Gouiri's Late Strike Gives Marseille 1-0 Win Over Leverkusen

Amine Gouiri's stunning 77th-minute strike gave Marseille a 1-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League. The forward beat Robert Andrich on the halfway line, cut inside Edmond Tapsoba and curled a shot past the goalkeeper, ending Marseille's miserable run at the BayArena on a tense Thursday night in Germany.

Marseille had lost all of their first three league-phase games and ended a five-match losing streak in major European competition. Leverkusen's unbeaten start to the Europa League ended, along with a run of ten unbeaten European matches. Mark Flekken saved from Gouiri early, and Miguel Gutierrez hit the woodwork before half-time.

The expected goals were almost level, 0.91 for Leverkusen from ten shots against 0.88 for Marseille from eight, underlining how tight the contest was. Gouiri now has five goals and has contributed to five goals in five games across all competitions, a timely boost as Marseille chase a place in the knockout rounds.