Marseille Finds Spark, Climb to Ligue 1 Lead With a 5-1 Resounding Win Over Nice

Match Recap

Marseille continued their resurgence with a 5-1 victory over Nice in the opening of Round 13, briefly climbing to the top of Ligue 1.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring with a close-range finish in the 11th minute after a shot from Benjamin Pavard, then Mason Greenwood struck twice in the 33rd and 53rd minutes. Timothy Weah added another in the 58th, and Igor Paixao finished the scoring in the 74th for Marseille. Nice's consolation came from Mohamed-Ali Cho in the 63rd.

Before hosting Newcastle United at the Allianz Riviera, Marseille had gone winless in six across all competitions, suffering three defeats, including two in the Champions League, though they had not tasted a league defeat recently, dropping only two points.

With this win, Marseille moved to 28 points, briefly taking the lead before facing a heavyweight clash with Paris Saint-Germain and their upcoming European fixture against Newcastle United, who held 9 points in the group. Marseille's European campaign remained at 3 points.

Next up, Marseille prepare for Tuesday's Champions League meeting at home against Newcastle United, a key test in their bid to stay alive in Europe.

Punchline 1: If defense were a job, Marseille just filed for unemployment after this five-goal performance.

Punchline 2: Marseille’s attack was so sharp it could slice bread with a through ball.