Overview

• Marseille took a 22nd-minute lead when Mason Greenwood won the ball off Arda Güler and slipped in Weah for a right-footed finish.
• Real Madrid overturned the deficit to win 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Matchday 1 of the Champions League league phase.
• Weah’s strike was his first goal for Marseille since joining on loan from Juventus in the summer.
• The goal placed Weah among a small group of U.S. internationals to score against Real Madrid, alongside Christian Pulisic in the Champions League and Johnny Cardoso in La Liga.
• After the match, Weah praised Roberto De Zerbi as a key reason he joined Marseille and emphasized the coach’s impact on his role and confidence.