Goals and highlights: Marseille 2-2 Racing Strasbourg in Ligue 1 2023

Match ends. Marseille 2-2 Strasbourg.

MARSEILLE ARE SAVED! Aholou had a chance to score the third goal from a low cross into the box, but the home keeper saved his team's goal with a one-handed save.

The referee adds four minutes to the match.

GOAL STRASBOURG! Double by Jean-Eudes Aholou

GOAL STRASBOURG! Scored by Jean-Eudes Aholou

Final stretch of the match. Although a draw looks difficult, Strasbourg continues to insist on a goal that will bring them closer on the scoreboard.

Yellow card for Eduard Sobol

Marseille: Eric Bailly replaces Alexis Sánchez. And  Mattéo Guendouzi replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.

Jordan Veretout right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.

Penalty confirmed for Marseille

Silent VAR review for a possible penalty in favor of Marseille.

Yellow card for Alexander Djiku

Prcic! The visiting player is encouraged with a powerful shot that hits the net on the outside. The equalizer is close.

Strasbourg: Dagba, Gameiro out, Delaine in, Diarra, Sobol and Motiba in

We passed the hour mark. The visitors are desperate for an equalizer.

Strasbourg: Sanson out, Prcic in.

Strasbourg: Ibrahima Sissoko replaces Gerzino Nyamsi

Marsella: Kolasinac leaves and Gigot enters

The medical team comes in to treat Kolasinac.

First minutes of the second half. Although Strasbourg was better in the first half, it does not know how to recover from this early goal.

GOAL MARSEILLE! Scored by Mbemba.

Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi left footed shot from outside the box is too high. 

The second half begins.

First half ends. Marseille 0-0 Strasbourg.

The referee adds one minute to the first half.

Gerzino Nyamsi is cautioned.

Final stretch of the match. Strasbourg wants to go to the break with the advantage on the scoreboard.

Attempt missed. Kevin Gameiro header from the left side of the six yard box.

Half an hour into the game. Things start to get complicated for Marseille and Estasbourg starts to press more in search of a goal.

After a hard foul, Balerdi is ejected from the game.

DELAINE! Strasbourg's cross-shot is deflected for a corner by the home goalkeeper. The home side are saved.

Llegamos al primer cuarto del partido. Los visitantes más cerca de abrir el marcador que los locales.

Diallo finds Diallo alone, and his awkward left-footed shot is deflected wide.

SANSON! In two rebounds, Strasbourg had the first goal of the match. Sanson shot at goal, but the defense deflected.

The visitors began to corner the home side with crosses into the box, but still without generating much danger.

Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Jonathan Clauss is caught offside.

The match has started

SELS, DJIKU, NYAMSI, DAGBA, DELAINE, SANSON, AHOLOU, GUILBERT, LIÉNARD, GAMEIRO, DIALLO.

LÓPEZ, KOLASINAC, MBEMBA, BALERDI, VERETOUT, RONGIER, CLAUSS, NUNO TAVARES, SÁNCHEZ, MALINOVSKYI, ÜNDER.

Both teams are already on the Velodrome Stadium pitch warming up for the match, which is just minutes away from kick-off.

On the other hand, the visitors will also have absences; three to be specific, which are:

M. Le Marchand (sprained ankle)

E. Kawashima (shoulder injury)

I. Doukoure (accumulation of cards)

For this match, the home team will only have one absentee: A. Harit, who has knee problems and will not be available on the bench for the match against Strasbourg.

They're here! The players are ready. Both Marseille and Strasbourg players are already at the Stade Velodrome for the matchday 27 fixture.

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— Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) March 12, 2023

In the long history of meetings between Marseille and Strasbourg, the Olympiens have the upper hand with 46 wins to Racing's 27. Only 31 draws have been recorded, the most recent being the last match played between them, which ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw.

The venue for this match between Marseille and Strasbourg will be the Velodrome Stadium, a sports venue that hosts Olympique de Marseille's home matches. It is located in the city of the same name, in France, and has a capacity for 65 thousand spectators.

All set! We are just under an hour away from the start of this match that will close the 27th round of Ligue 1 between Marseille and Strasbourg, two teams that live very different realities in the French league and will seek victory for their different objectives. Will either team be able to get the win? Follow our coverage on VAVEL Mexico.

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USA Date: Sunday, March 12

USA Time: 3:45 p.m. ET

USA TV channel (English): beIN Sports

USA TV channel (Spanish): No available

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M. Sels, L. Perrin, G. Nyamsi, I. Doukoure, F. Guilbert, J. Aholou, I. Sissoko, D. Liénard, E. Sobol, K. Gameiro, H. Diallo

Pau López; Mbemba, Balerdi, Kolasinac; Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Nuno Tavares; Ünder, Alexis Sánchez, Guendouzi.

The central referee for this Marseille vs Strasbourg match will be Jeremie Pignard; Julien Haulbert, first line; Aurelien Drouiet, second line; Nicolas Rainville, fourth assistant.

On the other hand, Racing Strasbourg is living a season in agony as it is in the relegation zone and has not been able to get out of it, although they are very close to achieving it, which is why they need a victory against an opponent that looks complicated. The Blue and Whites come into this match with a defeat in the 26th matchday hosted by Stade Brestois by 1-0. Strasbourg are currently 17th in the overall standings with 22 points, the result of 4 wins, 10 draws and 12 defeats.

Olympique de Marseille are coming into this game with very good numbers this season and, although they are 11 points behind Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the table, they want to continue to accumulate victories hoping for a slip-up by the Parisians. After their elimination in the Cup, the Olympiens have only Ligue 1 left and will be looking for their 18th victory of the season. Marseille are coming off a narrow win away to Rennes to move into second place with 55 points, the result of 17 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

We continue with the activity in all the leagues and cups of the world and, on this Sunday noon, we will have a very attractive match corresponding to the 27th round of the French league, one of the most attractive leagues in the world. The Velodrome stadium will witness the clash between Olympique de Marseille and Racing Strasbourg. Both teams will want to keep on winning this season, so they will be looking for a victory to get another victory in their local league. Will the locals or the visitors be able to do it?

The Olympique de Marseille - Racing de Strasbourg match will be played at the Velodrome stadium, in Marseille, France. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:45 pm (CDMX).

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