Marseille Vs Lyon: Beye’s Vélodrome debut ends in dramatic 3-2 comeback
In a classic marseille vs lyon showdown, Olympique de Marseille overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 at the Stade Vélodrome, a win that keeps Marseille fourth and brings them within two points of Lyon in the Ligue 1 table.
Marseille fell behind inside three minutes when Endrick’s pass split the defence for Corentin Tolisso to finish (0-1, 3'). The match swung wildly: Igor Paixao levelled with a curling strike (1-1, 52'), Rémi Himbert put Lyon back ahead (1-2, 76'), and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completed a late double to turn the game on its head (2-2, 81'; 3-2, 90'+1').
The victory marked Habib Beye’s first win at the Vélodrome with his former club and arrived after a turbulent run for Marseille, who had not won in four Ligue 1 matches and had travelled to a preparatory training camp in Marbella, Spain, to reset heads and bodies.
Marseille Vs Lyon: late goals and late drama
Aubameyang’s 81st-minute equaliser came after Igor Paixao, who had entered at half-time for Quinten Timber (46') — Timber leaving with a shoulder problem — supplied the finish. Ethan Nwaneri, another substitute, delivered the final ball for Aubameyang’s stoppage-time winner (90'+1'). The referee Jérôme Brisard blew the final whistle shortly after that decisive action.
Turning points: VAR intervention and a signature strike
Shortly after the hour mark, Corentin Tolisso thought he had doubled his tally, but VAR ruled the goal out for offside; the call, the coverage notes, did not appear obvious at normal speed (50'). Minutes later Igor Paixao resurrected Marseille with a trademark curling shot into the far corner to make it 1-1 (52').
Early shock and key saves
The match’s early blow came when Emerson lost possession and Endrick’s pass found Tolisso for the 3rd-minute opener. Marseille’s goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli kept his side in the game with a left-arm save to deny Roman Yaremchuk deep into first-half added time (45'+7'). Mason Greenwood forced two notable saves from Dominik Greif after chances at 9' and 14'.
Lineups, context and what it meant
The two starting XIs were named as follows. Marseille: Rulli – Weah, Balerdi, Aguerd, Emerson – Hojbjerg (capt. ), Timber, Kondogbia – Greenwood, Aubameyang, H. Traoré. Lyon: Greif – Maitland-Niles, Mata, Niakhaté, Tagliafico – Tolisso (capt. ), Morton, Tessmann, Nartey – Endrick, Yaremchuk. The match counted for the 24th round of the championship and was followed live by Louis Chahuneau and Denis Ménétrier.
From the brink to the podium chase
At one stage — with Rennes and Lille closing in — a loss would have pushed Marseille eight points behind Lyon and left a deep winter gap. Instead, the comeback keeps Marseille fourth and two points shy of Lyon, who dropped to third. The performance underlined what observers called a wildly unpredictable season for Marseille and highlighted the squad’s reliance on impact substitutes such as Igor Paixao and Ethan Nwaneri.
Lyon, meanwhile, arrived at the Vélodrome after a defeat at Strasbourg that ended a run of thirteen wins in a row across competitions. The club’s next confirmed fixtures are a Coupe de France tie against Lens followed by a Ligue 1 home match against Paris FC.
