Benfica took the lead in the Europa League quarter-finals today, beating French side Marseille 2-1 in the first leg.
A goal from Rafa in the 16th minute and another from Di Maria in the 52nd minute gave Benfica a two-goal lead, but the Red side were unable to maintain their lead, allowing Marseille to reduce it in the 67th minute. . minute, via Aubameyang.
The return match will take place in a week at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.
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90′On the last shot, Unahi tries to strike from outside the penalty area, but Trubin hits the ball.
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88′An opportunity wasted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Olympique) with a right-footed shot from a difficult angle from the left.
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88′Aubameyang delivers an accurate but harmless shot to Trubin’s goal.
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86′The opportunity was missed: Marcos Leonardo hit Balerdi hard from the front position.
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85′Aubameyang shoots dangerously, but the ball goes past Trubin’s goal. The goalkeeper controlled the trajectory of the free kick.
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81′Otamendi headed into the penalty area from a corner, but there was no danger and the ball bounced off a defender and over the line.
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81′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Leonardo Balerdi.
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80′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
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77′The match was interrupted due to complaints from Marcos Leonardo, who protested a violation of the rules on Balerdi’s hand.
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74′Corner, Marcel. Courtesy of Florentino.
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74′The opportunity was intercepted: Di Maria shot through the defence.
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73′What danger! Harit appears isolated at the far post after a wide cross and shoots dangerously, but misses Trubin’s goal.
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71′Kasper Tengstedt
LeavesMarcos Leonardo
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David Neres
LeavesJoão Mario
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69′The match was interrupted as Marseille’s central defender developed health problems on the field.
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Chancel Mbemba
LeavesEmran Soglo
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67′Marseille goal! Aubameyang took advantage of Antonio Silva’s mistake in his defensive approach and fired home for 2-1 with an open channel to the opponent’s goal.
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63′Corner, Marcel. Contributed by Alexander Bakh.
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61′Ndiaye tries to surprise Trubin with a cross from long range and shoots into the side goal of the Reds’ goal.
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58′The match was suspended due to an injury to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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55 minutesTengstedt shot dangerously from the left of Pau Lopez’s goal.
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53′Faris Mumbai
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52′The opportunity was missed: Luis Enrique shot at the opposing defender.
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52′Benfica goal! A good combination of Di Maria and Neres in a high-speed attack, where the Brazilian fed the Argentine, who fired into the penalty area – 2-0.
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51′The opportunity is missed by Di Maria, who shoots at the defender.
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49′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
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48′Corner, Marcel. Courtesy of António Silva.
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47′Quentin Merlyn
LeavesIliman Ndiaye
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44′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Quentin Merlin (Marseille).
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39′The opportunity was missed by David Neres, who shot wide of the goal alone at the second post.
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37′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Luis Enrique.
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35 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) shot with his right foot from the left edge of the penalty area. Help from Mbemba’s office.
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35 minutesThe chance was missed by Mbemba, who redirected the ball to the far post with a successful set piece.
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35 minutesCorner, Marcel. Contributed by Alexander Bakh.
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34′Corner, Marcel. Courtesy of António Silva.
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32′Joao Neves made a good shot from mid-range, but Pau Lopez saved it safely.
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26 minutesOffside, Benfica. Nicolas Otamendi attempted a through ball, but Fredrik Orsnes was judged to be offside.
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23 minutesCorner, Marcel. Alexander Bakh missed with a good shot after Harit’s play.
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22′The opportunity was intercepted: Neres shot at the defender.
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20 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted, Quentin Merlin (Olympic) fired a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
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18 minutesBenfica’s David Neres has received a yellow card!
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16 minutesBenfica goal! Tengstedt receives the ball after Neres’s play and leaves it to Rafa, who, despite difficult control, controls the ball and shoots “Romario style”, making the score 1:0 in favor of Luz.
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14 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted: Harit left Florentino on the ground and then hit Otamendi hard to the body.
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12 minutesCorner, Marcel. Courtesy of Kasper Tengstedt. A providential strike by a forward snatching bread from his opponent’s mouth at the 2nd post.
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11 minutesCorner, Marcel. Contributed by Alexander Bakh.
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5′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Leonardo Balerdi.
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