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Lyon beats Marseille in a thrilling encounter
Olympique Lyonnais overcame Olympique de Marseille 4-3 in a thrilling encounter at the Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu. The match was marked by the red card of Leonardo Balerdi in the 5th minute, and by a series of goals and cards that kept the tension until the final minute.
Lyon dominated possession with 63% and shot 22 times, 9 of them on target. Marseille, despite playing with one man down for much of the game, fought hard and managed to score three goals.
The first goal of the game came in the 53rd minute when Duje Caleta-Car took advantage of a pass from Clinton Mata to put Lyon ahead. Marseille reacted in the 69th minute with a goal from Pol Lirola, assisted by Luis Henrique.
The match went uphill again for Marseille in the 82nd minute when Lyon scored their third goal through a last-minute finish from Ugochukwu. A goal from Jonathan Rowe in the 90th minute seemed to give the Marseille team hope, but just two minutes later Rayan Cherki scored Lyon’s fourth goal, leaving the final score at 4-3.
The game was marked by tension and by the early red card of Balerdi, who had to leave the field in the 5th minute after seeing his second yellow card. Lyon also saw four yellow cards, while Marseille received three.
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Substitutions marseille: at minute 11 V. Rongier came in and A. Harit went out., at minute 46 P. Lirola came in and E. Wahi went out., at minute 74 U. Garcia came in and I. Kone went out., at minute 79 N. Maupay came in and M. Greenwood went out., at minute 79 J. Rowe came in and Luis Henrique went out.
Substitutions lyon: at minute 67 G. Mikautadze came in and A. Lacazette went out., at minute 67 M. Caqueret came in and J. Veretout went out., at minute 76 M. Fofana came in and C. Tolisso went out., at minute 76 E. Nuamah came in and Abner went out., at minute 83 R. Cherki came in and N. Matic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lyon
Titulares:
Marseille
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