Marseille see off newly promoted Paris FC in Ligue 1 | OneFootball

Olympique de Marseille, defeated in their Ligue 1 debut at Rennes, bounced back on Saturday (23), in the second round, winning 5-2 at home against newly-promoted Paris FC.

Olympique de Marseille's Ups and Downs

OM's victory came after a scare. The team from the south of France took a 2-0 lead with a penalty goal, converted by Englishman Mason Greenwood (18') and another by Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (25'). Paris FC equalized through Ilan Kebbal (28') and Moses Simon (58').

Thrilling Final Stretch

Aubameyang was responsible for extinguishing the fire, putting Marseille back in front, making it 3-2 at (73') and the Dane Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (81') and young Robinio Vaz (90'+6) closed the score at 5-2.

Greenwood even missed a penalty in this final stretch, at 85 minutes of play.

Relief in France

The victory brings a calming effect for Olympique de Marseille, which had a turbulent start to the season with the defeat in the debut against Rennes, which was also accompanied by a locker room fight between two players, Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe, who, because of this, were put up for sale in the transfer market.

Paris FC ended up being clearly outmatched and remains scoreless since their debut in the first division, having also lost in the first round, this time against Angers.

On Friday, the current champion and big favorite Paris Saint-Germain secured their second victory in three matches, defeating Angers 1-0 at home, with a goal from Spanish Fabián Ruiz.

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