Marseille (France), April 11: Mason Greenwood provided two assists as Marseille bounced back from consecutive Ligue 1 defeats to overcome bottom side Metz 3-1.
Habib Beye’s men came into the game having lost to Monaco and Lille by the same 2-1 scoreline and they were determined not to lose a second straight home match for the first time since November 2024.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got them going after 13 minutes when he took Greenwood’s pass and fired home to round off a quick counterattack.
Greenwood’s assist allowed Igor Paixao to chip over the goalkeeper and make it 2-0 three minutes into the second half. But a minute later Georgiy Tsitaishvili pulled a goal back for the visitor. However, Metz rarely threatened again and Hamed Junior Traore completed the scoring in stoppage time for 3-1 and to lift Marseille above Lille and into third place.
Paris stun Monaco
Paris FC scored three times in the first 24 minutes to pave the way towards a statement 4-1 victory over Monaco and end its seven-game winning run.
Jonathan Ikone got a brace, either side of a goal from Italian Ciro Immobile, and put the home side in the driving seat.
Monaco pulled a goal back shortly before halftime through Folarin Balogun but Paris substitute Luca Koleosho added the fourth after 71 minutes and extend the club’s sterling run. (AP)
