Overview
- More than 30,000 fans filled the Vélodrome for the Universe League stop organized by Zidane’s nephew, Ryad.
- Zidane entered at 21:00 to a surge in noise from the three open stands, with the closed virage Sud visually covered by South Winners tifos.
- Playing for Phocéa Universe against King Capital, he set up Dimitri Payet for the seventh goal and then scored the final strike past stand-in keeper Ludovic Giuly.
- Franck Ribéry also found the net as former OM players rolled to a 10-1 win in the exhibition-format showcase.
- The evening featured earlier short matches and live sets by rappers Medine, Soprano, Soolking and Alonzo, with the gala broadcast on France 4 and commentary by Redouane Bougheraba.