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Olympique de Marseille

With the arrival of Algerian international Ismael Bennacer, he has formed a midfield partnership with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, relegating Valentin Rongier to the bench.
Bennacer’s recruitment has also prompted a tactical shift from the previous 3-4-3 formation to a 3-4-2-1, with Adrien Rabiot operating behind the strike duo of Amine Gouiri and Mason Greenwood.
The team remains without long-term absentees Rubén Blanco, Faris Moumbagna, Valentín Carboni, and Amine Harit.
AS Saint-Etienne

The return of Dylan Batubinsika from suspension will bolster Saint-Étienne’s defence, allowing Léo Pétrot to return to his natural position on the left side.
Aside from that, Eirik Horneland’s side remains without their four long-term absentees: Yvann Maçon, Ben Old, Ibrahima Wadji, and Aïmen Moueffek.
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90+9'

The match has just finished.
90+8'

Bilal Nadir (Marseille) latches onto a loose ball inside the box but slams it well wide of the left post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for St Etienne.
90+7'

Marseille work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.
90+6'

Neat passing move from Marseille in order to create new attacking opportunities.
90+4'

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Marseille) storms into the middle of the box and connects with a smart cross from Jonathan Rowe, the keeper is helpless but the header flies just over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for St Etienne.
90+3'

A dangerous towering header by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) from around the penalty spot goes just wide of the left post. This corner kick didn't change the score. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for St Etienne.
90+2'

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Marseille) goes over to take the corner kick and it looks like he will send the ball into the penalty box.
90+2'

Luis Henrique (Marseille) collects a great pass inside the box and misses a golden opportunity. His low drive is headed for the bottom right corner, but the goalkeeper pulls off a marvellous diving save and denies him. Good work from Marseille as they win a corner.
90

We will have 8 min. of added time.
90'

A sweeping move ends with a pass to Jonathan Rowe (Marseille) inside the box. He lets fly low towards the middle of the goal, but Gautier Larsonneur was watching it all the way and makes a comfortable save.
89'

Marseille are showing great team chemistry. They are passing it around beautifully. Excellent team work.
87'

Irvin Cardona (St Etienne) found some space to play in a lofted pass, but he looks disappointed as none of his teammates managed to connect with it.
87'

Flag goes up against Jonathan Rowe (Marseille) and the referee blows his whistle for offside.
86'

Valentin Rongier (Marseille) is penalised for holding. Abdelatif Kherradji signals a set piece.
85'

Jonathan Rowe (Marseille) plays a dangerous chip pass into the box in an attempt to set up one of his teammates, but the effort is intercepted by one of the defenders.
84'

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Marseille) storms into the box to get on the end of a pass, but smashes his shot straight onto the right post. Unlucky!
83'

The Marseille players keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for gaps in the defence to open up.
81'

Roberto De Zerbi has decided to substitute Amine Gouiri and he is replaced by Jonathan Rowe (Marseille).
81'

Substitution. Florian Tardieu makes his way off the pitch and Lamine Fomba (St Etienne) comes on as his replacement.
79'

Fantastic team goal! Lucas Stassin (St Etienne) was set free in the area by Irvin Cardona and fired low past Geronimo Rulli. 5:1.
77'

Goal! Adrien Rabiot (Marseille) fires home from very close range after latching on to a pass from Amar Dedic. The score is 5:0.
76'

Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) gets to the rebound and shoots, but the effort is blocked.
76'

There's an opportunity for Amine Gouiri (Marseille) to deliver the ball into the box from a corner.
75'

Amine Gouiri (Marseille) receives a neat pass inside the box and instantly thumps the ball goalward, but a defender makes a last ditch block to deny him. The ball is out of play. Marseille will have a chance to score from a corner.
75'

Amine Gouiri (Marseille) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
73'

Zuriko Davitashvili (St Etienne) latches onto a lofted pass on the edge of the six-yard box, but powers a header just over the bar. The ball goes out of play and Marseille will have a goal kick.
73'

Roberto De Zerbi has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) replacing Derek Cornelius.
72'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Mason Greenwood departs the field of play to be replaced by Bilal Nadir (Marseille).
72'

Amine Gouiri (Marseille) takes the corner.
71'

That was a wasted opportunity to score by Mason Greenwood (Marseille). He picks up the rebound and produces a poor effort which is easily saved by the goalkeeper. The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Marseille will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
71'

Amar Dedic (Marseille) goes on a mazy run through the defence and gets within shooting range inside the box, but his effort to the middle of the target is thwarted by Gautier Larsonneur.
70'

Marseille enjoy a period of possession as they are exchanging some passes and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
69'

The current number of shots on goal is 9:1.
68'

Abdelatif Kherradji shows a yellow card to Derek Cornelius (Marseille) for a tough tackle.
67'

The linesman makes the right call and Marseille will have a corner.
67'

Luis Henrique (Marseille) tries to send a pass but it's blocked. Marseille earn a corner.
67'

Roberto De Zerbi has decided to make a change. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) replaces Ismael Bennacer.
66'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Quentin Merlin trots off the pitch and is replaced by Amar Dedic (Marseille).
66'

What a chance that is! Florian Tardieu (St Etienne) finds himself unmarked in a promising position after receiving a cross on the edge of the box and his attempt sails a whisker wide of the right post. The ball goes out of play and Marseille will have a goal kick.
65'

Marseille fail to score from a corner as Gautier Larsonneur (St Etienne) leaps to collect the ball.
64'

Amine Gouiri (Marseille) came close to scoring but should have done much better. His poor attempt from close range ended up in the gloves of Gautier Larsonneur. Marseille force their opponents to concede a corner.
64'

Leo Petrot (St Etienne) hit the crossbar with his blast from close range after receiving a cross from the resulting free kick.
63'

Amine Gouiri (Marseille) was trying to get to the ball but clattered into the legs of the opponent as well. Abdelatif Kherradji blows his whistle for an infringement. A free kick is awarded to St Etienne.
63'

A quickly taken corner by St Etienne.
62'

Eirik Horneland prepares a substitution. Benjamin Bouchouari is replaced by Louis Mouton (St Etienne).
60'

Goal! Amine Gouiri (Marseille) picks up a pass and gets to the edge of the box before clipping a brilliant lob over the goalkeeper and into the empty net. He makes it 4:0.
60'

Benjamin Bouchouari (St Etienne) collects a pass inside the box and unleashes a shot which is brilliantly blocked by a defender.
58'

Goal! Michael Murillo (Marseille) was in the right place at the right time to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball into the right side of the goal. It's 3:0.
57'

Michael Murillo (Marseille) wastes a promising chance! He tries his luck with a shot from mid-range, but his effort hits the right post. A few inches to the left and it could have been a sweet goal!
56'

The Marseille players are exchanging some short passes to try and open up the opposition’s defence and hit them swiftly on the break.
53'

The free kick from long range, taken by St Etienne, is overhit and the ball goes out of play. The ball goes out of play and Marseille will have a goal kick.
53'

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Marseille) jumps into a tackle and Abdelatif Kherradji signals a foul. That's a free kick to St Etienne.
52'

St Etienne control the tempo of the game by exchanging some accurate short passes.
50'

Goal! Mason Greenwood (Marseille) wins the battle of wills and sends an unstoppable penalty past Gautier Larsonneur into left side of the goal.
50'

Mason Greenwood (Marseille) is heading towards the penalty spot to take it.
50'

Here comes the VAR decision. YES, it's a penalty!
49'

There's a break in play and referee Abdelatif Kherradji must have got a signal in his ear as he indicates he will check that earlier penalty claim by Marseille using VAR. This could be interesting!
49'

Surely that's handball by one of the St Etienne players in the box, but the referee just waves play on!
47'

Pierre Cornud (St Etienne) shows too much aggression during an attacking move and ends up fouling his opponent.
46'

Abdelatif Kherradji blows the whistle, Adrien Rabiot (Marseille) is penalised for a foul.
46'

Eirik Horneland makes a switch. Irvin Cardona (St Etienne) is coming on in place of Augustine Boakye at the start of the second period.
46'

The half-time break is over and the second half is about to start.
45+5'

The referee blows his whistle to end the first half and the players are now heading to their respective dressing rooms.
45+3'

Half-chance! Adrien Rabiot (Marseille) plays a pass into the box, but Gautier Larsonneur reacts well to snuff out the attack.
45+2'

A clumsy foul by Ismael Bennacer (Marseille) and Abdelatif Kherradji blows his whistle.
45+2'

Great teamplay by St Etienne as they control the ball with a lot of short passes. Patience is the key if they want to find a gap in the defence to score.
45+1'

The ball is cleared after Mason Greenwood (Marseille) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.
45

The fourth official shows 4 min. of added time.
45'

The linesman raises his flag as one of the players from St Etienne was in an offside position.
44'

Mason Greenwood (Marseille) sends a chip pass into the box, but Gautier Larsonneur is quickest to intercept the ball.
44'

Long passes, short passes and one-two passes. Marseille are showcasing great team work by keeping possession and producing pin-point passes from player to player. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult to intercept at the moment.
43'

Dylan Batubinsika (St Etienne) pulls the jersey of one of the opposition players and Abdelatif Kherradji blows his whistle for a foul.
41'

Pierre Cornud (St Etienne) brings down his opponent with a very late tackle. Free kick. Marseille will probably just try to cross the ball in from here.
40'

Another attempt to send the ball beyond the defence by Florian Tardieu (St Etienne) is thwarted and cleared to safety.
38'

Michael Murillo (Marseille) carelessly slides into the feet of his opponent and he'll be lucky to avoid punishment. Abdelatif Kherradji blows for the foul but keeps his cards in his pocket on this occasion.
38'

Luis Henrique sends a good ball to the edge of the box and Amine Gouiri (Marseille) gets in a shot which goes narrowly wide of the right post. The ball goes out of play and St Etienne will have a goal kick.
37'

Marseille seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.
37'

Quentin Merlin (Marseille) sends a lofted cross into the box which is headed clear.
35'

The ball is whipped in from the corner by Amine Gouiri (Marseille), but one of the defenders gets it clear.
34'

Quentin Merlin (Marseille) attempts to set up his teammate with a scoring opportunity by chipping in a fine pass from the edge of the box, but one of the defenders intercepts his effort. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Marseille.
33'

Michael Murillo (Marseille) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked. The ball has crossed the sideline. Marseille are taking a throw-in.
32'

Marseille hold the ball and are exchanging some long passes.
31'

69:31 – this is the current ball possession ratio.
29'

Ismael Bennacer (Marseille) steps up to send the ball in.
29'

Michael Murillo (Marseille) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away. Marseille have been awarded a corner kick.
27'

What a beauty from just outside the box! Amine Gouiri (Marseille) lashed the ball with incredible pace and power into the top right corner.
26'

A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from Marseille comes to nothing.
26'

A pass travels right across the box to Mason Greenwood (Marseille) and gives him a sight of goal. He tries to beat the keeper in the bottom left corner, but Gautier Larsonneur denies him with a decent save. Marseille will take a corner kick.
25'

The resulting corner from Ismael Bennacer (Marseille) comes to nothing.
25'

Michael Murillo (Marseille) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked. The referee points to the corner flag. It's a corner to Marseille.
25'

Mason Greenwood (Marseille) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being well blocked by one of the defenders.
24'

A player from Marseille commits an attacking foul. The referee blows his whistle.
23'

Ismael Bennacer (Marseille) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates.
23'

Adrien Rabiot (Marseille) has a shot blocked from inside the box. Now Marseille have a corner.
21'

Amine Gouiri (Marseille) delivers a poor cross from a free kick as one of the defenders comfortably clears it away.
21'

Dylan Batubinsika (St Etienne) manages to dispossess his opponent of the ball, but he commits a foul in the process and the referee blows his whistle. Marseille have a free kick.
19'

An opponent rises to his feet after being downed by Benjamin Bouchouari (St Etienne). Abdelatif Kherradji saw the sliding tackle and blows for a foul.
18'

St Etienne take a short corner instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
17'

Benjamin Bouchouari (St Etienne) has a sight of goal, fires a shot in from distance towards the right post and forces a good save out of Geronimo Rulli. St Etienne will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
15'

Lucas Stassin (St Etienne) picks up a yellow card for a foul.
15'

The goal by Marseille is DISALLOWED on the advice of the video assistant referee due to a foul.
13'

Wait! Referee Abdelatif Kherradji has indicated he is going to review the Marseille goal using VAR. It’s probably to see if there was a foul in the build-up.
11'

A perfectly taken corner kick. Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) gets on the end of it and produces a fantastic bullet header from around the penalty spot which goes inside the left post, increasing the score of today's match – 1:0.
11'

Ismael Bennacer (Marseille) is heading toward the corner flag to take the set piece.
10'

St Etienne quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.
10'

Augustine Boakye (St Etienne) unleashes a powerful shot towards goal, but it is bravely blocked by a self-sacrificing defender. The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to St Etienne.
9'

A player from Marseille commits an attacking foul. The referee blows his whistle.
9'

Marseille take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
9'

Mason Greenwood (Marseille) fires the ball at goal from inside the area, but it's well blocked. The ball goes out for a corner. Marseille can continue in their attacking effort.
7'

Quentin Merlin (Marseille) fails to pick a body out in the box with an over-hit cross to the back post. The ball goes out of play and St Etienne will have a goal kick.
7'

A good clearance by a defender means the corner comes to nothing for Marseille.
7'

Quentin Merlin (Marseille) attempts to find one of his teammates with a fine lofted pass, but the defence reacts well to intercept the effort. The ball is out of play and Marseille manage to earn a corner.
6'

Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows for a foul after seeing the whole situation.
6'

A cross into the box from Luis Henrique (Marseille) is cleared.
5'

Some great controlled play and passing in the middle of the pitch from Marseille.
3'

The St Etienne players are exchanging some short passes.
1'

Mason Greenwood (Marseille) climbs high to connect with a cross on the edge of the box, but his header is off-target. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for St Etienne.
1'

The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.

The players are out at last! Marseille will take the kick-off.

Abdelatif Kherradji will supervise the game today.

Welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of today's clash. You can enjoy a written form of everything important that will be happening on the pitch. Have fun.