Overview
- Igor Paixao struck twice inside 12 minutes before Mason Greenwood made it 3-0 on 26 minutes and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added a fourth on 52.
- Defender Facundo Medina was injured in the first half and was replaced by CJ Egan-Riley following a foul by Lucas Rosa.
- Goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli preserved a clean sheet with several saves after the break as Ajax pressed for a consolation.
- More than 65,150 tickets were sold, setting a Vélodrome record for a European match as Marseille hosted its first Champions League game since 2022.
- Ajax’s poor run continued after their 0-2 loss to Inter Milan, with forwards Kasper Dolberg and Wout Weghorst unavailable through injury.