Marseille vs Reims 2022-23 Ligue 1
4 - 1
Marseille make winning start to Ligue 1 campaign with 4-1 win over Reims
Marseille made a winning start to their Ligue 1 campaign on Sunday, beating visitors Stade Reims 4-1 to quell reports of discontent in their ranks.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Own Goal by Wout Faes, Reims. Marseille 1, Reims 0.
- 45'+1': Goal! Marseille 2, Reims 0. Nuno Tavares (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Balerdi.
- 45': Substitution, Reims. Kamory Doumbia replaces Arbër Zeneli.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, Reims 0.
- 59': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Suárez replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 62': Substitution, Marseille. Jordan Veretout replaces Cengiz Ünder.
- 64': Substitution, Reims. Folarin Balogun replaces El Bilal Touré.
- 75': Goal! Marseille 3, Reims 0. Luis Suárez (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Andreaw Gravillon.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Gerson.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Cédric Bakambu replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 80': Substitution, Reims. Martin Adeline replaces Marshall Munetsi.
- 83': Substitution, Marseille. Sead Kolasinac replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 84': Goal! Marseille 3, Reims 1. Folarin Balogun (Reims) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Goal! Marseille 4, Reims 1. Luis Suárez (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu following a fast break.
Game Information
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 62,738
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | 66 | 1 |
| +17 | AS Monaco | 29 | 55 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +18 | Lille | 29 | 52 | 5 |
Statistics
 REIM |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 287 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 379 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 9 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 22 | Clearances | 20 |
Marseille (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 36 | Rubén Blanco (GK) |
| 4 | Samuel Gigot  |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 99 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 30 | Nuno Tavares |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
Stade de Reims (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Pentz (GK) |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 2 | Wout Faes |
| 28 | Bradley Locko |
| 6 | Andreaw Gravillon |
| 24 | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| 21 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 15 | Marshall Munetsi |
| 7 | El Bilal Toure |
| 10 | Arbër Zeneli |
| 19 | Mitchell van Bergen |
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