French Ligue 1

Lens vs Marseille 2021-22 Ligue 1

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  • 34': Dimitri Payet (P)
  • 77': Cédric Bakambu

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

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
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Wuilker Faríñez (GK)
4 Kevin Danso Yellow Card
14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Gradit
8 Seko Fofana
28 Cheick Doucouré
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
11 Jonathan Clauss
7 Florian Sotoca Yellow Card
22 Wesley Saïd
10 Gaël Kakuta

OLM Marseille (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
16 Pau López (GK)
15 Duje Caleta-Car
2 William Saliba
4 Boubacar Kamara
14 Luan Peres Yellow Card
21 Valentin Rongier
8 Gerson
6 Matteo Guendouzi
11 Luis Henrique
17 Cengiz Ünder
10 Dimitri Payet

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