Goals and highlights: Marseille 3-1 Qarabag in UEFA Conference League

Despite a slight setback, Marseille took a big step towards qualifying for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Conference League with a 3-1 home win over Qarabag at the Vélodrome.

The second leg will be played next Thursday at the Tofiq Bəhramov Stadium.

Dimitri Payet gets in on the act to extend the French side's lead on the scoreboard.

Qarabag make their final changes: Leandro Andrade and Ismayil Ibrahimi come on in place of Abdellah Zoubir and Gara Garayev.

Three minutes of stoppage time are added.

Qarabag makes one more change: Musa Gurbanli replaces Ibrahima Wadji.

After Patrick Andrade's assist, Kady pops up to close the gap on the scoreboard.

The third player to receive a caution is Bamba Dieng, Marseille striker. All 3 cautioned are from the home team.

Qarabag makes its first change: Filip Ozobic comes off and Ramil Sheydayev enters.

Marseille shakes up its lineup with four moves: Bamba Dieng, Mattéo Guendouzi, Cédric Bakambu and Dimitri Payer replace Arkadiusz Milik, Konrad de la Fuente, Gerson Santos da Silva and Cengiz Ünder.

Luan Perez, Marseille defender, is the second player to receive a yellow card.

The match Marseille 2-0 Qarabag is underway again.

Without a great collective performance, Marseille is beating Qarabag with some ease, with two goals from Poland's Arkadiusz Milik.

On a pass from Gueye, Arkadiusz Milik quickly scored his brace to increase the French side's lead.

Arkadiusz Milik pops up and gives the home side the lead.

Cengiz Ünder, Marseille striker, becomes the first caution of the match.

So far, little or nothing has been offered by both teams. The thrills have yet to arrive on French soil.

The clubs of Marseille and Qarabag are already facing each other on French soil, in the first leg of the preliminary round of the UEFA Conference League knockout stage.

Meanwhile, on their visit to Shafa Stadium, they thrashed Keshia 0-6, with goals from Patrick Andrade, Ibrahima Wadji (2), Ramil Sheydayev (2) and Musa Gurbanli.

Last Sunday, on their visit to the Stade Saint-Symphorien, they ended up defeating Metz 1-2, with goals from Cédric Bakambu and Arkadiusz Milik.

The central referee for this match will be Nikola Dabanović; Milovan Djukić, first assistant; Vladan Todorović, second line; Miloš Bošković, fourth official; and Fernand Meese, delegate.

Emil Balayev, Amin Ramazanov, Ricard Almeida, Bahlul Mustafazade, Leandro Andrade, Ismayil Ibrahimli, Musa Gurbanli, Abbas Hüseynov, Elvin Jafarguliyev, Badavi Hüseynov, Ramil Sheydaev and Rustam Akmedzade.

Simon Ngapandouentnbu, Pau López, William Saliba, Mattéo Guendouzi, Amine Harit, Dimitri Payet, Bamba Dieng, Cédric Bakambu, Duje Caleta-Car, Sead Kolasinac, Ugo Bertelli and Aylan Benyahia Tani.

Luka Gugeshashvilli; Gara Garayev, Maksim Medvedev, Patrick Andrade, Abdellah Zoubir, FLO Ozobic, Kady, Ibrahima Wadji, Tural Bayramov, Marko Vesovic and Kevin Medina.

Steve Mandanda; Alvaro, Boubacar Kamara, Leonardo Balerdi, Gerson, Arkadiusz Millk, Luan Peres, Cengiz Ünder, Konrad De La Fuente, Pape Gueye and Pol Lirola.

There is just one hour to go until Marseille and Qarabag face off in the first match of their two-legged tie, in their quest to advance to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Conference League.

For now, both teams are already in place at the French stadium and will be warming up shortly.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting Marseille vs Qarabag live, as well as the latest information from Stade Orange Velodrome. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live coverage of the match on VAVEL.

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Luka Gugeshasvili, G. Garayev, P. Andrade, M. Vesovic, R. Sheydayev, M. Medvedev, B. Mustafazade, E. Jafarguliyev, L. Andrade, I. Wadji and M. Gurbanli.

P. López; P. Gueye, D. Cáleta Car, W. Saliba, O. Lirola, G. Silva, B. Kamara, M. Guendouzi, C. Bakambu, D. Payet and A. Dieng.

Meanwhile, the Azeri team made it to this round after finishing second in Group H of the UEFA Conference League, in which they played against Basel, Omonia and Kairat. They collected 11 points from three wins, two draws and one defeat; they scored 10 goals and conceded 8.

The French team fell short in the UEFA Europa League, but after placing third in Group E, they reached this playoff; they faced Galatasaray, Lazio and Lokomotiv Moscow. It had 7 points, product of 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss; it scored 6 goals for and 7 against.

The eight key matches are as follows:

Olympique Marseille - Qarabag

PSV - Maccabi Tel Aviv

Fenerbahçe - Slavia Prague

Midtjylland - PAOK

Leicester City - Randers

Celtic - Bodo Glimt

Sparta Prague - Partizan

Rapid Vienna - Vitesse

Meanwhile, the 8 institutions that are already in the Round of 16 as leaders of the sectors of this competition are LASK, Gent, Roma, AZ, Feyenoord, Copenhagen, Rennes, and Basel.

This phase is a reclassification series, and is prior to the Round of 16, as the clubs that finished second in the UEFA Conference League Group Stage, as well as those that finished third in the UEFA Europa League Group Stage, compete in this phase.

It is the third most important continental team tournament organized by UEFA, after the Europa League and the Champions League. This edition is the first ever to be held, and will conclude on May 25, when the final will be played in Albania.

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