Marseille-Benfica will take place this Thursday, April 18 at the Vélodrome stadium at 9 p.m. Live on Canal + Foot and M 6.
Marseille lost 2-1 to Benfica in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final. The French club is at the bottom of the table with 5 consecutive defeats. The match will be played without several executives, such as Jonathan Clauss (muscle injury), Quentin Merlin (ankle) and Valentin Rongier (knee). The Portuguese club will be at full strength, in addition to the injury to Portuguese defender Tomas Araujo (ankle). The match is expected to be played in front of a crowd of around 10,000 people at the stadium. The first leg will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, April 17. The second leg will take place in Marseille on Thursday, April 18, at the same time in Lisbon. The game will be contested in the Estadio Mineirao, with the second leg taking place in Lille.