45´- Interval in the Light. Draw to one goal. Confusion in access to the changing rooms, with Jorge Sampaoli getting a yellow card. Luisão is stuck with the coach of Marseille and with the central Álvaro González.
43′ – Taarabt has a yellow card.
41´- Gueye’s yellow card.
38′- 1-1, by Payet. Long pass from Luís Henrique to Payet, Grimaldo arrives late, the French international pulls to the left foot and crosses the ball.
34′ – João Mário passes for Pizzi, the latter shoots in an arc, but the ball is deflected by Luan Peres.
26′ – Payet’s pass to Dieng, the striker shoots to Vlachodimos’ defense
22′ – Pizzi’s goal against Marseille
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— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) July 25, 2021
14′ – 1-0, Pizzi goal, penalty. Hit the ball to Mandanda’s left side.
12′ – Penalty for Benfica. Taarabt launches Rafa in depth, Luan Peres stops the striker inside the penalty area.
Yellow card for Luan Peres.
11 ‘- Marseille nearly scored, with Luís Henrique on the left. Benfica’s defense gives way.
7′ – Marseille’s first dangerous attack, with Dieng breaking away, but Vlachodimos is very quick to leave the posts.
20h – Start of the match.
19:59 – Game will be refereed by Luís Godinho.
19:58 – The teams enter the field. All ready.
19:47 – Benfica substitutes: Helton Leite, Lucas Veríssimo, Ferro, Gil Dias, Florentino, Gedson, Paulo Bernardo, Waldschmidt, Rodrigo Pinho, Seferovic and Carlos Vinícius.
19:45 – Both teams warm up on the pitch. Souliho Meité, Benfica’s last reinforcement, is on the bench.
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– SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) July 25, 2021
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– Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) July 25, 2021
19:26 – Eleven of Benfica, with two changes in relation to the game with Lille.
Benfica with Vlachodimos; Gilberto, Otamendi, Vertonghen and Grimaldo; Pizzi, Weigl, João Mário and Rafa; Taarabt and Gonçalo Ramos.
Otamendi makes the first minutes and Jorge Jesus bets on Taarabt as second striker, similarly to what happened in the final minutes with Lille.
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— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) July 25, 2021
19:07 – The eleven of Marseille is official. Jorge Sampaoli betting on 3x4x3 with: Mandanda; Belardi, Álvaro González and Luan Peres; Kamara, Gerson, Gueye and Luís Henrique; Cengiz Under, Dieng and Payet.
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– Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) July 25, 2021
This Sunday Benfica will face Marseille, at Estádio da Luz, in what will be the eighth and final preparation game of the pre-season. Final test thinking about the first official game of the 2021/22 season against Spartak Moscow, of Rui Vitória, concerning the first leg of the third qualifying round of the Champions League, on August 4th.
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