Nice vs Marseille 2025-26 Ligue 1
Greenwood, Weah fire Marseille top of Ligue 1
Mason Greenwood's brace maintained his scintillating form as Marseille cantered to a 5-1 win over Nice that lifted it to the top of Ligue 1 on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard following a corner.
- 14': Antoine Mendy (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 2. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 37': Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Ali Abdi (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nice 0, Marseille 2.
- 53': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 3. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Balerdi.
- 58': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 4. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 63': Goal! Nice 1, Marseille 4. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a through ball.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Terem Moffi.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Kojo Peprah Oppong.
- 70': Substitution, Marseille. Bilal Nadir replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 70': Substitution, Marseille. Matt O'Riley replaces Angel Gomes.
- 74': Goal! Nice 1, Marseille 5. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following a fast break.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Robinio Vaz replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 77': Bernard Nguene (Nice) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Substitution, Nice. Bernard Nguene replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 77': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Sofiane Diop because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. CJ Egan-Riley replaces Leonardo Balerdi.
- 89': Substitution, Marseille. Neal Maupay replaces Igor Paixão.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Marseille 5.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | Marseille | 13 | 28 | 3 |
| +13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | 27 | 1 |
| +10 | Lens | 12 | 25 | 3 |
| +8 | Strasbourg | 12 | 22 | 4 |
Statistics
 OLM |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 411 | Accurate Passes | 446 |
| 465 | Passes | 497 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 22 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 12 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 28 | Clearances | 7 |
Nice (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 80 | Yehvann Diouf (GK) |
| 28 | Juma Bah |
| 37 | Kojo Peprah Oppong |
| 33 | Antoine Mendy  |
| 99 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 24 | Charles Vanhoutte |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 92 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 25 | Mohamed-Ali Cho |
Marseille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Jeffrey de Lange (GK) |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 8 | Angel Gomes |
| 18 | Arthur Vermeeren |
| 19 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 97 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 14 | Igor Paixão |
| 10 | Mason Greenwood |
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