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MARSEILLE 1-1 ATALANTA - REPORT

Marseille were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in the opening leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final against Atalanta, despite dominating the game for large periods.

The visitors took a shock lead on 11 minutes when Gianluca Scamacca converted from Teun Koopmeiners’ pass.

The response was almost instant though, with Chancel Mbemba deservedly equalising with a terrific long-range strike.

Aubameyang then missed a pair of chances either side of half-time for the hosts, the best of them when sent through one-on-one by Amine Harit, only to drag his effort wide.

Marseille continued to impress after the break, but they struggled to create too many clear openings, with substitute Iliman Ndiaye rattling the woodwork with the best of them.

That left the hosts open to a suckerpunch at the other end, and Atalanta came so close to stealing the win when substitute Aleksei Miranchuk dragged wide after a rapid counter-attack.