Overview
- Mason Greenwood scored twice and moved to 10 league goals, leading the Ligue 1 scoring chart according to AFP.
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck the opener, with Timothy Weah and Igor Paixão also on target for Marseille as Mohammed-Ali Cho scored for Nice.
- Play was delayed after Marseille’s second goal when an object was thrown from the stands and a melee broke out near the benches, the Associated Press reported.
- A late firework display in the Marseille section nearly caused the match to be abandoned, AFP reported.
- Marseille climbed to 28 points from 13 games, one ahead of PSG on 27, while Nice remained ninth.