00:00Well, Lens have won their last eight Ligue 1 matches, their last ten in all competitions.
00:09Can they keep the remarkable streak going?
00:13A terrific night of football here, Marseille on the offensive.
00:23Lens will play with confidence, they won this fixture last season.
00:30And they've won every game since a shock defeat away at Struggling Mess at the end of October.
00:39Here's Balerdi giving it to Timothy Weah.
00:49Fascinating to see how the new signings slot in from Marseille this evening.
00:52Timber in the midfield, Juan Airy up front.
00:56And there he in with Aubameyang and Greenwood on the bench at kick-off.
01:00Here's Paixiao to Amin Gwiri.
01:02Gwiri forcing his way through, and Marseille are in front.
01:07Less than three minutes played.
01:11Amin Gwiri, the goal scorer.
01:13The velodrome erupts.
01:22And the perfect start for the home team as they seek to end the remarkable winning run.
01:29Amin Gwiri conceded in that time, but they trail tonight.
01:31Amin Gwiri in the third minute for Marseille.
01:34Here is Gwiri on the ball again.
01:35He's got Paixiao to his left.
01:36Gwiri looking to go by himself.
01:39The shot easily saved by Roban Risser.
01:43To Samson Baidu.
01:45Really lost a key defender, of course, this season in Jonathan Grady.
01:50It was always going to be really interesting to see how long he's going to be out for a long, long time.
02:01Manol Saar has been in the form of his life.
02:04And Smailo Ghaniou has settled him very well of late to that defence tonight.
02:10You've got Ruben Aguilar joining in as well.
02:12Matu Udol playing inside him.
02:17Aguilar on the left-hand side.
02:18And that does maybe remove a little bit of Udol's threat.
02:24He's a wing-back.
02:31Here's Nguaneri for Marseille.
02:33Way ahead to his right.
02:35Nguaneri coming infield.
02:36Nguaneri curls one.
02:38It's a second goal for Marseille.
02:41A dream start to this game.
02:46And a dream debut for Ethan Wuneri.
02:53Brilliantly taking goal.
03:01What about that for away for the teenager?
03:04Brought in just a couple of days ago from Arsenal.
03:08To endear himself to the Marseille support here.
03:11He has the first wheel of holes.
03:14In turn.
03:16Nguaneri picking that ball up on halfway.
03:18And ignoring the option of playing it to Timothy Weah.
03:22To his right.
03:23Coming inside onto his left foot.
03:25And curling that shot low beyond Ruben Risser.
03:28There, he had no chance in the lost goal.
03:31This is Froyon toolbar.
03:38On the way to Abdul Hamid.
03:40A dangerous ball into the box.
03:42Handed out by Aguert.
03:43And a challenge on Saar.
03:53What a season Malon Saar is having.
04:02From a nice defender.
04:05Lost his way somewhat after a move to Chelsea.
04:08Which didn't work out.
04:14Now then.
04:15Maybe this is a chance for Hudson-Edouard.
04:19He worked his way brilliantly into shooting position.
04:22All into the box.
04:29I want to say just a few more seconds to make sure they don't concede.
04:33Before the interval.
04:33And the referees whistle does go.
04:35And Pierre-Emil Hoi-Bjerg celebrates that.
04:42Sailing by two goals to nil.
04:44A winning run.
04:46Looks like it's going to be coming to an end.
04:49Two early goals from Arce.
04:51From Amin Guiri.
04:53With his fourth goal this month.
04:57And Ethan Waneri on his debut.
04:59But Long's looking to pull one back.
05:00Right at the beginning of the second half.
05:02And Adrian Tomasson puts the shot wide.
05:05Well.
05:07It's a side of their intent.
05:10As they look to come back into this game.
05:11But Tomasson had to hit the target.
05:13Goodness me.
05:14Set up by Ruben Aguilar.
05:16Should have been 2-1.
05:17No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
05:32Tim Burton challenged by Tovan.
05:52Ball coming to Nguaneri.
05:54Space outside in for Timothy Weyer.
05:56There's Amin Junior Traoré in the middle.
06:01Giving it to Nguaneri.
06:02Looking to line one up on his left foot again.
06:04All right.
06:29The first time effort from Nguaneri.
06:33It's made a big impact.
06:36Watching that.
06:37Lens beat Arsenal.
06:38In the Champions League.
06:39In the 2023-24 season.
06:42One new substitute.
06:43When Arsenal.
06:45Easily beat Lens.
06:46In North London.
06:49Lens had beaten the Gunners.
06:52Now they're in the competition in France.
06:55Tovan.
06:57Wesley Saïd.
06:58Bit of space.
06:59Behind him.
07:00Mathieu Udol arriving.
07:01Udol.
07:02The ball into the box.
07:03Headed away by Nayef Aguilar.
07:18Now then.
07:19Timber looking to carry it forward.
07:24Guiri.
07:26Saar and Ghaniou having to combine.
07:38Paixão.
07:39No look.
07:39Pass from Paixão to Guiri.
07:41Now Greenwood.
07:43Timothy Weyer coming up on the outside.
07:45That is a wonderful goal.
07:47From Marseille.
07:47To make it 3-0.
07:49And that will end any doubt about the outcome here tonight.
07:52The winning run for loss is at an end.
07:55And it is going to be an emphatic Marseille victory.
07:58Two goals for Amin Guiri.
08:01Three-nil.
08:03For all that big to Marseille.
08:04Well this time Roberto Di Zerbi is not running around the pitch in celebration.
08:16He's a lot calmer.
08:17But he'll be delighted with the quality of the goal as well.
08:22We've got that three-goal cushion.
08:24He'll be delighted with the quality of the goal as well.
08:27Paixão.
08:27Both teams have made all their substitutions now.
08:37Marseille come again.
08:40Aubameyang the substitute.
08:43Greenwood.
08:43Looking for Aubameyang who's lining up the overhead kick.
08:49Well they took out Ghaniou.
08:51Greenwood the drop of the shoulder.
08:53Greenwood to the byline and all the way across the face of goal.
08:56Here's Pakula.
08:57Igor Paixão.
08:58What about this from Greenwood?
08:59The quick feet to get away from Mathieu Udall.
09:05He's deeply disappointed to lose his job at Lyon.
09:09After four or five months out of the game he's bounced back at Lens.
09:15Lens are in here.
09:16Chance to pull one back and they have.
09:18It's Ryan Fofana who makes it 3-1.
09:20Well, it might be a bit premature to say the comeback is on.
09:29It may just be a consolation goal.
09:44Launch on the Marseille copybook.
09:47Here come Lens again.
09:50Saint-Garré.
09:55Bermont.
09:56Lens up the shot which was deflected on its way through but
09:59into the arms of Lens.
10:02To the Bermont.
10:03Another of the substitutes.
10:04So seeing some young players coming on for long.
10:06So it just confirms it.
10:20The referee looking at his watch and there is the final whistle.
10:34Marseille worthy winners tonight.
10:36We have ended.
10:38We have ended.
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