A perilous start to the season for Olympique de Marseille, which faces Panathinaikos in the warm atmosphere of Athens in the third preliminary round of the Champions League. Follow the match live with L’Internaute.
21:39 – Leg well placed
On the left, Mladenovic is well served by the support of Ruben Perez. His cross is taken up at the near post by a perfectly positioned Gigot.
21:37 – Latest changes from Panathinaikos
Jovanovic is making his last two changes. The Panathinaikos technician launches Cerin and Mladenovic for the last minutes. They replace Vilhena and Mladenovic respectively.
21:36 – Perez takes a yellow
Harit grabs the ball in the center circle and dribbles away. The former Schalke 04 is hooked by Ruber Perez who is sanctioned with a warning.
21:34 – Double change for Marseille
Marcelino’s turn to coach with the entries of Mughe and Harit, in place of Ndiaye and Sarr. There is a quarter of an hour left in this second period.
21:34 – Double change for Marseille
Marcelino’s turn to coach with the entries of Mughe and Harit, in place of Ndiaye and Sarr. There is a quarter of an hour left in this second period.
21:32 – The door remains closed
On the left side, Kleinheisler tries to find a fault but the Panathinaikos player falls on Clauss and Sarr, who has come to lend a hand to his side. The two Marseillais block and repel the threat.
21:31 – Double change for Panathinaikos
At 18 minutes from the end of regulation time, Jovanovic launches strong forces on the lawn. The Panathinaikos technician chooses to replace Sporar and Djuricic to bring in Ioannidis and Bernard.
21:28 – Leg on the trajectory
The Panathinaikos players are not slowing down and continue to create danger. Djuricic finds himself in a good position on the left in the box. The Serb wraps his shot which is countered by Gigot. He takes his head in his hands, aware of having missed a great opportunity to open the scoring.
21:26 – Marcelino reorganizes his team
Following Kondogbia’s expulsion, Marcelino brings Ounahi out and sends Rongier onto the pitch to consolidate his midfield.
21:23 – Kodogbia sees red!
Kondogbia will not finish his first official match with Olympique de Marseille. Warned from the first minute, the Marseille midfielder harvested a second logical yellow, synonymous with a red card, after a sole on Djuricic. OM will play 10 against 11 for the last 25 minutes.
21:21 – Good cover from Clauss
Juan Carlos intervenes and immediately projects forward with a tight cross for Sporar. The Slovenian lets the ball pass which Clauss comes to recover at the cost of a successful retreat race.
21:19 – Constant pressure
The Greek pressure does not fall and if Gigot passes over Sporar from 6 meters, his head clearance is not powerful enough. In the area, Vilhena tries to score but does not control his header which goes over Pau Lopez’s goal.
21:18 – Verbic leaves the pitch
Jovanovic made his first substitution in the 59th minute and called back on the Verbic bench to launch Kleinheisler.
21:15 – Mancini’s misfire
Verbic steers play on the left on Juan Carlos. The Spanish side wraps his center at ground level. In the surface, Vilhena plays the decoys and lets pass between her legs. The ball flies to Mancini who gets back on his left foot and opens the angle. His coiled strike escapes him and goes over the top.
21:14 – Kondogbia for a corner
Juan Carlos and Vilhena combine on the left. The Dutch midfielder slips between the lines and frees his side whose strong center is cleared for a corner by Kondogbia.
21:12 – Sporar misses his shot
On a cross from the right and well given low to the ground by Mancini, Sporar, alone, misses his recovery from the right. The Slovenian then loses his support and Gigot, on the mark, can ward off the danger. Marseille suffers at the start of the second period.
21:10 – Beautiful Marseille situation
Left side, Ounahi transplanted in the axis and weapon of the right a heavy strike. It’s on target but on the trajectory Jedvaj puts his head. The ball arrives at the feet of Clauss, who from the edge of the Greek surface executes a half-volley on which he does not lean enough to prevent him from spinning above the crossbar.
21:08 – Panathinaikos insists in depth
Long ball from Jedvaj poorly appreciated by Balerdi. The rebound benefits Sporar who isolates himself on the right without being able to take his chance. He gives back to Djuricic who completely misses his shot, well challenged by two defenders.
21:06 – Sporar flagged offside
Right side, Mancini sees the space in the back of the Marseille defense and gives in depth to Sporar. The Slovenian striker is in the Marseille area but lacks spontaneity, procrastinates and when he hits sees Veretout counter him with a sliding tackle. The flag finally rises for an offside striker, who was however covered by Lodi.
21:04 – The game resumes
Sporar kicks off the second half for Panathinaikos. Olympique de Marseille have 45 minutes to prove themselves more dangerous and hope to bring back a positive result from Athens.
20:47 – Marseille in halftone
At the end of a closed first act, Olympique de Marseille and Panathinaikos return to the locker room with a goalless draw (0-0). For their first official match of the season, the Marseillais appeared on the reserve and suffered the Greek intensity, losing almost all the duels. If they have not conceded a clear opportunity, Marcelino’s men have shown nothing and will have to rev up to hope to shake up a Greek collective, much more established.
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⏯ The 2 teams return to the locker room equally. 15 minute break and off we go!???? Go Om ! ????⚪️ pic.twitter.com/wDQrpkLYp8
– Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) August 9, 2023
20:47 – Additional time: 1 minute
There will be one minute of additional time in this first period between Panathinaikos and Marseille.
20:45 – Ounahi strikes from afar
Good burst from Balerdi who steals the ball at the feet of Sporar. The Argentinian remains high and opens the game on the left for Ounahi. The Moroccan feints the center, transplants inside and continues with an off-center shot from 20 meters. Brignoli picks up without any problem on his line.