Marseille crushes Nice with a convincing 3-0 victory at the Vélodrome
Marseille secured a resounding victory over Nice in the fourth round of Ligue 1, winning 3-0 in a game marked by yellow cards and a red card for a Marseille player.
From the outset, Marseille dominated the game, controlling the ball and creating danger in the opponent’s goal. In the 40th minute, N. Maupay opened the scoring for the home team, capitalizing on an assist that wasn’t recorded.
Nice tried to fight back, but the Marseille defense remained steadfast. In the second half, Luis Henrique extended the lead in the 53rd minute, with an assist from A. Harit.
The game took a turn for the worse for Nice with the dismissal of D. Cornelius in the 75th minute, after receiving a second yellow card. Marseille took advantage of their numerical superiority to seal the game with a third goal in the final minutes, although the scorer was not specified.
Marseille finished the game with 56% possession, 8 shots (4 on target, 2 off target), and 1 corner kick. Meanwhile, Nice had 44% possession, 11 shots (4 on target, 4 off target), and 2 corner kicks.
This win puts Marseille in second place in the Ligue 1 standings, while Nice sits in the middle of the table.
Substitutions nice: at minute 68 Y. Moukoko came in and J. Boga went out., at minute 69 A. Abdi came in and Dante went out., at minute 69 B. Bouanani came in and M. Cho went out., at minute 79 T. Louchet came in and P. Rosario went out., at minute 87 S. Diop came in and T. Ndombele went out.
Substitutions marseille: at minute 72 I. Kone came in and A. Harit went out., at minute 73 P. Lirola came in and V. Rongier went out., at minute 73 J. Rowe came in and N. Maupay went out., at minute 82 U. Garcia came in and Luis Henrique went out., at minute 90 A. Meite came in and M. Greenwood went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Marseille
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