UEFA Europa League

Benfica vs Marseille, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Benfica
  • 16': Rafa Silva
  • 52': Ángel Di María
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
Marseille
  • 67': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

About

Benfica are hosting Marseille at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Faris Moumbagna (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 5': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
  • 11': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 12': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Casper Tengstedt.
  • 13': Faris Moumbagna (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Amine Harit (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Henrique.
  • 16': Goal! Benfica 1, Marseille 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casper Tengstedt.
  • 18': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
  • 18': David Neres (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Quentin Merlin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 23': Foul by Faris Moumbagna (Marseille).
  • 23': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
  • 28': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
  • 28': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Hand ball by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
  • 32': Attempt saved. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 33': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
  • 34': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 35': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Chancel Mbemba.
  • 37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Luis Henrique.
  • 38': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
  • 38': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Quentin Merlin (Marseille).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Substitution, Marseille. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Quentin Merlin because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Marseille 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Marseille 0.
  • 48': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 49': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Luis Henrique (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Harit.
  • 52': Goal! Benfica 2, Marseille 0. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Neres following a fast break.
  • 53': Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Faris Moumbagna.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 60': Foul by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
  • 60': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 62': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
  • 63': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 67': Goal! Benfica 2, Marseille 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi following a fast break.
  • 67': Substitution, Marseille. Emran Soglo replaces Chancel Mbemba.
  • 69': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
  • 69': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces David Neres.
  • 71': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Casper Tengstedt.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Florentino.
  • 75': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
  • 75': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Leonardo (Benfica).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 80': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 81': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
  • 84': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 86': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 86': Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
  • 89': Foul by Emran Soglo (Marseille).
  • 89': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emran Soglo.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Marseille 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Marseille 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
43.4 Possession 56.6
12 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
351 Accurate Passes 487
413 Passes 551
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 62
31 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 15
15 Tackles 24
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 15
17 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 53,845

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
8 Fredrik Aursnes
6 Alexander Bah
27 Rafa Silva
61 Florentino Luís
87 João Neves
19 Casper Tengstedt
7 David Neres Yellow Card
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
João Mário, Morato , Marcos Leonardo, Arthur Cabral, Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Carreras, André Gomes, Orkun Kökçü, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia, Benjamín Rollheiser.

OLM Marseille (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Pau López (GK)
4 Samuel Gigot
5 Leonardo Balerdi
99 Chancel Mbemba
27 Jordan Veretout
19 Geoffrey Kondogbia
3 Quentin Merlin
44 Luis Henrique
14 Faris Moumbagna
10 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
11 Amine Harit
Marseille Substitutes:
Rubén Blanco, Emran Soglo, Azzedine Ounahi, Iliman Ndiaye, Raimane Daou, Yakine Said, Michael Murillo, Joaquín Correa.

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