to second in Ligue 1 with a tenacious 1-0 victory at Olympique Marseille on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 1': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 1': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Marseille).
    • 3': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
    • 3': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
    • 5': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Deiver Machado is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
    • 6': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
    • 7': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 10': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 10': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 12': Offside, Lens. Deiver Machado tries a through ball, but Jean Onana is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Marseille).
    • 14': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Sead Kolasinac (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Seko Fofana (Lens).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Marseille).
    • 16': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
    • 17': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
    • 18': Jean Onana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
    • 19': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Nuno Tavares (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 22': Substitution, Marseille. Pape Gueye replaces Sead Kolasinac because of an injury.
    • 23': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
    • 23': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
    • 24': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 24': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 27': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 27': Jean Onana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
    • 30': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
    • 30': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Amine Harit (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 32': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
    • 32': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 32': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 34': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 34': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
    • 38': Jean Onana (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Harit (Marseille).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Offside, Marseille. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Jonathan Clauss is caught offside.
    • 41': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
    • 43': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
    • 43': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 44': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a through ball.
    • 45': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Pape Gueye (Marseille).
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+6': Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
    • 45'+7': Foul by Jean Onana (Lens).
    • 45'+7': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+9': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Lens 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Lens 0.
    • 47': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Pape Gueye (Marseille).
    • 48': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Seko Fofana with a cross.
    • 50': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
    • 50': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
    • 52': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 56': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Jean Onana.
    • 56': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
    • 57': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Marseille).
    • 57': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
    • 57': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
    • 58': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
    • 59': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Costa.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 63': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille).
    • 63': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 64': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 64': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
    • 67': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
    • 68': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 68': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. David Costa (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
    • 73': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 73': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Harit.
    • 76': Substitution, Marseille. Cengiz Ünder replaces Amine Harit.
    • 76': Substitution, Marseille. Bamba Dieng replaces Alexis Sánchez.
    • 76': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
    • 77': Offside, Marseille. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Dimitri Payet is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by David Costa.
    • 78': Goal! Marseille 0, Lens 1. David Costa (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
    • 80': Substitution, Marseille. Issa Kaboré replaces Jonathan Clauss.
    • 82': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado because of an injury.
    • 87': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 87': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 87': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by David Costa.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
    • 89': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
    • 89': Ismaël Boura (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
    • 90'+2': Issa Kaboré (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
    • 90'+4': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, Lens 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Marseille 0, Lens 1.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 19
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    43.7 Possession 56.3
    12 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    315 Accurate Passes 415
    391 Passes 497
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    11 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    54 Long Balls 51
    25 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 13
    23 Effective Clearances 9
    23 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Orange Vélodrome
    Location: Marseille, France
    Attendance: 56,414

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    OLM Marseille (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    16 Pau López (GK)
    5 Leonardo Balerdi
    23 Sead Kolasinac Yellow Card
    99 Chancel Mbemba
    27 Jordan Veretout
    21 Valentin Rongier Yellow Card
    30 Nuno Tavares
    7 Jonathan Clauss
    70 Alexis Sánchez
    77 Amine Harit
    6 Matteo Guendouzi Yellow Card
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Dimitri Payet, Bamba Dieng, Isaak Touré, Issa Kaboré, Cengiz Ünder, Gerson, Luis Suárez, Pape Gueye, Rubén Blanco.

    RCL Lens (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    4 Kevin Danso
    14 Facundo Medina
    21 Massadio Haidara Yellow Card
    8 Seko Fofana
    26 Salis Abdul Samed
    6 Jean Onana Yellow Card
    3 Deiver Machado
    29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    11 Loïs Openda
    7 Florian Sotoca Yellow Card
    Lens Substitutes:
    Steven Fortes, Lukasz Poreba, Wesley Saïd, Ismael Boura, Jean-Louis Leca, David Costa, Adam Buksa, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Remy Labeau Lascary.

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