Marseille v Athletic Club: Lineups announced for Stade Velodrome friendly
Marseille will host Athletic Club in a pre-season friendly at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday, August 9, 2026, with both sides naming their starting XIs and substitutes ahead of the match.
The fixture is Marseille’s final warm-up before the French top-flight season; they will conclude their pre-season programme against the Basque visitors after earlier results that included a 3-0 win over Yamoussoukro, a 3-0 loss to Nice, a 2-1 victory over Nimes and a 3-0 win over Al Shahania.
Athletic Club arrive unbeaten in their last six friendlies, recording a 3-0 win over Derio, an 11-0 victory against Leioa, a 2-0 result over Sestao, a 2-2 draw with Eibar and consecutive 3-0 wins over Racing Santander and Burgos.
Marseille’s confirmed starting XI is Jeffrey De Lange; Houssem Abdelli, Leonardo Balerdi, Derek Cornelius, Emerson Palmieri; Angel Gomes, Pierre‑Emile Højbjerg; Amine Gouiri, Amine Harit, Igor Paixão; Timothy Weah. The substitutes listed are Jelle Van Neck (gk), Theo Vermot (gk), Mohamed Baradji, Kelyann Bezahaf, Ulisses Garcia, Alexi Koum Mbondo, Neal Maupay, Tadjidine Mmadi and Tochukwu Nnadi.
Athletic Club’s starting lineup is Alex Padilla; Hugo Rincón, Yeray Álvarez, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche; Mikel Jauregizar, Peio Canales; Iñaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Robert Navarro; Gorka Guruzeta. Their bench includes Mikel Santos (gk), Jesús Areso, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Adama Boiro, Maroan Sannadi, Beñat Prados, Beñat Gerenabarrena, Alejandro Rego Mora, Johaneko Louis Jean, Selton Sanchez, Iker Monreal Agundez and Álvaro Djaló.
For viewers in India the match will kick off at 9:00 PM IST; the game takes place at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France. For further updates, Khel Now points readers to its Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube channels and to its Android and IOS apps, as well as community groups on Whatsapp and Telegram.
Marseille will then begin their Ligue 1 campaign on August 21, making this fixture their final scheduled pre-season outing ahead of the domestic season.
