Marseille vs Shakhtar Match Preview
The match between Olympique de Marseille and Shakhtar Donetsk will take place at the Orange Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, on February 22. The game is a knockout round encounter in the UEFA Europa League. Keep reading this article to find the soccer analysis for this coming match.
Marseille Analysis: Looking for new head coach
Marseille fell 1-0 to Brest in Ligue 1 last weekend despite having a man advantage. Consequently, the club board made the decision to fire Gennaro Gattuso. Jean-Louis Gasset is one of the leading contenders for the position of head manager, though it is yet unclear who will fill it. Following the aforementioned defeat to Brest, Marseille dropped to ninth position in the Ligue 1 standings and will struggle to get back into the Champions League fight. The Sky Blues have played 8 games in 2024, and their lone triumph came in a cup match versus Thionville, a lower-division team, early in January, winning 1-0. Bilal Nadir and Valentin Rongier are hurt while Leonardo Balerdi is on suspension.
Shakhtar Analysis: 3rd in Champions League group
It was fortunate for Shakhtar Donetsk to escape with a 2-2 tie in last week’s first-leg match versus Marseille. In that game, they possessed 55% of the ball, had 10–13 shots, and 0.64–1.42 anticipated goals. After falling behind twice, Mykola Matvienko and Eguinaldo tied the score. However, since the Ukrainian Premier League is on winter break and its final official match is in mid-December, they are not seeing any competitive activity. Regarding the European adventure, Shakhtar Donetsk finished third in Group H behind Porto and Barcelona with 9 points from their 6 Champions League games, dropping the decisive encounter in Portugal 5-3. Marlon Gomes, Tymur Puzankov, and Ivan Petryak are all hurt.
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Olympique Marseille vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk Match Information
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- Date: 02/22/2024
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
