Overview
- Igor Paixao scored twice, with Mason Greenwood and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang adding goals in a dominant 4-0 win at the Vélodrome.
- The match drew more than 65,150 fans, breaking the stadium’s European attendance record for a continental fixture.
- Facundo Medina exited with an ankle injury in the first half and was replaced by C.J. Egan-Riley, leaving his short-term status uncertain.
- Roberto De Zerbi’s selections, including starts for Arthur Vermeeren and Bilal Nadir, underpinned a first half he called “almost perfection.”
- After opening defeats for both clubs in matchday one, Marseille claim their first three points and visit Sporting CP in Lisbon on October 22.