Match Report
The table read 3rd (Spartak Moskva, 9 pts) against 2nd (Olympique Marseille, 12 pts), 3 points apart. On recent form Spartak Moskva sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Spartak Moskva were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1.67, Olympique Marseille 2 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Otkrytiye Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,360. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olympique Marseille led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Olympique Marseille: Brandão (68'), Loïc Rémy (54'), Mathieu Valbuena (18')