UEFA Europa League

Atalanta vs Marseille, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 4-1 on aggregate
Atalanta
  • 30': Ademola Lookman
  • 52': Matteo Ruggeri
  • 90'+4': El Bilal Toure
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 4-1 on aggregate
Marseille

    Atalanta beat Marseille 3-0 to reach Europa League final

    Atalanta made history on Thursday after beating 3-0 Olympique de Marseille in the second leg of the Europa League semifinal to seal their place in a European final for the first time in the club's history.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
    • 9': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
    • 9': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
    • 15': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
    • 20': Offside, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 23': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
    • 24': Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 30': Goal! Atalanta 1, Marseille 0. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 33': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
    • 33': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri.
    • 34': Offside, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
    • 36': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
    • 37': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
    • 37': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
    • 37': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éderson.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 1, Marseille 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 1, Marseille 0.
    • 46': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
    • 46': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Éderson (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a through ball.
    • 51': Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 52': Goal! Atalanta 2, Marseille 0. Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
    • 54': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
    • 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Éderson.
    • 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
    • 56': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
    • 56': Quentin Merlin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
    • 57': Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Chancel Mbemba.
    • 59': Substitution, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 60': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta).
    • 60': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 63': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
    • 63': Quentin Merlin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 65': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
    • 68': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
    • 69': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
    • 69': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
    • 71': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
    • 72': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Henrique replaces Quentin Merlin.
    • 72': Substitution, Marseille. Faris Moumbagna replaces Jonathan Clauss.
    • 73': Hand ball by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
    • 74': Offside, Marseille. Faris Moumbagna is caught offside.
    • 76': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Atalanta).
    • 76': Substitution, Atalanta. Hans Hateboer replaces Davide Zappacosta.
    • 77': Substitution, Atalanta. El Bilal Touré replaces Ademola Lookman.
    • 78': Foul by Faris Moumbagna (Marseille).
    • 78': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
    • 79': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri.
    • 82': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
    • 82': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Marseille. Joaquín Correa replaces Amine Harit.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury El Bilal Touré (Atalanta).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Foul by Faris Moumbagna (Marseille).
    • 85': Juan Musso (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Musso (Atalanta).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
    • 90'+1': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Atalanta).
    • 90'+2': Pau López (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Atalanta 3, Marseille 0. El Bilal Touré (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 3, Marseille 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 3, Marseille 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 17
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    0 Corner Kicks 3
    5 Saves 1
    54 Possession 46
    6 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    431 Accurate Passes 343
    525 Passes 439
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    73 Long Balls 59
    30 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 12
    20 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 9
    19 Effective Clearances 14
    19 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Gewiss Stadium
    Location: Bergamo, Italy
    Attendance: 14,994

    Line-Ups

    ATA Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Juan Musso (GK)
    4 Isak Hien
    15 Marten de Roon Yellow Card
    19 Berat Djimsiti
    7 Teun Koopmeiners
    13 Éderson Yellow Card
    22 Matteo Ruggeri
    77 Davide Zappacosta
    90 Gianluca Scamacca
    11 Ademola Lookman
    17 Charles De Ketelaere
    Atalanta Substitutes:
    Pietro Comi, Hans Hateboer, Marco Palestra, El Bilal Toure, Mario Pasalic, Alexey Miranchuk, Marco Carnesecchi, Michel Adopo, Giovanni Bonfanti, Giorgio Scalvini, Francesco Rossi, Mitchel Bakker.

    OLM Marseille (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    16 Pau López (GK)
    4 Samuel Gigot
    5 Leonardo Balerdi
    99 Chancel Mbemba
    27 Jordan Veretout
    19 Geoffrey Kondogbia
    3 Quentin Merlin
    7 Jonathan Clauss
    10 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    11 Amine Harit
    29 Iliman Ndiaye
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Emran Soglo, Luis Henrique, Michael Murillo, Raimane Daou, Faris Moumbagna, Azzedine Ounahi, Simon Ngapandouentnbu, Bamo Meïté, Ismaïla Sarr, Joaquín Correa, Rubén Blanco, Gaël Lafont.

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