"Completely unrelated to the game and its irrelevant passing statistics, am I the only one who is amazed at how much the Reverend in Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit looks like Wolves manager Mick McCarthy?" A rejuvenated side under their manager Didier Deschamps, Marseille have proved to be a tough nut to crack this time around. After playing an eventless draw at home, where both sides were missing key men due to injuries, the stage is all set for an enthralling encounter between the two sides. I'm not sure who took it, but it was an inswinger that would have definitely curled in at the near post had Edwin van der Sar, who misjudged the flight originally, not had his wits about him. Justin Kavanagh writes: United may not have it all their own way against Didier Deschamps' side tonight," he writes. Berbatov reads the run and flicks the ball into his path, but Mandanda is quick enough off his line to beat Nani to it by this much. Please turn on JavaScript. "Whenever I hit it with my shin, which is regularly, I can't control it for turnips.". Marseille have an excellent home record in the Champions League against English opposition, having won seven out of nine encounters. In higher-profile games United boss Sir Alex Ferguson tends to play with a lone striker up front, and that meant Wayne Rooney was deployed on the left of midfield as Dimitar Berbatov led the line on his own for the Red Devils. The two legs against Marseille are sandwiched either side of a run in which United will play at Wigan, Chelsea and Liverpool in the Premier League before a home tie against either Arsenal or Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. 63 min: Lucio tries a shot from distance. Nani has recovered from Carragher’s reckless challenge and provided Sir Alex with a much needed relief who has seen one or the other of his players suffer from injuries all through the season. Is it conceivable that Didier Deschamps has identified John O'Shea as a weak link? ! That's it. Is this just Offaly bitterness as this week's Irish election marks the end of Biffo Power?". "We've probably done a bit more than they have but we need to up our passing rate ... we're solid enough, but I think we've got the material to win the match.". The French side also possesses a potent defense that has kept 5 consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Anyway, given Carrick almost always passes the ball backwards or sideways, rarely looks to tackle, and is protected by a lot of bigger names – would the 'scrum-half role' be a better description?". Manchester United have never lost to a French team in European competition at Old Trafford, in 11 ties they have won eight and drawn three times. 64 min: The camera cuts to John Inman on the Marseille bench. This could be a very long night. Sir Alex speaks: "I think both teams have cancelled each other out and nothing's really happened," he says. He snatches it just before it crosses the goal-line. Darren Fletcher had United's best chance but his 18-yard shot was gathered at the second attempt by the home side's goalkeeper Steve Mandanda. Who the hell is The Pooka? For Marseille, Mathieu Valbuena is named on the bench after a month out with a knee injury. 28 min: With his back to goal on the edge of the Manchester United penalty area, Brandao cushions the ball on his chest, then attempts to Rooney the ball into the bottom right-hand corner as he falls backwards. Rooney's on the left, Nani's on the right and Berbatov is alone up front. Marseille keeper Steve Mandanda beats the Bulgarian to the ball and clasps it to his chest. Copyright © 2020 BBC. Premier League match Man Utd vs C Palace 19.09.2020. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. VIDEO Wolves vs Manchester … Projected Manchester United lineup vs. Marseille (4-4-2): Van Der Sar; Evra, Evans, Vidic, O'Shea; Giggs, Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher; Berbatov, Rooney So, there have to … Paris Saint Germain vs Marseille live streaming preview. 19 min: Marseille winger Loic Remy sends in a cross from the right flank, Edwin van der Sar gathers at the near post. 59 min: Rooney attempts to liven up proceedings with an attempt to chip Steve Mandanda, who was a few yards off his line, from just inside the Marseille half. 6 min: United are playing with Michael Carrick quarter-backing between the back four and central midfielders Gibson and Fletcher. Paul Scholes tried in vain to keep the ball out but it had clearly crossed the line. Obviously it wasn't the greatest goal ever, but simply the fact that people are having to go back 10 plus years to find comparable goals indicates just how fantastic a strike it was. United's players wear red shirts, white shirts and white socks. Pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... oops. John O'Shea blocks. "LOL, Fanni!!!" We have officially entered the realms of the very, very dull. Sums, maybe. The Republic of Ireland international gets the midfield role that was expected to be allocated to veteran Paul Scholes. 61 min: Andre Ayew pulls a shot intended for the bottom right-hand corner across the face of the Manchester United goal. 3 min: Nani takes the first shot in anger, cutting in from the right. What a dire midfield. 47 min: Pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... oops. 5 min: Charles Kabore tries to play one over the top for Loic Remy, but Patrice Evra beats the Marseille right winger in the air and clears. Oh, hold on ... 76 min: ... nah, nothing much to report. Latest matches with results Manchester United vs Marseille. 21 min: "Re: Darron Gibson," writes Cormac Hayes. Sir Alex gambled in the match against Arsenal by starting with da Silva brothers on the wings and keeping veterans Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs on the bench. "Can we expect Carrick to make a visit to the touch-line soon but to change his boots onto the right feet?". PSG 0-1 Marseille: Thauvin settles frantic Classique as Neymar sees red. "He did play a lot like a footie version of a Q-back, anchoring the midfield alongside Scholes and/or Hagreaves, and generally played to a very high standard. 11 min: United have had the best of the opening 10 minutes, dominating possession and looking comfortable on the ball. Marseille won 1 matches. Final score:- Manchester United vs Marseille 2-1 ( Javier Hernandez*2/ Wes Brown own goal) Manchester United progress to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after a 2-1 win over OM at Old Trafford. 36 min: The ball's lofted to the edge of the penalty area, where Brandao beats Vidic in the air, but not particularly cleanly. 4 min: "Most of the articles in the build-up to this were questioning whether Berbatov would be picked, seeing how rarely Ferguson starts both Rooney and Berbatov in European knock-out stage matches," writes David Wall. Marseille are starting to find their feet after some early nerves. Good evening everybody. tweets everyone in the world bar Justin Bieber and the Dalai Lama. Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Smalling, Vidic, Evra, Gibson, Carrick, Fletcher, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney. Tous les Marseille-Manchester United et les Manchester United-Marseille. 31 min: On the edge of the final third, Gibson plays the ball out right to Nani, who curls it to the edge of the six-yard box for Dimitar Berbatov to prod home. Both managers and sets of fans will be happy enough with tonight's result, but for the neutral it isn't one that will live long in the memory. adds @jwdd27. "Patrick Vieira and Fernando Redondo were imperious, Carrick was very good. the last matches of selected teams, league table, top scorers, to his teammates." The team with the best home record in the Barclays Premier League (with West Brom being the only team to salvage some points at Old Trafford) would look to continue their impressive run at their “fortress” and progress to the next stage for a consecutive fifth year. That was as much as either keeper had to do for the rest of the first half as Marseille settled, and discipline and defence dominated over any attacking intent and invention that either side managed. Despite enjoying the greater share of possession, United escaped again when Taye Taiwo's corner was met by the head of Diawara who, to Old Trafford's great relief, failed to trouble Van der Sar as another opportunity for an equaliser was spurned. In 1 (100.00%) matches in season 2020 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals. Manchester United in actual season average scored 1.90 goals per match. 58 min: Heinze sends a cross into the United penalty area, Smalling heads clear as far as Carrick, who imperiously leaves his pass on to Nani short, allowing Marseille to attack down Manchester United's left flank again. “To hear the fans singing ‘Argentina, Argentina’ was very emotional; my family was there as well. Besides Brandao, Deschamps has the luxury of picking his XI from a full strength squad. He whistles at somebody, then points at his own eyes. In recent. I'm off to get myself a cup of greeny-grey, flavourless machine-made tea. Advertisement. Not an accusation you could level at his compatriot John O'Shea, eh? Not long now: The teams are lined up in the tunnel of the Stade Vélodrome, with Marseille's players kitted out in dark blue shirts, shorts and socks avec light blue trim. 80 min: Attacking down the left, Nani nutmegs Valbueno, gives the ball to Dimitar Berbatov and continues his run towards the six-yard box to pick up the return pass. Vidic needs them like he needs a hole in his giant granite head." I must read them again. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Keeps giving the ball away and can't tackle well enough to get it back... like Gibson with the handbrake on." On average in direct matches both teams scored a 1.75 goals per Match. 67 min: The ball's played down the inside right channel to the byline, where Brandao slides in with an attempt to square it across the face of goal. "There was also a trend a few years ago of describing any defensive midfielder as playing in the 'Makélelé' role. Pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... pass ... oops. 22 min: Marseille right-back Fanni skips past a feeble Carrick challenge, advances down the right flank and sends in an outswinger that Van der Sar thought about coming to claim, then didn't. Select two teams to view direct Team Comparison. ), preseason prep, discuss the squad and our expectations. After failing to score in France, United will have to be wary of conceding an away goal at Old Trafford, although they can take confidence from a home record of 17 victories in 20 matches so far this season. It was a rare opening in a tight game of few chances. For all matches our algorithm calculate actual form index for both teams(last 6 matches). Here you can easy to compare statistics for both teams. Manchester United won 2 direct matches. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 1.75 goals per Match. You will find what results teams Manchester United and Marseille usually end matches with divided into first and second half. Shouldn't there be some indicator of this on the team-sheet, like listing him as 'Rooney*', perhaps as a warning that he's going to be largely ineffective, become frustrated later in the game and collect at least a yellow card?". Also you can check the statistics of possession, shots, corners, offsides, and many other applications. Rooney and the ageless Ryan Giggs were prominent for United, but they continued to live dangerously with former star Gabriel Heinze heading wide and Benoit Cheyrou making keeper Edwin van der Sar work with another effort. Teams Manchester United Marseille played so far 4 matches. Marseille, however, sensed they could play on Old Trafford's nerves and it was former United defender Heinze who provided the next moment of anxiety when he sent a header wide from Gonzalez's corner. Rooney appeared to be dragged down late on when he threatened to break clear but the referee saw nothing wrong with the challenge as the game ended in a disappointing stalemate. Om du blir medlem idag så får du full tillgång till Champions League över internet genom streaming. The tough decision that Sir Alex has to make is between Hernandez and Berbatov. Like I said, a long night. 1 matches ended in a draw. And Marseille are counting on his experience of playing at the “Theater of Dreams” ahead of the crunch tie against the current English premier league leaders. The ball drops for Brandao on the inside left challenge, but he runs down a blind alley and United clear.