Surprised after just five minutes by Union Saint-Gilloise with a superb goal from Israeli Anan Khalaili, Olympique de Marseille was quick to react. After a quarter of an hour, Arthur Vermeeren combined with Mason Greenwood on the right of the area.
The Briton serves Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a clever backheel, before the Gabonese tries his luck with his left foot at 18 m. The opposing goalkeeper catches the ball poorly and lets Igor Paixão, who followed well, finish from close range with his right foot under the bar for the equalizing goal for the Olympians (15th).
Before the break, Mason Greenwood goes up the entire Belgian field with the ball before serving Aubameyang. The OM striker closes his teammate in the area, who connects with the right to deceive the Belgian goalkeeper a second time and put Olympique de Marseille ahead on the scoreboard (41st).
21st in the Champions League standings before the match, Roberto De Zerbi’s men can still aim for the top 8 directly qualifying, four points ahead at kick-off this day. Otherwise, it will at least be necessary to ensure their presence in the 24, offering a ticket for the qualifying play-offs for the eighth. The meeting can be followed live with commentary on leparisien.fr.
