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Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in the Europa League
Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in a Europa League match in Leverkusen on Thursday.
The win came away from home for the French team.
Marseille coach Bruno Genesio said the result revived his team's chances in the competition.
A German match report described the game as low in quality and said Bayer Leverkusen looked alarmingly weak.
It also pointed to problems in Leverkusen's central midfield pairing, known as the double pivot, as a potential challenge for the team.
Genesio said he was looking ahead to Marseille's prospects in the rest of the competition.
Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 away in a Europa League match on Thursday.
Marseille coach Bruno Genesio said the win had revived his team’s prospects in the competition.
Kicker described the match as low in quality and said Bayer’s problems in defensive midfield could become a challenge.
Kicker said Bayer appeared to be heading towards its first crisis of the season.
- Who
- Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen.
- What
- Marseille won 1-0 in the Europa League.
- When
- Thursday evening, November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Leverkusen, Germany.
- Why
- The sources do not state why Marseille won. Genesio said the result revived his team’s chances in the competition.
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Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in the Europa League.
Marseille coach Bruno Genesio looked ahead to his team’s chances in the competition.
- Score
- Marseille 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- Competition
- Europa League
- Date
- November 5, 2026
- Venue
- Leverkusen
- Marseille coach
- Bruno Genesio
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