Marseille vs Angers 2022-23 Ligue 1
Marseille beat Angers to keep Champions League hopes alive
Marseille kept their hopes of securing a Champions League group stage spot for next season when they beat relegated Angers 3-1.
Match Commentary
- 19': Ibrahima Niane (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Goal! Marseille 0, Angers 1. Abdallah Sima (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Himad Abdelli with a through ball following a fast break.
- 33': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Marseille 1, Angers 1. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Marseille 1, Angers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, Angers 1.
- 48': Goal! Marseille 2, Angers 1. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Vitinha replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Nuno Tavares replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 72': Substitution, Marseille. Issa Kaboré replaces Alexis Sánchez.
- 73': Substitution, Marseille. Chancel Mbemba replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 77': Goal! Marseille 3, Angers 1. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 83': Substitution, Angers. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Ibrahima Niane.
- 83': Substitution, Angers. Halid Sabanovic replaces Justin-Noel Kalumba.
- 83': Substitution, Marseille. Eric Bailly replaces Sead Kolasinac.
- 85': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Angers. Adrien Hunou replaces Batista Mendy.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Marseille 3, Angers 1.
Game Information
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 63,329
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +52 | Paris Saint-Germain | 32 | 78 | 2 |
| +23 | Marseille | 32 | 59 | 9 |
| +24 | AS Monaco | 32 | 58 | 8 |
| +21 | Nice | 32 | 57 | 7 |
Statistics
 ANG |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.5 | Possession | 62.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 457 |
| 323 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Marseille (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 27 | Jordan Veretout |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
| 70 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
Angers (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Bernardoni (GK) |
| 5 | Miha Blazic |
| 25 | Abdoulaye Bamba |
| 94 | Yan Valery |
| 17 | Justin-Noel Kalumba |
| 92 | Sada Thioub |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 10 | Himad Abdelli |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb  |
| 7 | Ibrahima Niane |
| 19 | Abdallah Sima |
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