O. Marseille won against Benfica in a penalty shootout. Joaquín Correa, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Leonardo Balerdi and Luis Henrique scored their shots for the locals, while Ángel Di María and António Silva failed to score for Benfica and thus the final result was defined for the winner to qualify for the next round of the competition Europa League 2023-2024.
The teams remained 1-0 at the end of ninety-minute regulation time and had to resort to penalty kicks to determine who would win. Olympique de Marseille dominated the game with Faris Moumbagna’s goal (33′ 2T).
Faris Moumbagna distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The Olympique de Marseille striker showed his best level by scoring 1 goal and finishing 4 times into the opponent’s goal.
Pau López was also important. The Olympique de Marseille goalkeeper was instrumental in saving 5 shots.
With a dirty game, the match played between both teams stood out. There were a large number of reprimands: António Silva, Chancel Mbemba, Ángel Di María, Amine Harit, Samuel Gigot, Orkun Kökçü and Florentino Luís.
The technical director of O. Marseille, Jean-Louis Gasset, proposed a 4-5-1 strategy with Pau López in goal; Chancel Mbemba, Samuel Gigot, Leonardo Balerdi and Emran Soglo in the defensive line; Jordan Veretout, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Azzedine Ounahi, Iliman Ndiaye and Amine Harit in the middle; and Pierre Aubameyang in attack.
For their part, those led by Roger Schmidt stood with a 4-5-1 formation with Anatoliy Trubin between the three sticks; Alexander Bah, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi and Fredrik Aursnes in defense; Florentino Luís, João Neves, Ángel Di María, Rafa Silva and David Neres in the midfield; and Casper Tengstedt up front.
The judge selected for the match at the Velodrome was Felix Zwayer.
The exciting victory of Olympique de Marseille in the penalty shootout allows them to advance to the Semifinal, beating Benfica after the defeat in the first leg.
Changes at Olympique Marseille
- 109′ A2 – Amine Harit comes out for Gael Lafont
- 45′ 2T – Chancel Mangulu Mbemba left for Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez
- 58′ 2T – Emran Soglo left for Faris Pemi Moumbagna and Azzedine Ounahi for Luis Henrique Tomaz de Lima
- 74′ 2T – Iliman Cheikh Ndiaye came out for Carlos Joaquín Correa
- 99′ A1 – Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot came out for Raimane Daou
Changes in Benfica
- 101′ A1 – Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva came out for Arthur Mendonça Cabral
- 60′ 2T – David Neres Campos came on for João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo and Casper Tengstedt for Orkun Kökçü
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