The good center of Ketelaere!
Watch out for Dea who fights back with an overflow then a very good strong cross from De Ketelaere! It flies in front of Lopez who can’t touch the ball!
It comes back with a shot from Koopmeiners but it is deflected for a corner!
The pace is back down
After these two goals, the match calmed down a little with less forward running and possession play.
Atalanta regains possession
The Bergamo club regains some feeling with the ball but struggles to find Scamacca in the area.
The Dea touches the ball
After the long period of Marseille euphoria, Atalanta got their foot back on the ball but the Dea was blocked!
WHAT A GOAL FOR MBEMBA, EQUALIZATION FOR MARSEILLE!
Equalization for Olympique de Marseille by their talisman Chancel Mbemba! Corner played by two and Kondogbia manages to beat Mbemba who hits the goal from afar! Post returning, the Vélodrome exults!
Atalanta under pressure
Marseille continues the corners with Clauss in charge. The pressure intensifies in front of the Atalanta goal.
Sarr gets a corner
Superb pass with effect from Mbemba in the area for Ismaila Sarr who follows up with a strike! It’s deflected for a corner!
Kolasinac leaves his place to Pasalic
First hard blow for the Dea with the exit due to injury of Sead Kolasinac… He is replaced by Pasalic after 17 minutes of play.
A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR MARSEILLE!
Superb ball from Veretout behind the defense for Luis Henrique who crosses from the outside of the right foot for Sarr! He is ahead of Kolasinac!
It’s off to a bad start for OM
The Vélodrome died down a little after Scamacca opened the score. Marseille will have to recover and quickly!
THE OPENING SCORE OF ATALANTA!
What a marking error on Murillo’s part! Ball won by Scamacca with a header in front of Mbemba! Koopmeiners advances, fixes and gives to Scamacca who has shifted perfectly! He controls and follows up with a powerful strike into the side net, 1 to 0 for Atalanta!
Big Balerdi-Scamacca duel
Duel of bad boys between Leonardo Balerdi and Gianluca Scamacca who have not let go since the start of the match. It’s going to spark!
OM turns the ball
Marseille has been recovering all the balls for a few seconds and rotating the ball from left to right. Foul by Scalvini on Aubameyang!
Balerdi goes with the elbow
Leonardo Balerdi comes to put his elbow in the neck of Koopmeiners who remains on the ground. Be careful not to take a yellow too quickly.
Aubameyang calls for the penalty
Small obstruction from Davide Zappacosta on Aubameyang right in the Italian area. There is not much and therefore no penalty.
Luis Henrique makes a nice rush
Ball recovered in front of the area by Luis Henrique who goes all the way up the field before attempting a deep pass to Aubameyang! It’s intercepted.
MARSEILLE-ATALANTA KICK-OFF!
And here we go for this first act between Marseille and Atalanta Bergamo in the semi-final of the Europa League! OM has a new encounter with its European history!
The players arrive on the Vélodrome pitch
That’s it, the players have left the locker room and arrived on the pitch of the Vélodrome stadium! The atmosphere is crazy in a full stadium!
The stat that hurts OM but an ascending form in L1
Marseille remains in 7 matches without a win against Italian clubs (2 draws, 5 defeats).
In Ligue 1, OM remains on 3 matches without defeat with a recent victory against Lens (2-1) and two draws.
Would you like to take a little history lesson?
This is the second European semi-final in Atalanta’s history, after a Cup of Cups semi-final in 1988… which OM also played in. Both teams lost, against Mechelen for the Italians and Ajax for the French.
Gasset: “Let’s live up to the occasion”
Jean-Louis Gasset at the microphone of RMC Sport: “We are calm. We know what we did. We eliminated good opponents, but the tone has risen. We have to raise the slider. The players know that it is a tactic that is very trying but very difficult to play. You have to do what it takes to foil the plans.”
“We feel it all around us. There is a special enthusiasm, there is going to be a crazy stadium. So let’s live up to the event.”
Stats that will delight Marseille supporters!
OM have played in 3 C3 semi-finals in their history, and have qualified for the final each time. Better yet, the Phocéens remain on 7 consecutive victories at the Vélodrome in the knockout phase of the Europa League.
And to complete the picture, Marseille has only lost 2 of its last 18 European home matches (12 wins, 4 draws).
Atalanta with De Ketelaere and Scamacca
Atalanta’s line-up:
Musso – Scalvini, Djimisti, Kolasinac – Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri – Koopmeiners – De Ketelaere, Scamacca
Substitutes:
Carnesecchi, Rossi, Pasalic, Touré, Touré, Lookman, Adopo, Hateboer, Bonfanti, Palestra, Comi, Miranchuk
The OM lineup with Mbemba and Sarr
The composition of OM is known. Ismaïla Sarr and Chancel Mbemba are present, as is Amir Murillo in defense, while Samuel Gigot is suspended.
The composition of OM:
Pau Lopez – Murillo, Mbemba, Balerdi – Clauss, Veretout, Kondogbia, Harit, Luis Henrique – Sarr, Aubameyang
Substitutes:
Ngapandouentnbu, Blanco, Merlin, Ounahi, Moumbagna, Correa, Ndiaye, Soglo, Abdallah, Lafont, Said M’Madi, Daou
The OM group with Mbemba and Murillo
Uncertain times, Chancel Mbemba and Amir Murillo are present in the group selected to face Atalanta Bergamo this evening in the semi-final first leg of the Europa League (9 p.m.).
Gasset praises Gasperini and the Atalanta project
On the eve of the match, Jean-Louis Gasset praised the work undertaken by his counterpart since 2016.
Hello everyone and welcome to RMC Sport for the OM-Atalanta match
“No one can stop us from dreaming”: these are the words of Jean-Louis Gasset at the dawn of a crucial meeting. This Thursday, OM hosts Atalanta Bergamo in the Europa League semi-final first leg. Kick-off at 9 p.m.
The atmosphere promises to be incredible at the Vélodrome, at the heart of a strange season, between unexpected poor performances in the championship and a divine European clearing. After eliminating Villarreal and Benfica, Olympique de Marseille comes up against a formidable Italian team, which comes out with a big blow against Liverpool, under the aegis of Gasperini who has imposed a real playing identity.
OM-Atalanta, match broadcast on TV on M6 and Canal+, to follow live on radio on RMC but also on the RMC Sport website and app.
