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00:00Well, that Pique de Marseille looking to cement their grip on second place in the table.
00:08They're a long way adrift of their great rivals Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the standings.
00:13But the key for them is fending off the competition below them
00:17as they look to secure Champions League qualification for next season.
00:22Here tonight up against a lost team whose own hopes of making it into Europe
00:27are fading amidst a very poor run of form.
00:30Big chance early on for Marseille for next season.
00:34Here tonight up against a lost team whose own hopes of making it into Europe
00:39are fading amidst a very poor run of form.
00:42Big chance early on for Marseille.
00:44Amar Dedic on his first start for his new club.
00:48A fine ball to find him on the right-hand side from Adrian Rabiot.
00:54And Dedic should have done better.
01:01Brought in.
01:04It's left for Amar Dedic.
01:09And that's a clever ball in from him.
01:11And Kouiri didn't just about get a touch on that.
01:15Kouiri.
01:18Dedic on the right.
01:19Amar Dedic looking to get it back to Amin Kouiri from the angle.
01:23And Marseille get the game's first corner.
01:32They relied in the early weeks of the season on their defensive strengths
01:36but those have been exposed in the last few weeks.
01:41Merlan feeding it through to Amin Kouiri.
01:43Shot comes crashing back off the frame of the goal.
01:48A real moment of quality there.
01:49Comte Amelard with the powerful run in from the left-hand side
01:53feeding the ball to Kouiri.
01:55Brilliant first touch to set himself up for the shot.
01:57And credit to Mathieu Reim because that is a brilliant save.
02:00He got his fingertips onto that ball.
02:04Just to push it onto the woodwork.
02:07Joining Marseille just as Elie Wey left the club.
02:12Now they've had a chance here for Lens.
02:15And Diouf finding himself through with just the goalkeeper to beat.
02:18And Rulli.
02:20Just a simple ball forward and then Wesley SaĂŻd controlled it.
02:24A lovely pass to release.
02:27Ondi Diouf got away from Rongier.
02:29It's good goalkeeping.
02:31Rulli making himself big.
02:34And Diouf denied.
02:36This is good football for an old team.
02:39Kouiri.
02:41Back to Rabiot again.
02:43Amine Kouiri.
02:45Plays the one-two with Hojbjerg.
02:46Denied by the save from Mathieu Reim again.
02:50That's really brought the crowd to life here.
02:52Brilliant football by the old team.
02:55Terrific link-up play between Kouiri and Hojbjerg.
02:57To push forward in search of the opening goal.
03:00Ben Lasser will deliver.
03:03Signed from AC Milan in the winter transfer window.
03:06It's the header from Ballerdi which
03:09gets the on its way over.
03:11Well the trajectory of that meant that
03:13Mathieu Reim was
03:16I think initially
03:17fairly convinced that that ball was
03:20going over the bar.
03:21Then just at the end it was
03:22standing their ground.
03:24Really important for them to
03:26just rediscover that defensive solidity from earlier in the season.
03:29But Ballerdi
03:31manages to evade a couple of challenges.
03:35It's brave play from Ballerdi because
03:37he's effectively the last line of defence.
03:39Mathieu has a look at his watch.
03:42There is the whistle.
03:47No goals.
03:4845 minutes are over.
03:51And it's been
03:52a very interesting game.
03:54But we don't have goals so far.
03:56It's time to go to a break.
03:59But we're coming back with the highlights,
04:01the stats and so much more for all of you.
04:05Be in sports.
04:35Decided to make a double substitution
04:37at the beginning of the second half.
04:39Just surprised that he decided to leave
04:42both Mason Greenwood and Luiz Henrique on the bench
04:44at kick-off tonight.
04:45They're both on
04:47as the second half gets underway.
04:49And it's Amardidic and Bilal Nadir
04:51who make way.
04:52Straight swaps.
04:54It's about finishing on the podium
04:55and getting
04:57direct Champions League qualification.
04:59They are
05:00five points ahead of Monaco
05:02and Lille win this game tonight.
05:04They say they'll be eight points clear of fourth.
05:07It's the first yellow card of the game.
05:12It's a nasty one.
05:13Certainly looks
05:14nasty in slow motion in particular.
05:16Machado
05:17got...
05:18It's as though
05:19Roberto de Zerbe was
05:21trying to tell us something
05:22by
05:23starting with his two leading marksmen
05:25on the bench, bringing them on at halftime.
05:27Lens could be in here.
05:28Wesley Said
05:30taking advantage of a defensive slip.
05:33Valentin Rongier
05:34getting caught in possession.
05:37And the ball falling for Wesley Said.
05:39You have to give credit to Rongier
05:40because he recovered well enough
05:42to put Said off.
05:45Wesley Said
05:46who
05:47scored at fourth.
05:48It's as though
05:49Roberto de Zerbe was
05:51trying to tell us something
05:52by
05:54starting with his two leading marksmen
05:55on the bench, bringing them on at halftime.
05:58Lens could be in here.
05:59Wesley Said
06:00taking advantage of a defensive slip.
06:02The ball falling for Wesley Said.
06:04You have to give credit to Rongier
06:05because he recovered well enough
06:07to put Said off.
06:10Wesley Said
06:11who
06:12scored at fourth.
06:13French opposition since
06:14May last year.
06:20That will be brought back for a handball.
06:23It's going to be a yellow card for
06:25the Lens player in question.
06:27In La Liga in Spain.
06:29City allowing him to come immediately.
06:37Now then.
06:38Rani's gone down
06:39holding his
06:40lower back.
06:49Now then.
06:50Problem here
06:52for
06:53Ben Nasser.
06:55Caught in possession.
06:56And
06:59clearly
07:02pulling down
07:03the youngster.
07:11Could this be the chance?
07:12Quiri
07:15Rowe
07:16flanks the ball towards the back post
07:18and Luis Enrique with the effort.
07:19Matthew Ryan with the save.
07:22Another big stop from the Australian.
07:25Enormous
07:26disappointment of the home fans.
07:27Another yellow card being produced
07:28in the direction of
07:29Leonardo Balerdi.
07:36There's a lot about Marseille's
07:37impressive away record this season.
07:39It could be more points dropped at home
07:41unless they can get a late winner.
07:42Neil Mbappé.
07:43Mbappé's shot.
07:44Ryan with another big save.
07:46Once again.
07:49Liverpool
07:50against PSG
07:51in the Champions League
07:52in midweek.
07:53This has been
07:54a brilliant goalkeeping display
07:55for Matthew Ryan
07:56of Lens tonight.
07:58Latest save
07:59to deny Neil Mbappé.
08:02And he managed to
08:03get a strong right hand
08:04on that ball
08:05and push it away
08:06to safety.
08:15Mbappé's pass
08:16cut out by Machado.
08:18I haven't seen anything
08:19of the Lens wing-backs
08:20in an attacking sense tonight.
08:21Maybe we'll see something
08:22now though.
08:23David Machado
08:24into the penalty box.
08:26Machado.
08:27Gives it for Lens.
08:28Gives it
08:29to Eli Naui.
08:31And in the 94th minute
08:33Lens have scored
08:34to stun the Velodrome.
08:39Florian Sotoka
08:40releasing David Machado
08:41the first time all evening
08:43that the Colombian
08:44has been able to offer anything
08:45in the attack.
08:47And a really intelligent
08:48unselfish play
08:49to tee up
08:50Neil Eli Naui.
08:51It's another goal for him.
08:54He has been
08:57emerging
08:58as a player
08:59who can't score goals
09:00in recent weeks.
09:01Lens have been crying out
09:02for players
09:03who can put the ball
09:04in the net.
09:05He buried that chance.
09:08And it looks like
09:09Lens are going to leave here
09:10with all three points
09:12completely
09:13against the run of play.
09:17That's what it meant
09:18to the Lens substitutes
09:19and coaching staff.
09:20They've lost so many players
09:22in recent weeks
09:23and months.
09:25They've lost four games
09:26on the bounce
09:27before tonight.
09:29Mason Greenwood
09:30trying to curl one.
09:31Matthew Ryan
09:32collects it and...
09:38He has to play this forward.
09:39He's not going to get
09:40the chance to.
09:41There is the final whistle.
09:45What a dramatic finish
09:47out of that Velodrome.
09:50Lens snatches
09:51a stunning one.
09:52It'll be three over
09:53Morisset
09:54with a last gap goal
09:55and a stoppage time.
09:57It was intense.
09:59A hard-fought battle.