Match report

Marseille Stuns Lyon with Late Comeback, Ligue 1 Match Report

Marseille
Marseille
3–2
FT
Lyon
Lyon
Mar 1, 2026

Marseille stunned their rivals Lyon with a late comeback to win the Ligue 1 clash by 3-2. After falling behind early due to C. Tolisso's goal, Marseille managed to turn things around, thanks to crucial strikes from I. Paixao and P. Aubameyang.

Key Facts

  • • Lyon took the lead in the 3rd minute through a goal by C. Tolisso.
  • • Marseille equalized at 52nd minute with I. Paixao's goal, assisted by P. Hojbjerg.
  • • R. Himbert scored for Lyon in the 76th minute to make it 2-1.
  • • P. Aubameyang scored two goals for Marseille at 81st and 90+1st minutes.

Lineups

Marseille

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Gerónimo Rulli (G)
  • 22 Timothy Weah (D)
  • 5 Leonardo Balerdi (D)
  • 21 Nayef Aguerd (D)
  • 33 Emerson Palmieri (D)
  • 19 Geoffrey Kondogbia (M)
  • 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (M)
  • 10 Mason Greenwood (M)
  • 27 Quinten Timber (M)
  • 20 Hamed Junior Traorè (M)
  • 17 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 Igor Paixão
  • 11 Ethan Nwaneri
  • 28 Benjamin Pavard
  • 8 Himad Abdelli
  • 12 Jeffrey de Lange
  • 4 Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley
  • 32 Facundo Medina
  • 6 Tochukwu Nnadi
  • 18 Arthur Vermeeren

Lyon

Formation: 4-3-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Dominik Greif (G)
  • 98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles (D)
  • 22 Clinton Mata (D)
  • 19 Moussa Niakhaté (D)
  • 3 Nicolás Tagliafico (D)
  • 6 Tanner Tessmann (M)
  • 23 Tyler Morton (M)
  • 8 Corentin Tolisso (M)
  • 99 Noah Nartey (M)
  • 77 Roman Yaremchuk (F)
  • 9 Endrick (F)

Substitutes

  • 45 Rémi Himbert
  • 16 Abner Vinícius
  • 40 Rémy Descamps
  • 85 Noham Kamara
  • 33 Hans Hateboer
  • 44 Khalis Merah
  • 7 Adam Karabec
  • 18 Rachid Ghezzal
  • 39 Mathys de Carvalho

Timeline

  1. Lyon
    3' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Tolisso · Assist: Endrick
  2. Lyon
    30' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    Clinton Mata

    Tripping

  3. Lyon
    45'+1 Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    T. Morton

    Delay of game

  4. Marseille
    46' Marseille subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Q. Timber · On: I. Paixao
  5. Lyon
    51' Lyon Var · Goal Disallowed - offside
    C. Tolisso
  6. Marseille
    52' Marseille Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Paixao · Assist: P. Hojbjerg
  7. Lyon
    60' Lyon subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Yaremchuk · On: R. Himbert
  8. Marseille
    63' Marseille subst · Substitution 2
    Off: H. J. Traore · On: E. Nwaneri
  9. Marseille
    74' Marseille Card · Yellow Card
    G. Kondogbia

    Tripping

  10. Lyon
    76' Lyon Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Himbert · Assist: Endrick
  11. Marseille
    81' Marseille Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Aubameyang · Assist: I. Paixao
  12. Marseille
    83' Marseille Card · Yellow Card
    Nayef Aguerd

    Holding

  13. Marseille
    84' Marseille subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Weah · On: Benjamin Pavard
  14. Marseille
    85' Marseille subst · Substitution 4
    Off: G. Kondogbia · On: H. Abdelli
  15. Lyon
    88' Lyon subst · Substitution 2
    Off: N. Tagliafico · On: Abner Vinícius
  16. Marseille
    90'+1 Marseille Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Aubameyang · Assist: E. Nwaneri
  17. Marseille
    90'+4 Marseille subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Greenwood · On: T. Nnadi
  18. Marseille
    90'+8 Marseille Card · Yellow Card
    H. Abdelli

    Tripping

Match Stats

Stat Marseille Lyon
Fouls 16 8
Pass Accuracy 83% 82%
Offsides 0 4
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 12
Corners 8 1
Total Passes 454 434
Yellow Cards 3 2
Blocked Shots 6 1
Shots on Target 7 6
xG 1.98 1.20
Shots off Target 5 5
Possession 52% 48%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 375 356
Shots Inside Box 12 10
Saves 4 4
Shots Outside Box 6 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ I. Paixao's goal in the 52nd minute marked a turning point, giving Marseille hope and momentum.
  • ▸ P. Aubameyang's second goal at 90+1st sealed Marseille's victory with a late surge of confidence.