Final Score: Manchester United-2, Olypique Marseille-1
Manchester United: 4x3x3, 4x4x2 -- Not sure what formation, it looked like 4x3x3 in first half and 4x2x2 in second half but not sure.
#16 was an outside defender; a couple of the defenders got hurt and were subbed for.
Marseille- 3x5x2 in the first half and 4x3x3 in the second half
#19 and #24 were the outside defenders. I noticed that #24 was very patient in his 1v1 defending and didn't dive. He was also calm on the ball and liked to get in the offense when he could.
The two goals that were scored on Marseille was a result of terrible marking. Both goals were the same; #14 on Manchester United was virtually standing completely unmarked in front of the goal and the ball was passed to him (1st goal by Wayne Rooney and 2nd goal by Giggs) and he just placed it in an open net.
I think that Manchester United was very lucky to come out with a win. The goals they scored were easy; they were a result of bad defending by Marseille. Also, Marseille was not short of chances. They had a ton of chances (more than Manchester United it looked like) and they just could not capitalize or finish. If they would have finished on just a few of their various chances, they would have come out with a win.
My favorite player of the game was Wayne Rooney. I think he had one of his better games. He seemed like he was everywhere and he had some truly terrific passes. He kept slipping the ball through the defense and finding the open players. He was very calm on the ball and just had great skill on the ball. He played well!
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