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Olympique de Marseille sleeps at the top of the French Championship this Friday after defeating Nice 5-1 at the Allianz Riviera. Greenwood (twice), Aubameyang, Weah, and Igor Paixão scored for the visitors. Mohamed-Ali Cho pulled one back for the home team.

Standings Situation

With this result, Olympique reached 28 points and took the lead in the French Championship. However, Paris Saint-Germain will still play this Saturday at 5:05 PM (Brasília time) against Le Havre, and could overtake the Marseille team.

Nice, meanwhile, sits in ninth place with 17 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 NICE 1 X 5 OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 🔵 🏆 Competition: French Championship 🏟️ Venue: Allianz Riviera 📅 Date: November 21, 2025 (Friday) ⏰ Time: 4:45 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 11′ 1st half (Olympique de Marseille) ⚽ Mason Greenwood, 33′ 1st half (Olympique de Marseille) ⚽ Mason Greenwood, 8′ 2nd half (Olympique de Marseille) ⚽ Timothy Weah, 13′ 2nd half (Olympique de Marseille) ⚽ Mohamed-Ali Cho, 18′ 2nd half (Nice) ⚽ Igor Paixão, 28′ 2nd half (Olympique de Marseille)

How was the match?

Olympique opened the scoring just 11 minutes into the first half, from a set piece. Pavard headed towards goal and Aubameyang finished it into the net. The lead was extended at the 33rd minute, when Greenwood capitalized on a defensive error and managed to score the second.

In the second half, Olympique’s number 10 showed up again. At eight minutes, Greenwood drove to the edge of the box and shot across goal to make it 3-0. Five minutes later, Weah controlled the ball and fired a powerful shot to the right of Yehvann Diouf, scoring the visitors’ fourth goal.

Nice pulled one back at the 18th minute, with Cho heading in after a cross from Sofiane Diop. At the 28th, Igor Paixão sealed the deal. Aubameyang made a run down the field, entered the box, and crossed for the Brazilian to finish with his right foot and score Olympique’s fifth.

Upcoming Matches

Nice

Porto vs Nice | Champions League Date and time: November 27, at 2:45 PM (Brasília time) Venue: Estádio do Dragão

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille vs Newcastle | Champions League Date and time: November 25, at 5:00 PM (Brasília time) Venue: Orange Velodrome

German Championship

Hoffenheim drew with Mainz 1-1 in the 11th round of the Bundesliga at the MEWA Arena, also this Friday. The visitors opened the scoring after an own goal by Andreas Hanche-Olsen in the first half. In the second half, Danny da Costa equalized after a corner kick.

With the draw, Hoffenheim reached 20 points and is in sixth place. Mainz, with six points, is in 17th.

Spanish Championship

In the 13th round of La Liga, Valencia beat Levante 1-0 with a beautiful bicycle kick goal by Hugo Duro at the Mestalla Stadium.

With this, Valencia moved up to 15th place with 13 points. On the other hand, Levante remains in 19th place with nine points, just one more than Real Oviedo, who are at the bottom of the table.

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