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Marseille beats Angers 5-2 to earn second straight league win
Marseille beat Angers 5-2 in a Ligue 1 match in Angers, France.
Angers scored first in the 14th minute, but Himad Abdelli and Nouhoum Kamissoko put Marseille ahead before half-time.
After the break, Amine Gouiri, Amine Harit and Igor Paixao added three goals for Marseille, while Angers scored once more from a penalty.
The win was Marseille’s second straight in the league, following a 2-0 victory at Troyes the previous weekend.
It came days after Marseille lost 1-0 to Olympiakos in the Europa League, and lifted the team provisionally to eighth with nine points.
Angers were 14th with seven points, and the result gave Marseille a boost after its European defeat.
Marseille beat Angers 5-2 away to record its second straight Ligue 1 win.
Angers took the lead in the 14th minute through Lilian Raolisoa, but Marseille scored twice before half-time.
Amine Gouiri converted a penalty in the 60th minute, and Amine Harit and Igor Paixao added late goals.
The win lifted Marseille provisionally to eighth place with nine points, while Angers were 14th with seven.
- Who
- Marseille and Angers.
- What
- Marseille won 5-2 for its second consecutive Ligue 1 victory.
- When
- 18 October 2026.
- Where
- Stade Raymond-Kopa in Angers, France.
- Why
- Marseille was seeking a second consecutive league win after beating Troyes; the sources do not state a further reason.
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Lilian Raolisoa scored to put Angers ahead.
Himad Abdelli equalised for Marseille.
Nouhoum Kamissoko scored to give Marseille a 2-1 lead.
Amine Gouiri scored a penalty to make it 3-1.
Amine El Ouazzani scored a penalty for Angers, reducing the deficit to 3-2.
Amine Harit and Igor Paixao scored to complete Marseille’s 5-2 win.
- Final score
- Marseille 5-2 Angers
- Competition
- Ligue 1, seventh matchday
- Marseille league record
- Second straight win
- Marseille position
- Provisionally eighth, with 9 points and a +4 goal difference
- Angers position
- 14th, with 7 points