AS MONACO VS MARSEILLE | EFOOTBALL 2024

so hello and welcome to everybody who has joined us for the buildup to this occasion of ultimate tribalism and as you would expect that buildup has been remarkable they fight here not just for the pride of their man but in the ultimate show of oneup and the mve is boisterous it is a perfect Ambiance for the central characters who are ready now to perform so the clops are off Jim well it's certainly going to be huge Peter the demands both physical and mental on these players out there will be massive and there's going to be a big responsibility on both captains to keep the players in check we need talkers to ensure that everyone plays the game and not this occasion there's the whistle and here we go well if the pregame rhetoric is anything to go by pet there's going to be a lot of of strong stuff on show here however it goes we're in for something special it's an inviting looking ball that they've got to make this nice and quick you Jim see making a difference here I would say say Peter it's got to be Pierre Amil hyberg and we know he's got that positional discipline and and Leadership but he's got an all round Midfield game he is very experienced he's very clever in in how he operates I wouldn't say he is a record breaker but he's very effective in in how he goes about his game yes he be my pick to it's going to be all about how they get the best out of him Neymar Neymar oh that is really good [Applause] tenacity and it's been taken [Applause] short and now a sudden chance to counter [Music] NOA har leque so a third of the match or thereabouts gone and we still await the first goal Lola and Muro oh good [Applause] read har it's a sweet ball that sholu Neymar yeah they were looking for a counter attack play through for the white man looks a good ball through and the flag has stayed down has a go oh that is rather Wayward all he'd be thinking is please round swallow me up Muro now harit looking Su set free a runner he is through here there's a beautiful Simplicity about this contest willing running on one side gogged defense on the other nice interception his positioning was spot on FID it through and the go mar mar have the lead well his movement is all based on fine margins and the timing of his run then was [Applause] ideal Lo they take the lead 1 n well I think the managers are going to have to scrap whatever they had in mind for the halftime team talks one has got to turnone it up now and the other has to turnone it down there will be one minute ated time and he's away and D gets across to intercept there is the halim whistle steady solid and for now where they want to be just one goal and they have it good effort from both sides but at halim substitution in progress and that's the start of another 45 minutes Monaco need to get the balance right to sort this out ambition must be complemented by just the right amount of caution and I think the more experienced players can oversee that they want to be quick here it's Breakaway time van djk Monaco do appear to have made a halim change well we're certainly going to see a change in Personnel we'll see if the system changes with it [Applause] Lola Monaco still trailing by one and looking here to take it up a notch after the break LS Enrique wahi and it's lofted through here a slightly better ball would have led to a very different outcome there look the game was full of ifs and bus if only the the pass could have completed in 15 and back to the goalkeeper baleri so what are you thinking look they may be W down but they're not shying away time is on their side and they're set on using it he's on side binos did just about enough to come out on top there I the party overly willing to compromise I'm struggling to work out whether that was Brave or a bit stupid maybe both actually decent hit oh taken with style Monaco are [Applause] Level speed of for efficiency of movement and certainty of outcome well that defense is perplexed by the fact they've allowed him the space after 72 minutes is number 11 [Applause] wi substitution for number n coming manager can make a change for the first time in the game here that has certainly made things interesting well this is to be expected Peter when you can finish goo and the comeback is [Applause] complete yeah they were made to pay for not moving the ball smartly enough through a very strong pressing way two goals on the day and he may not yet be done number 11 [Applause] substition for number 11 changes in quick succession on the field Monaco into the lead no doubt as to who has the momentum here now the only doubt is how many is coming play towards the other side he's try to skip past his man flings in across cleared [Applause] away keep calm and carry on that's the job in a nutshell now keep the ball and to win the game it really is that simple tavan R very much into the last knockings Fabian Ruiz it's van djk and it's marinos now Fabian Ru he's picked his way through now it's s Min haded time going up here it's three minutes and that's that Monaco have won it by sheer force of character as winning teams do they managed to find that little extra when they needed it so there it is what struck you most about that Monaco really were great today they showed a lot of battling qualities required in a game like this such as intensity personality a gritty spirit I think this result was well merited well thanks for your company Jim and a very good day to you