From one African to another: Auba's brace for Beye's maiden Marseille win
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Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 02.03.26. | 10:54
The Gabonese single-handedly inspired Olympique's comeback victory over Lyon and turned a 1-2 deficit into a 3-2 triumph, scoring in the 81st and 91st minutes
Stade Velodrome was Habib Beye's lucky charm. The new Olympique Marseille manager suffered a defeat on his debut against Brest on the road, but his maiden game at home was a whole other story, although his crew was once again on the ropes.
All the credit for the Senegalese's first win with L'OM goes to one man, his fellow African, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who single-handedly killed Olympique Lyon, inspiring a comeback triumph with his late brace - 3-2.
🇬🇦 22 G/A this season
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🇬🇦 A brace at the Olympico
🇬🇦 91st-minute game-winner
AUBA. 🕺❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/udNx9S1Qqb
The visitors broke the deadlock just three minutes into the game through Corentin Tolisso, following Endrick's assist, and managed to keep the lead at the break.
During the pause, Beye subbed on the striker Igor Paixao for the midfielder Quinten Timber, and the Brazilian repaid him with a leveller just six minutes later.
However, Lyon refused to give up against shaky rivals. On the contrary, they believed they could conquer Stade Velodrome, went for another goal, and scored it in the 76th minute through the 18-year-old prospect Remi Himbert, while Endrick recorded another assist.
Yet, instead of sealing the deal, the visitors woke up the beast.
In the 81st minute, Aubameyang equalized after a corner kick, and Paixao's timely pass, and ten minutes later, he made a fantastic run to support Marseille's counterattacks, finishing it with a vital winner for Beye's maiden victory with L'OM on his home debut.
Thanks to this triumph, Marseille closed the gap behind Lyon to only two points, as the battle for third place in Ligue 1 behind Paris Saint-Germain and Lens will be fierce.
LIGUE 1 - MATCHDAY 24
Friday
Strasbourg - Lens 1-1 (1-0)
/Panichelli 18 - Sangare 62/
Saturday
Rennes - Toulouse 1-0 (1-0)
/Nordin 27/
Monaco - Angers 2-0 (0-0)
/Balogun 57, Adingra 62/
Le Havre - PSG 0-1 (0-1)
/Barcola 37/
Sunday
Paris - Nice 1-0 (1-0)
/Munetsi 26/
Lille - Nantes 1-0 (0-0)
/Ngoy 90+4/
Lorient - Auxerre 2-2 (2-2)
/Dieng 19, 29 - Senaya 1, Casimir 24/
Metz - Brest 0-1 (0.-0)
/Ajorque 69/
Olympique Marseille - Olympique Lyon 3-2 (0-1)
/Paixao 52, Aubameyang 81, 90+1 - Tolisso 3, Himbert 76/