The French Ligue 1 is a quality league. Known for their incredible ability to train and give opportunities to young players, Ligue 1 is a great league.
Ligue 1
The French Ligue 1 is a quality league. Known for their incredible ability to train and give opportunities to young players, Ligue 1 is a great league.
With Matchweek 2 of the Ligue 1 complete, it is possible to make the team of the week for the week in question. To be able to create these teams, it is necessary that, at least, 8 players have an average rating of 7 or more in the type of defense assessed. In addition, players must meet the necessary minutes requirement.
Team of the Week for Matchweek 2 of the Ligue 1 (France): Back 4
Position
Player
Rating
Team
GK
Lucas Chevalier
9.35
Lille
CB
Marquinhos
9.14
PSG
CB
Dante
9.09
Nice
FB
Youcef Atal
8.86
Nice
FB
Melvin Bard
8.65
Nice
M
Khéphren Thuram
9.50
Nice
M
Amine Harit
9.32
Marseille
M
Angel Gomes
9.21
Lille
W
Musa Al-Taamari
9.80
Montpellier
W&M
Romain Del Castillo
9.80
Brest
CF
Akor Adams
8.45
Montpellier
Back 4 – Featured teams:
Nice – 4 Players;
Lille – 2 Players;
Montpellier – 2 Players;
PSG – 1 Player;
Marseille – 1 Player;
PSG – 1 Player;
Team of the Week for Matchweek 2 of the Ligue 1 (France): Back 5
The squad led by Igor Tudor finished in third place of Ligue 1, a position that grants access to the Champions League Qualifiers. With a good season, Marseille has a few players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 5, the type of defense used in this season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
Player
Rating
Minutes Played
Position
Pau López
6.74
2925
GK
Chancel Mbemba
6.85
2840
CB
Leonardo Balerdi
6.62
2638
CB
Samuel Gigot
6.48
1879
CB
Jonathan Clauss
7.13
2565
WB
Nuno Tavares
6.74
2349
WB
Jordan Veretout
6.95
2863
M
Valentin Rongier
7.39
2762
M
Mattéo Guendouzi
6.28
2093
M&W
Cengiz Ünder
6.53
2122
W
Alexis Sánchez
7.35
2302
CF
Marseille’s eleven with the most minutes played (Back 5 – Ligue 1).
Star Player:
Valentin Rongier (M) – 7.39
With incredible performances, Valentin Rongier was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.
Other Key Players:
Alexis Sánchez (CF) – 7.35
Jonathan Clauss (WB) – 7.13
With a few players having great seasons, it is possible to consider Marseille one of the best teams in Ligue 1 – 22-23 Edition. Some of the players in this squad are present in the Ligue 1 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: LIGUE 1 22-23).
Player
Rating
Minutes Played
Position
Rubén Blanco
5.72
495
GK
Eric Bailly
5.13
525
CB
Sead Kolašinac
6.21
1810
CB
Issa Kaboré
5.64
1022
WB
Dimitri Payet
6.30
754
M&W
Amine Harit
6.34
493
M&W
Ruslan Malinovskyi
6.48
1022
M&W
Marseille’s subs with +450 minutes played (Ligue 1).
MARSEILLE – 22/23 LIGUE 1
G – Games
38
W – Wins
22
D – Draws
7
L – Loses
9
P – Points
73
GS – Goals Scored
67
GA – Goals Against
40
GD – Goal Diference
+ 27
HW – Home Wins
10
AW – Away Wins
12
Additional Information regarding Marseille in Ligue 1
With more wins away than at home (10 Home Wins & 12 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Marseille a stronger team playing away from home field. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the good attacking setup (1,76 goals per game) with a good defensive setup (1,05 goals per game).
Player
Rating
Minutes Played
Position
Pau López
5.86
540
GK
Chancel Mbemba
7.10
406
CB
Eric Bailly
6.72
293
CB
Leonardo Balerdi
6.80
491
CB
Jonathan Clauss
5.89
410
WB
Nuno Tavares
6.58
540
WB
Jordan Veretout
6.89
485
M
Valentin Rongier
7.09
471
M
Amine Harit
7.67
359
M&W
Mattéo Guendouzi
6.03
418
M&W
Alexis Sánchez
6.86
418
CF
Marseille’s squad with the most minutes played in Champions League – Back 5 (Minimum 290 minutes played in this competition).
UCL – Star Player:
Amine Harit (M&W) – 7.67
UCL – Other Key Players:
Chancel Mbemba (CB) – 7.10
Valentin Rongier (M) – 7.09
With another presence in European Competitions, Marseille finished last in the Group Stage of the UCL. In terms of the Champions League performances, Amine Harit was the star player followed by great performances of Chancel Mbemba and Valentin Rongier.
Positions most in need of strengthening:
CB & W
With a good squad, Marseille should invest on upgrading the Centre-Back (CB) position as well as the Winger (W) position.
