Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Marseille staged a brilliant comeback in a thrilling 3-2 win over Lyon at Choc des Olympiques.
Lens’ 1-1 draw in Strasbourg on Friday opened the door for Lyon to move within five points of second place, but Paulo Fonseca’s side could not capitalize on their chance despite leading twice.
Instead, Aubameyang was the hero for Marseille, who claimed their first Ligue 1 win under new boss Habib Beye.
Corentin Tolisso, played on by Endrick, struck for Lyon inside the third minute, and the midfielder thought he had doubled the visitors’ lead early in the second half but was denied by the offside flag.
Marseille made good on that fortune two minutes later, when Igor Paixao cut inside from the right and unleashed a curling effort that Dominik Greif could only help into the top corner.
Yet another game-changing move put Lyon back on course for victory, with Endrick finding Remi Himbert, who squared his marker before drilling into the bottom left corner in the 76th minute.
However, with nine minutes of normal time remaining, Paixao’s cross was met on the volley by experienced campaigner Aubameyang, who sent home a fine finish.
And in the first minute of stoppage time, Aubameyang was on hand to cut in from Ethan Nwaneri’s low center, thrilling the home fans at Stade Velodrome.
90+1′!!!!!
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