A double from the Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang against Montpellier gave Marseille the first victory (4-1) after six games without achieving it and revived the team he now leads Jean-Louis Gasset.
The new coach has given a new impetus to the Marseille team, which qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League after eliminating Shakhtar on Thursday (3-1) and now, in Ligue 1, has met with success again. Villarreal awaits him in the next tie of the continental tournament.
Marseille’s return
And league success required a comeback as Montpellier took the lead after five minutes with a header goal from Jordanian Mousa Al Tamari.
Marseille did not turn the match around until half time, with the goal of the Senegalese Iliman Ndiaye a pass from his compatriot Ismaila Sarr.
Aubameyang double
Then he took action Aubameyang, who took advantage of a pass from Congolese Chancel Mbemba at the end of halftime to beat Benjamin Lecomte for the second time and put the locals ahead, sealing the win with a penalty.
A foul inside the area by Boubakar Kouyaté on Iliman Ndiaye reached the ball in the eleven meters. Aubameyang executed, scoring the third on the hour mark.
An objective sentence of its own
He also interfered with the fourth, the one with the rout, which he deflected towards him Malian Falaye Sacko own goal.
The victory keeps Marseille in ninth place, three points behind Lens, sixth, marking the European zone. Montpellier, however, are on the verge of relegation, level on points with Lorient, third from bottom and occupying a playoff spot for permanence.
Source: La Verdad
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