MARSEILLE. Eintracht Frankfurt prevails over Olympique Marseille 1-0 after J. Lindstrom scored just 1 goal (43′). Olympique Marseille was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Orange Vélodrome stadium in Marseille on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the collaboration of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín. The 4th official was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Olympique Marseille had a superior ball possession 61% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Marseille had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Eintracht Frankfurt was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Olympique Marseille shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Olympique Marseille received 1 yellow card (C. Under). On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (M. Hasebe).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Olympique Marseille stays with 0 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt has 3 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Olympique Marseille will host Sporting CP on the 4th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Olympique Marseille (1 draw).

Eintracht Frankfurt will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 4th of October with a 0-0 head to head.

Olympique Marseille – Formation

Olympique Marseille adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Igor Tudor decided to play with the following team: Pau López (7.6), Leonardo Balerdi (6.7), Eric Bailly (7.3), Sead Kolašinac (6.9), Jonathan Clauss (6.8), Valentin Rongier (7.4), Jordan Veretout (7.6), Nuno Tavares (6.2), Dimitri Payet (6.7), Gerson (6.8) and Alexis Sánchez (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Luis Javier Suárez (6.1), Issa Kaboré (6.5), Cengiz Ünder (7.0), Amine Harit (6.5), Rubén Blanco, Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Pape Gueye and Mattéo Guendouzi (6.5).

Olympique Marseille could not rely on the presence of M. Guendouzi (injured).

Substitutions

Olympique Marseille made 5 changes: Gerson for A. Harit (59′), A. Sanchez for L. Suarez (60′), D. Payet for C. Under (60′), E. Bailly for M. Guendouzi (65′) and V. Rongier for I. Kabore (82′).

Best player: Pau López​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was the goalkeeper: Pau López. His rating is 7.63. He performed 6 saves.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Also Eintracht Frankfurt adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp (7.4), Tuta (6.6), Makoto Hasebe (6.9), Evan Ndicka (7.2), Kristijan Jakić (6.4), Daichi Kamada (7.1), Djibril Sow (6.8), Ansgar Knauff (7.1), Jesper Lindstrøm (7.2), Mario Götze (6.8) and Randal Kolo Muani (6.2).

They had on the bench: Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe (6.4), Sebastian Rode (6.8), Faride Alidou, Jens Grahl, Hrvoje Smolčić, Lucas Alario (6.8), Diant Ramaj, Timothy Chandler (6.6) and Rafael Santos Borré (6.4).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: M. Gotze for S. Rode (71′), K. Jakic for T. Chandler (79′), J. Lindstrom for R. Borre (79′), R. Kolo Muani for L. Alario (88′) and D. Kamada for J. Dina Ebimbe (88′).

Best player: Kevin Trapp​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was the goalkeeper: Kevin Trapp. His rating is 7.41. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• Olympique Marseille – Eintracht Frankfurt – 0-1
• Sporting CP – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-0
• FC Bayern München – FC Barcelona – 2-0
• Viktoria Plzeň – Inter – 0-2
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Atlético Madrid – 2-0
• Porto – Club Brugge – 0-4
• Liverpool – Ajax – 2-1