This Thursday evening, Olympique de Marseille hosts Atalanta Bergamo in the semi-final first leg of the Europa League. The Vélodrome goes into meltdown after a superb goal from Chancel Mbemba. After the tenth minute of play, Gianluca Scamacca opened the scoring for the Italians. Follow the match live.
9:47 p.m. – Halftime!
It’s the break at the Vélodrome where Daniel Siebert sends all the players back to the locker room.
9:46 p.m. – Joga bonito!
At the left corner post, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes a big bridge with a sublime technical gesture on Zappacosta.
21:44 – Precious Sarr
On a long ball, Ismaïla Sarr is found in the area. The Senegalese keeps the ball well before serving Clauss who finds no one on his center. There will be two minutes of added time.
9:42 p.m. – Aubameyang misses the 2-1!
What a dazzling counter from OM! After a nice Marseille interception in their area and a restart. Amine Harit finds himself all alone in the middle three minutes from half-time. In two against one, he serves Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the left side. The striker comes in front of Musso and crosses his shot which goes wide of the left post.
21:39 – Dangerous free kick
Balerdi holds Scamacca by the jersey. On the free kick, Clauss is on the trajectory at the near post.
21:37 – What a tackle from Ederson!
A tackle worth a goal! After a foul, Ederson made up for it with a superb defensive retreat on Jordan Veretout who was racing towards Musso’s goal.
21:36 – Aubameyang countered
On the corner hit from the left, the ball reaches Aubameyang. The attacker strikes but it is deflected.
9:35 p.m. – The corners follow one another
New corner for the Phocéens after a clearance from Scamacca on a first corner kick.
21:34 – Aubameyang followed closely
On a long pass, Harit is served by Luis Henrique. The Moroccan looks for solutions and Aubameyang points at the near post. The midfielder crosses the outside and the attacker attempts a madjer but it is deflected for a corner.
21:32 – Clauss returns the ball
While Ismaïla Sarr had been found on a long pass from Mbemba, the Senegalese served Clauss who cleared and returned the ball to the Italians.
9:31 p.m. – The ball flies
On the left side, De Keteleare resists the defensive return of Clauss who collapses on contact. The Belgian crosses hard at ground level but the ball flies to the other side of the area. No one can take back the leather.
21:28 – Balanced figure
In the first half hour of play, possession was balanced on the Orange Vélodrome pitch (52% for OM).
21:26 – Mbemba smarter
Pressed by Charles De Keteleare, Chancel Mbemba faked the pass before finally falling to the ground and receiving the foul.
21:21 – What a goal from Mbemba!
On a new Marseille corner, Clauss plays on Veretout and Kondogbia. The ball reaches Chancel Mbemba who strikes. His brushed attempt ends on the right post coming in from the beaten Musso who absorbs a superb initiative from the Marseille defender.
21:18 – From Roon to marking
With a long low pass, Chancel Mbemba finds Ismaïla Sarr in the area. The attacker crosses directly but De Roon deflects for a corner. The first corner kick is blocked by Gianluca Scamacca. New corner.
21:16 – First substitution
On the corner, Sead Kolasinac remains on the ground. Hit behind the thigh, the Bosnian was forced to leave after a quarter of an hour of play. He was replaced by former AS Monaco player, Mario Pasalic.
21:15 – What a rescue from Kolasinac!
For his return to the Vélodrome, Sead Kolosinac saved his family. Alone on the left side, Luis Henrique crosses from the outside of the right foot. Musso goes completely through and the Bosnian defender pushes back with a header for a corner in front of Ismaïla Sarr who had armed his recovery with a header.
9:11 p.m. – Scamacca showers the Vélodrome!
What a goal from Atalanta Bergamo! On the edge of the Olympian area, Koopmeiners found Scamacca with a cross pass. While he had been forgotten by the marking of Murillo and Luis Henrique, the Italian striker hit a cross with his left foot and deceived Pau Lopez after the tenth minute of play.
21:07 – The mistakes are multiplying
Very lively start to the match for the referee who whistled numerous fouls.
21:06 – Misunderstanding in midfield
Kondogbia gets rid of the opposing pressure before attempting the low pass. It is intercepted by the Bergamo defense.
21:05 – Big mistake from Balerdi
After a clearance from Musso, Balerdi commits a big mistake in the central circle. The Argentinian is called to order by the referee.
21:04 – Aubameyang calls for the penalty
On a sideline, Aubameyang plays quickly for Veretout. In the area, the midfielder hooks before passing it to his attacker who loses the ball and collapses. Daniel Siebert does not tremble and asks the Marseille player to get up.
21:01 – Imprecision in the restart
After a recovery at the feet of Koopmeiners, Luis Henrique goes up the field with the ball at his feet. If Jordan Veretout had made the call in midfield, the Brazilian chose the long pass for Aubameyang but it is imprecise.
9:00 p.m. – Kondogbia makes a mistake
At the halfway line, Charles De Keteleare clears Geoffrey Kondogbia on his control before being held.
9:00 p.m. – Here we go!
Koopmeiners kicks off for Atalanta. Let’s go for 90 minutes!