Igor Paixão strikes as Marseille beat Metz, go top of Ligue 1 overnight | OneFootball

Olympique de Marseille visited Metz this Saturday for the seventh round of the French Championship, at the Saint-Symphorien Stadium. The visitors won 3-0, with goals from Brazilian Igor Paixão, Matt O’Riley, and Amine Gouiri.

Standings Situation

With this result, Olympique de Marseille took the lead in the French Championship, with 15 points. The team has the same number of points as Paris Saint-Germain, who play this Sunday, but Marseille has the advantage on goal difference (+10 versus +8).

On the other hand, Metz remains winless in the competition and sits at the bottom of the table, with only two points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 METZ 0 x 3 OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 🔵

🏆 Competition: French Championship – seventh round 🏟️ Venue: Saint-Symphorien Stadium, in Metz (FRA) 📅 Date: October 4, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 12:00 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

The goals of the match were all scored in the second half. At six minutes, Robinio Vaz received the ball on the left wing, entered the box, and set up Igor Paixão, who finished first time. The Brazilian’s shot deflected and left goalkeeper Jonathan Fischer with no chance.

Again down the left side, Amine Gouiri cut inside and passed to Matt O’Riley. The midfielder placed his shot into the corner to score Olympique de Marseille’s second goal, at the 24th minute.

Finally, at the 36th minute, O’Riley returned the favor and set up Gouiri, who finished from inside the six-yard box to score the third.

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