Nice vs Marseille, 2025-26 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Greenwood, Weah fire Marseille top of Ligue 1
Mason Greenwood's brace maintained his scintillating form as Marseille cantered to a 5-1 win over Nice that lifted it to the top of Ligue 1 on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
- 3': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
- 3': Salis Abdul Samed (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Antoine Mendy (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed.
- 6': Angel Gomes (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Nice).
- 6': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
- 6': Igor Paixão (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
- 10': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Juma Bah.
- 11': Attempt saved. Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Greenwood with a cross.
- 11': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 13': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 14': Antoine Mendy (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Attempt saved. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jeffrey de Lange (Marseille). Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 17': Attempt missed. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emerson.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juma Bah.
- 19': Offside, Nice. Melvin Bard is caught offside.
- 20': Angel Gomes (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 22': Offside, Nice. Terem Moffi is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jeffrey de Lange (Marseille). Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 24': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
- 24': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille).
- 26': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille).
- 26': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Nice).
- 29': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille).
- 30': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 31': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
- 32': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Arthur Vermeeren.
- 33': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Angel Gomes.
- 33': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 2. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Juma Bah (Nice).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Ali Abdi (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
- 41': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Igor Paixão.
- 42': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
- 42': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jeffrey de Lange (Marseille). Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jeffrey de Lange.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jeffrey de Lange (Marseille). Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Jeffrey de Lange (Marseille).
- 45'+3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jeffrey de Lange.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nice 0, Marseille 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Marseille 2.
- 46': Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Mendy.
- 47': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille).
- 47': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Paixão (Marseille).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jeffrey de Lange (Marseille).
- 51': Angel Gomes (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
- 53': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 3. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Balerdi.
- 55': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Angel Gomes (Marseille).
- 55': Emerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Nice).
- 57': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (Marseille).
- 57': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Goal! Nice 0, Marseille 4. Timothy Weah (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 60': Foul by Angel Gomes (Marseille).
- 60': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Goal! Nice 1, Marseille 4. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a through ball.
- 64': Offside, Nice. Melvin Bard is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 67': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Nice).
- 67': Igor Paixão (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Terem Moffi.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Kojo Peprah Oppong.
- 69': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Timothy Weah with a through ball.
- 69': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
- 70': Substitution, Marseille. Bilal Nadir replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 70': Substitution, Marseille. Matt O'Riley replaces Angel Gomes.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 74': Goal! Nice 1, Marseille 5. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following a fast break.
- 76': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Marseille).
- 76': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. Robinio Vaz replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 77': Substitution, Nice. Bernard Nguene replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 77': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Sofiane Diop because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Marseille. CJ Egan-Riley replaces Leonardo Balerdi.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Jeffrey de Lange.
- 80': Ali Abdi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Bilal Nadir (Marseille).
- 86': Delay in match (Nice).
- 89': Substitution, Marseille. Neal Maupay replaces Igor Paixão.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Offside, Marseille. Robinio Vaz is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Marseille 5.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Marseille 5.
Statistics
 OLM |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 47.2 | Possession | 52.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 413 | Accurate Passes | 454 |
| 468 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 12 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 29 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 27,089
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 27,089
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lens | 16 | +15 | 37 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | +21 | 36 |
| 3 | Marseille | 16 | +21 | 32 |
| 4 | Lille | 16 | +13 | 32 |
Line-Ups
Nice (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 80 | Yehvann Diouf (GK) |
| 28 | Juma Bah |
| 37 | Kojo Peprah Oppong |
| 33 | Antoine Mendy  |
| 99 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 24 | Charles Vanhoutte |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 92 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 25 | Mohamed-Ali Cho |
Marseille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Jeffrey de Lange (GK) |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 8 | Angel Gomes |
| 18 | Arthur Vermeeren |
| 19 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 97 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 14 | Igor Paixão |
| 10 | Mason Greenwood |
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