On 20 May, one of the matches of the 36th round of the French football championship took place. Lille (France) and Marseille (France) met.
UEFA Championships, round 36.
Lille (France) v Marseille (France) - 2-1 (0-1)
Goals: J. David (49), J. Bamba (72) - Jonathan Clauss (29)
Warnings: L. Balerdi (37), Valentin Rongier (55), Andre (57), J. Bamba (73), M. Baillot (85)
The match between Lille and Marseille in Ligue 1 was highly anticipated as both teams occupy similar positions in the standings. The game took place at the Decathlon - Stade Pierre-Morey arena, which was packed with eager fans. The first half kicked off with a substitution for Marseille. S. Gigot was replaced by I. Kabore. Lille responded with their own substitution: Ismaily came on instead of G. Gudmundsson. However, Marseille took the lead: J Kloss scored on 29 minutes. 37 minutes into the match, Marseille's L Balerdi was given a yellow card. The first half ended with 1-0 in favour of Marseille. In the second half, Lille had to turn the tide in the game, and they did it quickly. On 49 minutes, a penalty was awarded to Marseille, which was converted by J. David. Marseille's V Rongier and Lille's B André were awarded yellow cards in the 55th and 57th minutes respectively.
Marseille thought they had scored another goal in the 61st minute but it was cancelled out due to A. Sanchez being offside. Lille responded with two substitutions: A. Gomes came on in place of R. Cabella in the 67th minute and K. Balleba came on in place of A. Gomes in the 68th minute. Marseille also made a substitution: Vitinha replaced Y. Kabore in the 71st minute. However, Lille managed to score once again: 72 minutes into the match, J. Bamba headed the ball home. In the 73rd minute, J-Bamba was given a yellow card and in the 81st minute Lille made two substitutions. J Martin was replaced by A. Unas and J. David was replaced by M. Baillot. In the 85th minute, M. Baillot was given a yellow card, but Lille managed to keep the lead and win the match 2-1. The match was a thrilling one, with both teams making substitutions and trying to get the upper hand. Lille's performance in the second half was impressive and they managed to turn the tide and get the much needed win. Marseille, on the other hand, will be disappointed with the result, but they will be looking to bounce back in the next game.
In the next round, the opponents will be Lille vs Nantes and Marseille vs Brest.
| Lille | Marseille | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 12 | Shots | 8 |
| 1 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 14 | Offences | 20 |
| 3 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 47% | Possession of the ball | 53% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 404 | Total assists | 457 |
| 312 | Accurate passes | 361 |
| 77% | Accuracy of transmissions | 79% |