Marseille 1-0 Benfica (2-2 agg, 4-2 on pens): French side in Europa semi-final
Marseille are through to the Europa League semi-finals after beating Benfica 4-2 on penalties at the Stade Velodrome.
Substitute Faris Moumbagna scored the only goal of the second leg after 79 minutes to take the tie to extra time with the aggregate score level at 2-2.
Marseille scored all of their penalties while Angel di Maria and Antonio Silva missed for Benfica.
The French side will take on Atalanta – who beat Liverpool – in the last four.
Having come into Thursday’s second leg trailing 2-1, Jean Louis Gasset’s side started on the front foot.
With the clock ticking down, Benfica looked to hold on to their slender lead but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang created an opportunity for Moumbagna to convert.
And in the shootout, the Stade Velodrome erupted as Luis Henrique slotted his penalty to send Marseille through.
Line-ups
Marseille
Formation 3-5-1-1
16López99MbembaBooked at 45minsSubstituted forMurilloat 45’minutes4GigotBooked at 89minsSubstituted forDaouat 100’minutes5Balerdi11HaritBooked at 89minsSubstituted forLafontat 110’minutes8OunahiSubstituted forde Limaat 59’minutes19Kondogbia27Veretout37SogloSubstituted forMoumbagnaat 59’minutes29NdiayeSubstituted forCorreaat 75’minutes10AubameyangSubstitutes14Moumbagna20Correa36Blanco41Abdallah44de Lima46Lafont48Said M’Madi49Daou62Murillo
Benfica
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Trubin6Bah4António SilvaBooked at 38mins30Otamendi8Aursnes61Morris LuísBooked at 113mins87Gonçalves Neves11Di María27Fernandes Ferreira da SilvaSubstituted forMendonça Cabralat 102’minutes7Neres CamposSubstituted forJoão Márioat 61’minutes19TengstedtBooked at 60minsSubstituted forKökçüat 61’minutesBooked at 109minsSubstitutes3Fernández5Rodrigues da Silva9Mendonça Cabral10Kökçü20João Mário24Jumpe Soares32Rollheiser36Santos Almeida47Antunes Gouveia75Nogueira Gomes81Bajrami82Spencer Marques
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Match ends, Marseille 1(4), Benfica 0(2).
Penalty Shootout ends, Marseille 1(4), Benfica 0(2).
Goal! Marseille 1(4), Benfica 0(2). Luis Henrique (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Goal! Marseille 1(3), Benfica 0(2). Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Marseille 1(2), Benfica 0(2). Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Marseille 1(2), Benfica 0(1). Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Marseille 1(1), Benfica 0(1). Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Marseille 1(1), Benfica 0. Joaquín Correa (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty missed! Still Marseille 1, Benfica 0. Ángel Di María (Benfica) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
Penalty Shootout begins Marseille 1, Benfica 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Marseille 1, Benfica 0.
Foul by Faris Moumbagna (Marseille).
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Faris Moumbagna (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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