Lens vs Marseille 2021-22 Ligue 1
Marseille go second with solid win at Lens
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
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 5,000
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 5,000
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 84 | 2 |
| +27 | Marseille | 34 | 65 | 9 |
| +22 | AS Monaco | 34 | 61 | 9 |
| +25 | Nice | 34 | 60 | 8 |
Statistics
 OLM |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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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