RMC Sport report this afternoon that Azerbaijani side Qarabağ are set to complain to UEFA following their 3-1 defeat to Marseille yesterday over alleged pro-Armenia chanting.
Marseille – whose city holds a historically large Armenia diaspora – also saw several Armenian flags displayed by fans at the stadium.
The OM fans were ostensibly showing their support for the country in the wake of the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh region between the two Caucasus nations. One of the banners held up read “Artsakh is Armenia”.
As a result, UEFA could sanction Marseille as a result of its regulations regarding neutrality and political symbols.
Olympique was a clear favorite of the clash with Karabakh Agdam. Arkadiusz Milik, who came out in the first line-up of his club, had an appetite for the next goals. The first action was created by Konrad de La Fuente, who, however, scored next to the goal. Cengiz Under tried, but his shot was also inaccurate.
After 7 minutes, the home side’s defenders made an eyebrow as Abdellah Zoubir nearly made it one-on-one with the goalkeeper. However, Pol Lirola returned at the last moment to avert the danger by stealing the ball from his opponent. In a moment, Zoubir shot menacingly and unexpectedly at Steve Mandanda’s goal. Goalkeeper OM was at his post and caught the ball.
Karabakh still played without complexes. In the 12th minute, Ibrahim Wadji broke off Alvaro Gonzalez and gave a flat cross. Filip Ozobic’s blow did not threaten the hosts’ goal. Milik tried at the second goal. The ball was stopped by Luka Gugeshashvili.
Marseille shook itself quite quickly. She began to attack bolder and bolder until the lead came out. Arkadiusz Milik gave them to her. In the 40th minute after the throw-in, the Polish striker shot his head, but the defender stopped his shot on the line. The Polish representative kicked the ball into the goal with his foot.
Milik was also the author of the second goal, which Papa Gueye found perfectly. The Polish striker did not make a mistake on his own and probably ended up in the net. Marseille was leaving with a two-goal advantage during the break.
Karabakh attacked again in the second half. He hit the post, but his defense also had to be careful. The Georgian goalkeeper of the visitors saved Gueye’s shot from the 54th minute in a manner known to him. Mandanda was also under fire. In the 64th minute Wadji scored strongly against the crossbar, but the Marseille goalkeeper effectively carried the ball over the crossbar.
In the 68th minute, Milik left the pitch and the audience cheered him on. Marseilles stepped back and gave the field to rivals. However, the visitors from Azerbaijan were unable to hit the target. Until then, however. OM caught up. In the end, the combined action of the 85th minute resulted in a goal for Karabakh. Patrick Andrade got the ball in the penalty area and played along the goal line, and Kady hit the net from close range.
In the last seconds of the match, Dmitri Payet was the most active, who replaced Milik. First he scored so that the goalkeeper parried the ball to the corner, then he hit the crossbar. In the end, however, in added time, he hit the net and set the score at 3: 1.
The next meeting of both teams will be held on February 24. His favorite will be OM.
Olympique Marseille – Karabakh Agdam 3: 1 (2: 0)
Goals: Arkadiusz Milik (41, 44), Dmitri Payet (90) – Kady (85)
Yellow cards: Ünder, Peres, Dieng
Olympique Marseille: Mandanda – Lirola, Balerdi, Kamara, Álvaro González, Peres – Ünder (69th B. Dieng), Gerson (69th Guendouzi), P. Gueye, de la Fuente (69th Bakambu) – Milik (68th Payet).
Karabakh Agdam: Gugeszaszwili – Vesović, Medina, Medveděv, T. Bajramov – P. Andrade, Garajev (90. Ibrahimnli) – Kady, Ozobić (74. Šejdajev), Zoubir – Wadji (89. Gurbanli)
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