Europa League: Galatasaray defeats Olympique Marseille 4-2
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray prevails over Olympique Marseille 4-2.
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray defeats Olympique Marseille 4-2. Olympique Marseille lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
A. Milik missed a decisive penalty (68′). That would have allowed Olympique Marseille to draw the match.
The match was held at the Vodafone Stadyumu Stadium in İstanbul on Thursday and this began at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Stieler who was helped by Eduard Beitinger and Robert Kempter. The 4th official was Florian Badstübner. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Olympique Marseille was in firm control of the ball 59% while Galatasaray was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Olympique Marseille was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Galatasaray found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Galatasaray shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Galatasaray received 2 yellow cards (A. Cicaldau and O. Morutan). On the other side, Olympique Marseille received 6 yellow cards (P. Gueye, B. Dieng, L. Peres, M. Guendouzi, A. Milik and Gerson).
After playing this match, Galatasaray will have 11 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Olympique Marseille will stay with 4 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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12'12'
A. Cicaldau
S. Feghouli
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31'31'
D. Caleta-Car (OG)
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37'37'
A. Cicaldau
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37'37'
P. Gueye
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45'45'
B. Dieng
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51'51'
O. Morutan
A. Cicaldau
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54'54'
L. Peres
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61'61'
M. Guendouzi
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63'63'
K. de La Fuente
P. Gueye
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64'64'
S. Feghouli
K. Akturkoglu
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68'68'
A. Milik
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70'70'
A. Milik
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83'83'
C. Luyindama
S. Feghouli
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83'83'
R. Babel
K. Akturkoglu
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84'84'
R. Babel
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86'86'
A. Milik
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89'89'
A. Milik
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90'90'
Mostafa Mohamed
M. Diagne
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90'90'
B. Elmaz
B. Kutlu
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90'90'
O. Morutan
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90'90'
Gerson
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, Galatasaray will play away against Lazio on the 9th of December with a 1-1 head to head.
Olympique Marseille will host Lokomotiv Moskva on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Galatasaray: Formation and Lineups
Galatasaray started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Fatih Terim chose to play with the following team: Fernando Muslera , DeAndre Yedlin , Victor Nelsson , Marcão , Patrick van Aanholt , Taylan Antalyalı , Sofiane Feghouli , Alexandru Cicâldău , Berkan Kutlu , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mbaye Diagne .
Substitutes
Galatasaray made 5 changes: A. Cicaldau for O. Morutan (51′), S. Feghouli for C. Luyindama (83′), K. Akturkoglu for R. Babel (83′), M. Diagne for Mostafa Mohamed (90′) and B. Kutlu for B. Elmaz (90′).
Top player: Sofiane Feghouli
The player who no doubt impressed Galatasaray the most was Sofiane Feghouli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Olympique Marseille: Formation and Lineups
Olympique Marseille started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
On the opposite side, Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Pau López , Pol Lirola , William Saliba , Duje Ćaleta-Car , Luan Peres , Boubacar Kamara , Mattéo Guendouzi , Gerson , Pape Gueye , Ahmadou Bamba Dieng and Arkadiusz Milik .
Substitutes
Olympique Marseille made only 1 change substituting P. Gueye for K. de La Fuente (63′).
Top player: Arkadiusz Milik
Probably the most impressive player in Olympique Marseille was Arkadiusz Milik.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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