In the final game that could determine the Champions’ advance to the round of 16 in the 22-23 season, Tottenham advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Marseille.
Tottenham brought three points in the absence of Conte, but Son Heung-min was replaced early due to an injury in the game, which was worried by many fans, and it was not a good game with Hishalisson-Kulusevsky already out due to injury.
Marseille’s starting lineup and formation were 3-4-2-1, and the squad was as follows.
- GK – Pau Lopez
- DF – Leonardo Balerdi, Eric Bailly, Chancel Mbemba
- MF – Nuno Tavares, Jordan Veretout, Valentin Rongier, Jonathan Clauss
- MF – Amine Harit, Matteo Guendouzi
- FW – Alexis Sanchez
Tottenham’s starting lineup and formation were 3-4-3 with Pericic on the left and Son Heung-min on the right.
- GK – Hugo Lloris
- DF – Clement Lenglet, Ben Davies, Eric Dier
- MF – Ryan Sessegnon, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ivan Perisic
- FW – Lucas Moura, Harry Kane, Son Heung-min
In the third minute of the game, Amin Harit’s out front cross, followed by Sanchez, tries to head, but Jonathan Clauss tries to shoot from the right side of the net in the fifth minute, but Yoris catches the ball.
In the 8th minute, Son Heung-min was deprived of the ball due to the opponent’s pressure and Sanchez attempted a mid-range shot, but it was off the net. In the 10th minute, Eric Bai replaces Samuel Gigi, and Tabares tries to penetrate from the left in the 12th minute, but Sessegnon blocks it.
Sanchez tries to shoot in the 19th minute, but Yoris interrupts and Jonathan Clauss tries to shoot from the right in the 21st minute, but it is off the net.
In the 23rd minute, Son Heung-min and Mbemba collided during an aerial ball competition, and Son Heung-min complained of pain, and Son Heung-min’s face swelled, eventually being replaced by Yves Bisuma.
In the 33rd minute, Beretu tries to shoot from the left, but Yoris tries to block the line and Perisic tries a low cross from the left in the 35th minute, but an offside is declared.
In the 46th minute, Beretu’s cross from the right side, Mbemba, scored the first goal with a header. In the 48th minute, Kane attempts a mid-range shot but crosses the net.
In the 48th minute, Marseille fans lasered Perisic as he prepared for a corner kick, which ended the first half.
Tottenham replace Ryan Sessegnon and Emerson Royal with each other and Rodrigo Bentancur’s central pass from the right in the 49th minute, but L 나와pez comes out and kicks the ball.
In the 53rd minute, Kane tripped over Egendouzi’s leg and was given a free kick, and it was Tottenham, who scored an equalizer with Perisic’s cross and Rangel heading home as a free-kick kicker.
Moura tries to shoot from the right in the 56th minute, but leaves the net and Harit tries to shoot from the middle distance in the 59th minute, but crosses the net.
In the 63rd minute, Emerson’s cross, Lopez blocked the ball from the right, and Kane was able to continue the shot, but it was off the net.
Moura’s header pass in the 65th minute, followed by Kane’s solo chance, but offside is declared, and Emerson’s forward pass in the 66th minute, Moura tries to run, but offside is declared.
Rodrigo Bentancur’s central pass from the left in the 80th minute, Moura hands the ball over to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and tries to shoot, but Kane tries to penetrate with the ball that Moura spilled when he fell down in the 81st minute, but he is blocked by Mbemba’s tackle.
Sanchez tries to shoot in the 82nd minute, but Perisic blocks Marseille’s cross with his body, and Kolasinats tries to head over the net in the 87th minute.
In the 91st minute, Nuno Tavares tries to shoot a mid-range shot, but Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who crossed the net and received Tottenham’s counterattack chance and Kane’s pass in the 95th minute, scored a come-from-behind goal with a strong shot.
There was neither Conte nor Son Heung-min
Coach Antonio Conte was unable to lead the match against Marseille after receiving a red card in protest against the referee after the end of the match against Sporting in Game 5.
They had to leave the fate of the Champions to coaches and players who could keep the bench, and not long after the game began, Son Heung-min was out of power due to injury, and their offense was becoming more difficult.
Marseille’s offensive at the beginning of the game was very fierce. Tottenham chose a series of medium-range, sharp crosses, and 3-4-3 formation, but Son Heung-min was replaced by Bisuma and had to dominate the midfield with a 3-5-2 formation to run the game.
Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg actively participated in the attack, and the atmosphere began to change gradually, and they scored a come-from-behind goal at the end of the game, confirming their advance to the round of 16 as the top of Group D.
A draw could have allowed Tottenham to advance to the round of 16 as the second place in the group, but Tottenham confirmed its advance to the round of 16 as the first place, and Conte was showing a calm appearance despite their victory.
Many soccer fans were paying attention to how serious Son Heung-min’s injury was. If Son Heung-min is absent now because Hishalisson and Klusevsky are out due to injuries, Tottenham’s attack will inevitably deteriorate considerably.
Tottenham, which operated the Kane duo with Lucas Moura, was not as threatening as expected, and furthermore, media outlets were saying that Son Heung-min could wear a mask and play in the game.
South Korea’s national team, coach Paulo Bento, as well as the Qatar World Cup, had to be nervous about the result of Son Heung-min’s injury, and Tottenham could lose players, so it was not a game that could make them laugh.
And above all, I was not satisfied with the difficult victory in the group stage. Tottenham, which had a difficult group stage against Marseille, Sporting and Frankfurt, created more question marks in their competition for the round of 16, and was thought to be likely to be eliminated from the round of 16 depending on their Champions opponents.
Records
In the match, Marseille had four effective shots out of 16 and Tottenham had three effective shots out of seven.
POTM was named Hugo Lloris in the race, with possession and pass advantage over Marseille.
Hoyvier, the hero of the theatrical goal, received a high rating of 8.4, with Harry Kane scoring 7.3 and Perisic 8.2 scoring 8.2 and Clement Lenglet scoring 8.1.
Pau Lopez, on the other hand, scored 5.7 points despite his good performance early in the game, while Marseille’s midfielders had a good rating.