Marseille vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League

Marseille

6': Igor Paixão
12': Igor Paixão
26': Mason Greenwood
52': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

FT
4 - 0

Ajax Amsterdam

About

Marseille are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Igor Paixão (Marseille).
2': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Goal! Marseille 1, Ajax 0. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a through ball.
9': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Vítezslav Jaros (Ajax). Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
11': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
11': Facundo Medina (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
12': Goal! Marseille 2, Ajax 0. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arthur Vermeeren.
17': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
17': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
19': Igor Paixão (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Regeer (Ajax).
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Regeer (Ajax).
23': Substitution, Ajax. Jorthy Mokio replaces Youri Regeer because of an injury.
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Foul by Igor Paixão (Marseille).
24': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Goal! Marseille 3, Ajax 0. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a through ball.
28': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
28': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
32': Foul by Ko Itakura (Ajax).
32': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Bilal Nadir (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
33': Facundo Medina (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Lucas Rosa (Ajax).
34': Lucas Rosa (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Medina (Marseille).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Medina (Marseille).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Substitution, Marseille. CJ Egan-Riley replaces Facundo Medina because of an injury.
37': Foul by Ko Itakura (Ajax).
37': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Bilal Nadir (Marseille).
39': Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
40': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Ajax).
40': Mason Greenwood (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
41': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Marseille).
43': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Rosa.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Foul by Emerson (Marseille).
45'+2': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (Marseille).
45'+4': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Marseille 3, Ajax 0.
45': Second Half begins Marseille 3, Ajax 0.
45': Substitution, Ajax. Oliver Edvardsen replaces Steven Berghuis.
45': Substitution, Marseille. Timothy Weah replaces Bilal Nadir.
47': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille).
47': Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt saved. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
49': Offside, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh is caught offside.
50': Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
50': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Marseille).
50': Youri Baas (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
51': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Goal! Marseille 4, Ajax 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Igor Paixão following a fast break.
53': Delay in match because of an injury Owen Wijndal (Ajax).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Owen Wijndal because of an injury.
55': Substitution, Ajax. Josip Sutalo replaces Youri Baas.
56': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by CJ Egan-Riley.
56': Attempt missed. Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen following a corner.
57': Attempt missed. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
58': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Marseille).
58': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt blocked. Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
59': Attempt blocked. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorthy Mokio.
62': Substitution, Marseille. Angel Gomes replaces Igor Paixão.
62': Substitution, Marseille. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Matt O'Riley.
66': Foul by Ko Itakura (Ajax).
66': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Ko Itakura (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Angel Gomes (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Jorthy Mokio (Ajax).
67': Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
68': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
69': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross following a corner.
70': Attempt saved. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
70': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Gerónimo Rulli.
71': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Rosa.
71': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
71': Attempt blocked. Mika Godts (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Taylor.
71': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
72': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Foul by Angel Gomes (Marseille).
75': Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
76': Anton Gaaei (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
77': Attempt blocked. Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille).
79': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by Timothy Weah (Marseille).
82': Jorthy Mokio (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Marseille. Amir Murillo replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
84': Substitution, Ajax. Raúl Moro replaces Mika Godts.
86': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
87': Attempt missed. Raúl Moro (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Sutalo.
88': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (Marseille).
88': Oliver Edvardsen (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Nayef Aguerd (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt missed. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
90'+1': Foul by Amir Murillo (Marseille).
90'+1': Raúl Moro (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Ajax. Raúl Moro is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vítezslav Jaros (Ajax). Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
90'+2': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Vítezslav Jaros.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Marseille 4, Ajax 0.
0': Match ends, Marseille 4, Ajax 0.

Statistics

AJA		OLM
12	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	2
52	Possession	48
13	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
454	Accurate Passes	415
517	Passes	481
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	0
14	Crosses	4
0.3	Cross %	0.0
47	Long Balls	38
27	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	1
4	Effective Tackles	7
8	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	7
11	Effective Clearances	21
11	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stade Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 65,771

UEFA Champions League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	1	+5	3
2	Bayern Munich	1	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	+4	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Marseille (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
32	Facundo Medina
21	Nayef Aguerd
33	Emerson
28	Benjamin Pavard
26	Bilal Nadir
18	Arthur Vermeeren
17	Matt O'Riley
97	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
14	Igor Paixão
10	Mason Greenwood

Marseille Substitutes:

CJ Egan-Riley, Leonardo Balerdi, Angel Gomes, Amir Murillo, Jelle Van Neck, Timothy Weah, Amine Gouiri, Jeffrey de Lange, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Robinio Vaz.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Vitezslav Jaros (GK)
15	Youri Baas
4	Kou Itakura
5	Owen Wijndal
2	Lucas Rosa
6	Youri Regeer
8	Kenneth Taylor
18	Davy Klaassen
10	Oscar Gloukh
11	Mika Godts
23	Steven Berghuis

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Gerald Alders, Rayane Bounida, Don-Angelo Konadu, Remko Pasveer, Jorthy Mokio, Paul Reverson, Anton Gaaei, Oliver Edvardsen, Josip Sutalo, Kian Fitz-Jim, Raúl Moro.

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