Marseille vs Brighton 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
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2 - 2
2 - 2
Brighton stage late comeback to draw with Marseille
Brighton & Hove Albion struck twice in the second half, including a late penalty, to recover from two goals down and grab a 2-2 draw at Olympique de Marseille in an entertaining Europa League Group B game on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Goal! Marseille 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Goal! Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Harit.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 51': Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Jordan Veretout because of an injury.
- 54': Goal! Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 55': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Joaquín Correa because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Marseille. Vítinha replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Ansu Fati.
- 67': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Solly March.
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 79': Substitution, Marseille. Renan Lodi replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
- 83': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Goal! Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 89': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 63,465
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 63,465
Statistics
 BHA |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 371 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 435 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 18 | Clearances | 13 |
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi  |
| 99 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 62 | Michael Murillo |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 27 | Jordan Veretout |
| 11 | Amine Harit |
| 10 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 20 | Joaquín Correa |
| 29 | Iliman Ndiaye |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 31 | Ansu Fati |
| 8 | Mahmoud Dahoud |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 7 | Solly March |
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