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| 46' | Half time. Olympique Marseille 0-0 Inter. |
| 45' | 1 minute of additional time to play. |
| 44' | Drogba takes the ball down the left and into our box, but Cordoba is there. The Colombian intercepts and kicks the ball out of play for a Marseille throw-in. |
| 43' | Beye jumps on Vieri to head clear an Inter ball forward and we win a free kick. |
| 41' | Ferreira's cross sails over the heads of Drogba and Cordoba and goes out for a goal kick. |
| 40' | Vieri plays a one-two with Martins then sees his angled left-foot shot parried by Barthez. |
| 39' | Dos Santos' low, long-range free kick has power but it's way off-target. |
| 38' | Almeyda fouls Meriem from behind and Marseille are given a free kick 30 yards out. |
| 37' | Meriem's shot from 25 metres swerves well wide of the left-hand post. |
| 35' | Flamini crosses from the left and Cristiano Zanetti makes an acrobatic intervention to denu Drogba a one-on-one with Fontana. |
| 32' | Marseille win a right-wing corner. Battles crosses, Kily heads out of our penalty box. |
| 31' | Vieri tries to turn Beye on the left but the Marseille defender is right on Bobo and plays out of defence. |
| 29' | Adani intercepts Flamini then plays a long ball forward which is comfortably dealt with by the Marseille rearguard. |
| 28' | The free kick is floated into the Inter box, where Fontana jumps and catches. |
| 28' | Cristiano Zanetti is yellow-carded for tripping Merriem. |
| 27' | Cannavaro blocks Drogba's header from inside the Nerazzurri box. |
| 26' | Cordoba shows his strength to hold off a challenge from N'Diaye and concede a left-wing throw-in. |
| 25' | Ferreira's forward pass is chested down by Drogba then Meriem blasts his right-footed shot way over. |
| 24' | Another free kick to Marseille as Cristiano commits another foul on Drogba. |
| 23' | Inter come forward on the counter-attack. Karagounis' right-wing cross is too long for Vieri and Barthez collects. |
| 23' | Drogba's free kick rebounds off the Inter wall. |
| 22' | Drogba is fouled from behind by C.Zanetti and the home side win a free kick 25 yards out. |
| 20' | Both Battles and Kily are booked by Cortezs Batista for arguing. |
| 19' | Adani clears Drgoba's right-wing cross then Kily is fouled by Battles as both players race to reach the loose ball. |
| 18' | Drogba's powerful right-foot shot from the free kick flies over the crossbar. |
| 17' | Marseille win a free kick 25 yards out after J.Zanetti fouls Dos Santos. |
| 17' | J.Zanetti's low right-wing cross is easily dealt with by the French defence. |
| 16' | Flamini is booked for a sliding tackle on Almeyda. |
| 15' | Drogba's acrobatic header from the left-wing centre is caught by Fontana, but the flag goes up for offside. |
| 14' | With Martins hot on his heels, Hemdani plays back to Barthez. |
| 13' | Flamini is fouled by The Hammer in midfield and Marseille win a free kick. |
| 12' | Cristiano Zanetti's header from Karagounis' corner is just wide of the left-hand post. |
| 11' | Vieri plays wide to Kily, whose cross into the box is blocked. Moments later Beye closes down Martins, blocks the Nigerian's low shot and concedes a corner. |
| 9' | More efficient defending from the Italy captain, who beats Drogba to a long ball forward then turns his opponent before playing clear. |
| 8' | Cannavaro shows great timing as he makes a sliding tackle on Battles to deny the Marseille player a clear route on goal. |
| 6' | Drogba's overhead kick from a left-wing cross is wide of the right-hand post. |
| 4' | From the right wing Almeyda crosses over the left side of the Marseille box, where Beye heads out for a corner. |
| 3' | Adani holds off a challenge from N'Diaye and lets a Marseille ball forward roll through to Fontana. |
| 1' | We're underway at the Vélodrome as Marseille kick off against the Nerazzurri. |
| 1' | Cordoba heads clear a left-wing cross, then moments later Fontana parries a low, long-range shot from Battles. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Marseille go into the Uefa Cup quarter final 2nd leg with a one-goal advantage over Inter. |
| 46' | Fontana drops a right-wing corner and Adani smashes clear. |
| 45' | 4 minutes of additional time to play. |
| 45' | Farinos is booked for a foul on Meriem. |
| 44' | Drogba goes through on goal. Fontana does well to block the French striker's shot. |
| 44' | Beye is fouled by Kily near the right-wing by-line and Marseille win a free kick. Meriem's inswinger is headed over by N'Diaye. |
| 41' | Zaccheroni makes his third switch: Farinos comes on for Almeyda. |
| 40' | Ferreira's free kick is punched clear by Fontana. |
| 39' | Meriem runs down the right then is brought down by Almeyda. |
| 38' | Emre receives in midfield, makes a short, darting run then lays off for Javier Zanetti, who is dispossessed. |
| 36' | Anigo brings on Vachousek for Battles. |
| 35' | Meriem finds space on the edge of our box then sees his shot go just over Fontana's crossbar. |
| 30' | Kily storms down the left then crosses into the middle. Martins' shot is wayward and the French win possession. |
| 28' | Martins' cross for Vieri takes a deflection and Marseille move out of defence. |
| 27' | Drogba again. This time he takes on two then from the right edge of the penalty box fires a fierce shot wide of the far post. |
| 26' | Matias Almeyda is yellow-carded for foul play. |
| 26' | Drogba's header from Flamini's free kick is straight at Fontana. |
| 25' | Adani handles the ball to stop Meriem from advancing and Marseille win a free kick 25 yards out. |
| 23' | Kily's ball over the Marseille defence is too long for Vieri and Barthez collects. |
| 21' | Drogba's far post header from a left-wing free kick is just over the bar. |
| 20' | Inter substitution: Karagounis off, Emre on. |
| 20' | Cannavaro commits defensive suicide and Meriem dribbles Fontana then sees his shot come off the left-hand post. |
| 18' | Karagounis is brought down by Ferreira in the Marseille box. The Portuguese ref doesn't see then books the Greek midfielder for protesting. |
| 17' | Drogba fails to make contact with a dangerous ball played across the face of the Nerazzurri six-yard box. |
| 16' | Gamarra is sent crashing to the ground after an aerial duel with Drogba. |
| 14' | Free kick to us on the right after Almeyda is brought down N'Diaye. |
| 14' | Zaccheroni brings on Gamarra for Cordoba. |
| 12' | Martins tries to dribble N'Diaye but commits a foul. Free kick to the home side. |
| 10' | Inter win a right-wing corner after Javier Zanetti's cross is blocked by Dos Santos. |
| 9' | The Marseille defence clear a left-wing free kick after Martins is fouled. |
| 8' | Meriem plays wide to Brazilian Ferreira, who crosses over the the far side. Battles' diving header is wide of the left-hand post. |
| 3' | Drogba dribbles Almeyda then remains on the ground after a challenge by Cristiano Zanetti. |
| 2' | The goalscorer is booked for excessive celebrations. |
| 2' | Inter come forward and Javier Zanetti's right-wing cross is headed out of defence. |
| 1' | Inter kick off the second period. |
| 1' | 1-0 to Marseille. Didier Drogba scores his ninth European goal of the season with a powerful left-footed shot from inside the penalty area. |