Tottenham Hotspur defeated Olympique de Marseille in the dying minutes of the game to secure a place in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League. The match started with both teams having their fates in their own hands, and the hosts gave Spurs a shock when they scored in the added minutes of the first half. Had they managed to cling to that lead, they would have qualified for the knockout stages, and Spurs would be on their way to playing in the UEFA Europa League. But Clement Lenglet pulled one back in the second half to regain their hopes, and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg scored in the dying minutes of the game through a counterattack to ensure first place in Group D.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xG (expected goals)
* pass networks
* positional attacks
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How did Tottenham Hotspur win with a very low xG? How did Marseille not score more goals even with a high number of shots?
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The home side started the match with a 3-4-2-1 formation with Alexis Sanchez as the lone striker and Amine Harit and Mattéo Guendouzi on either side. They later switched to a 3-4-3 formation in the 83rd minute.
The visitors started the match with a 3-4-3 formation, with Harry Kane leading the line and Son and Lucas Moura wide. They were forced to change to a 5-3-2 formation in the 29th minute with Son picking up an injury.
The French side had 62.28% possession and dominated the game throughout the match. However, they couldn’t finish the game off even though they had more possession.
The visitors only had a possession rate of 37.72%. They, however, enjoyed some possession at the beginning of the second half and scored a goal from that as well.
Marseille attacked from all parts of the pitch. They attacked 37% from the right side and had an xG of 0.31 through those attacks. They launched a total of 38 positional attacks, with 10 of them leading to shots.
The visitors, on the other hand, played only 13 positional attacks, and only one of them produced a shot. They mainly focused on the right side of the pitch to attack, but none of them led to any shots.
The home side took 15 shots, and five of them were on target with an accuracy of 33.33%. Chancel Mbemba Mangulu scored for them in injury time of the first half.
Spurs, on the other hand, had only five shots. But three of them were on target with 60% shot accuracy.
The home side had an xG of 1.48. They had 11 shots from inside the penalty box but could only convert one of them.
The visitors had a very low xG of 0.54 during the match. But they converted two of their chances and came out as the winners.
The hosts played a total of 679 passes and successfully completed 603 of them. They had a passing accuracy of 88.81%. The home side combined very well and looked very dangerous.
Spurs, at the same time, played only around half as many passes. They attempted a total of 373 passes, completing 316 of them for a success rate of 83.82%.
Marseille players played a total of 77 passes into the final third, and 56 of them found their teammates. They had a passing accuracy of 77.72 percent in the final third, and it looked like they would pull off a miracle. But the hosts couldn’t score the goal that would take them past the finishing line.
The visitors played a total of 38 passes into the final third, and only 26 of them were successful. They had a passing accuracy of 68.42% in the attacking third.
The hosts didn’t just attack well. They recovered the ball many times too, many of them in the final third. Leonardo Balerdi recovered the ball the most times for the hosts.
Spurs though, recovered the ball only 73 times. Ben Davies was the player to come up with the most saves for the visitors. The defender made 13 recoveries.
The hosts contested 193 duels and won 105 of them, for a success rate of 54.4%. Amine Harit won the most duels. He won 22 duels for the hosts.
Spurs also contested 193 duels and won 85 of them, for a success rate of 44.44%. Harry Kane contested 35 duels for the visitors.
Marseille contested 52 defensive duels and won 38 of them, for a success rate of 73.08 percent. Chancel Mbemba won the most defensive duels for the hosts. He won 9 defensive duels with a success rate of 78%.
Tottenham Hotspur contested a total of 63 defensive duels and won 42 of them with an accuracy of 57.73 percent. Clement Lenglet won the most defensive duels for the Spurs.
The home side made 35 aerial duels and won 16 of them with 44.44% accuracy. Mbemba again won the most aerial duels for them.
Spurs contested a total of 36 aerial duels. For them, Harry Kane contested the most number of aerial duels.
Tottenham Hotspur somehow managed to pull off a win in the last minute through a counterattack as they silenced the Marseille fans and pushed them to agony. But the French club can be proud of the way they competed and almost knocked Spurs out of the competition. Regardless of the result, this match will be remembered as a Champions League classic.
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