
Lens vs Marseille 2021-22 Ligue 1
Marseille go second with solid win at Lens
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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.
Match Commentary
- 20': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Lens 0, Marseille 1. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Marseille 1.
- 49': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 65': Substitution, Lens. Ibrahima Baldé replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 71': Luan Peres (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Marseille. Cédric Bakambu replaces Luis Henrique.
- 75': Substitution, Marseille. Pol Lirola replaces Gerson.
- 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.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Facundo Medina.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Brayann Pereira replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 86': Pol Lirola (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Valentin Rongier.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Dimitri Payet.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 5,000
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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RCL![]() |
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---|---|---|
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 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
522 | Accurate Passes | 449 |
595 | Passes | 519 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
10 | Crosses | 24 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
46 | Long Balls | 34 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
11 | Tackles | 9 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
13 | Interceptions | 7 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
12 | Clearances | 17 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Wuilker Faríñez (GK) |
4 | Kevin Danso ![]() |
14 | Facundo Medina ![]() |
24 | Jonathan Gradit |
8 | Seko Fofana |
28 | Cheick Doucouré |
29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
11 | Jonathan Clauss |
7 | Florian Sotoca ![]() |
22 | Wesley Saïd |
10 | Gaël Kakuta |
Marseille (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Pau López (GK) |
15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
2 | William Saliba |
4 | Boubacar Kamara |
14 | Luan Peres ![]() |
21 | Valentin Rongier |
8 | Gerson |
6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
11 | Luis Henrique |
17 | Cengiz Ünder |
10 | Dimitri Payet |
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