Marseille – Football Flame

18Apr

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Vitinha double lifts Marseille to second place

09 Vitor Manuel CARVALHO DE OLIVEIRA VITINHA (om) during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Marseille and Troyes at Orange Velodrome on April 16, 2023 in Marseille, France. Marseille new signing Vitinha scored his first ever Ligue 1 goals in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Troyes that lifted the south coast club into second behind Paris Saint-Germain. The 23-year-old Portuguese was on the mark for the first time in the league since a 32 million euros move from Braga in January, as the goalmouth predator began to deliver for his new owners. For relegation-threatened Troyes this was a 14th Ligue 1 match without a win as they remain level second bottom. Marseille’s win edged them above Lens into second, and trimmed PSG’s lead to eight points, with seven games left to play, a day after the l...

1Apr

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Ligue 1, Marseille, NEWS, PSG

Ligue 1: Marseille miss closing on Paris Saint-Germain in Montpellier draw

Wahbi KHAZRI of Montpellier during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Marseille and Montpellier at Orange Velodrome on March 31, 2023 in Marseille, France.Marseille missed the chance to put some pressure on Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Montpellier on Friday.Igor Tudor’s second-placed side could have cut the gap to PSG to four points with a victory ahead of the defending champions’ Sunday game against Lyon.But instead, Marseille dropped points for the third time in five league outings and could be overtaken by third-placed Lens when they visit Rennes on Saturday.“Today we weren’t good enough to win,” admitted Tudor.“The international break has cost us dearly. There were too many mentally and physically tired players.“We only had on...

27Feb

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Kylian Mbappe, Ligue 1, Marseille, PSG

PSG rout Marseille on the road in Ligue 1 summit clash

MARSEILLE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 26: Lionel Messi #30 of Paris Saint-Germain celebrate his first goal with Kylian Mbappe #7 during the Ligue 1 match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain at Orange Velodrome on February 26, 2023 in Marseille, France.Kylian Mbappe has become Paris Saint-Germain’s joint-record scorer and Lionel Messi hit the 700th goal of his senior club career as the Ligue 1 leaders thrashed rivals Marseille 3-0. Mbappe and Messi exchanged assists on Sunday night as the visitors stormed into a 2-0 halftime lead, with the Argentine’s tap-in taking him to 700 goals in senior football for Barcelona and PSG. The duo saved the best for after the break, however, with Mbappe volleying Messi’s dinked pass home to join Edinson Cavani on 200 PSG goals on a memorable ni...

23Feb

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Ligue 1, Marseille, PSG

Marseille targets French title as leader PSG pays visit

Lionel Messi of PSG, Alexis Sanchez of Marseille (left) during the French Cup football match between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Velodrome stadium on February 8, 2023 in Marseille, France.Marseille has a genuine chance at winning the French title for the first time since 2010, especially if it beats league leader Paris Saint-Germain at home on Sunday. Victory at a packed and vociferous Stade Velodrome stadium against bitter rival PSG would bring second-place Marseille to within two points of the defending champion. “The title? Of course we’re thinking about it,” Marseille defender Chancel Mbemba said after the team’s victory over Toulouse on Sunday. Marseille’s tally of 52 points is its best top-flight tally after 24 games. Confidence is growing in coach ...

23Oct

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Lens, Marseille, NEWS

Lens beats wasteful Marseille to go second

08 Seko FOFANA (rcl) - 06 Matteo GUENDOUZI (om) during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Marseille and Lens at Orange Velodrome on October 22, 2022 in Marseille, France.Lens have punished Marseille for their wasteful finishing, winning 1-0 with a deflected late shot to move up to second place in the French league. With Marseille well on top at Stade Velodrome and Lens pinned back, midfielder Matteo Guendouzi found himself in a scoring position inside the right of the penalty area. But he took one touch too many and wasted a good chance. Soon after, the visitors broke up the field and the ball reached midfielder David Pereira da Costa, whose shot clipped the leg of defender Leonardo Balerdi and looped over goalkeeper Pau Lopez in the 78th minute. Lens moved one point above Lorient into se...

22Oct

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Marseille, NEWS

Marseille chief responds to links of signing Cristiano Ronaldo to partner Alexis Sanchez

Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United during the warm up in the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on October 19, 2022 in Manchester, England. Marseille president Pablo Longoria insists his club will not attempt to sign Cristiano Ronaldo to partner ex-Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez amid his Manchester United fallout. Ronaldo may have already played his last match for the Red Devils after leaving the substitute’s bench before the end of Wednesday’s Premier League clash with Tottenham and storming out of Old Trafford. Ronaldo pushed for a move away from United during the summer after his side failed to qualify for this season’s Champions League. But he was short of suitors and ultimately stayed in the north west. The 37-year-old has cut...