Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Marseille vs Lyon – Lineups & Match Details

Marseille beat Lyon 3-2. Goals: C. Tolisso (3'), Igor Paixão (52'), R. Himbert (76'), P. Aubameyang (81'), P. Aubameyang (90'). Marseille had 52% possession against Lyon's 48%. Shots on target: 7-6.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 24

Sunday, 1 March 2026

MarseilleMarseille

3 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

LyonLyon

Referee: Jérôme Brisard, France

Lineups

MarseilleMarseille4-2-3-1
G. Rulli1G. RulliG
T. Weah22T. WeahD
L. Balerdi5L. BalerdiD
N. Aguerd21N. AguerdD
Emerson33EmersonD
G. Kondogbia19G. KondogbiaM
P. Hojbjerg23P. HojbjergM
M. Greenwood10M. GreenwoodM
Q. Timber27Q. TimberM
H. J. Traore20H. J. TraoreM
P. Aubameyang17P. AubameyangF

Substitutes

12J. De LangeG
8H. AbdelliM
4C. Egan-RileyD
11E. NwaneriM
18A. VermeerenM
6T. NnadiM
28B. PavardD
32F. MedinaD
14I. PaixaoF
LyonLyon4-3-1-2
D. Greif1D. GreifG
A. Maitland-Niles98A. Maitland-NilesD
C. Mata22C. MataD
M. Niakhate19M. NiakhateD
N. Tagliafico3N. TagliaficoD
T. Tessmann6T. TessmannM
T. Morton23T. MortonM
C. Tolisso8C. TolissoM
N. Nartey99N. NarteyM
R. Yaremchuk77R. YaremchukF
Endrick9EndrickF

Substitutes

40R. DescampsG
18R. GhezzalF
33H. HateboerD
45R. HimbertF
44K. MerahM
16Abner ViniciusD
7A. KarabecM
39M. de CarvalhoM
85N. KamaraD

Match Events

3'G

C. Tolisso

Assist: Endrick

30'Y

Clinton Mata

45'+1Y

T. Morton

46'S

Q. Timber

Substitution 1

52'G

Igor Paixão

Assist: P. Højbjerg

60'S

R. Yaremchuk

Substitution 1

63'S

H. Traorè

Substitution 2

74'Y

G. Kondogbia

76'G

R. Himbert

Assist: Endrick

81'G

P. Aubameyang

Assist: Igor Paixão

83'Y

N. Aguerd

84'S

T. Weah

Substitution 3

85'S

G. Kondogbia

Substitution 4

88'S

N. Tagliafico

Substitution 2

90'+8Y

H. Abdelli

90'+4S

M. Greenwood

Substitution 5

90'G

P. Aubameyang

Assist: E. Nwaneri

Statistics

Marseille
52%48%
Lyon
2.33Expected Goals (xG)1.47
18Total Shots12
7Shots on Target6
8Corners1
16Fouls8
0Offsides4
82Pass Accuracy (%)82
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Marseille host Lyon on Sunday, 1 March 2026 at Orange Vélodrome. The kick-off time is 19:45 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Marseille go into the match 6th in the table; Lyon sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Marseille have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Lyon have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: Marseille 0-1 Lyon; 2 Feb 2025: Marseille 3-2 Lyon; 22 Sept 2024: Marseille 3-2 Lyon. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Marseille beat Lyon 3-2. Marseille scored through Igor Paixão 52', P. Aubameyang 81', P. Aubameyang 90'. Lyon replied with C. Tolisso 3', R. Himbert 76'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Marseille held 52% of the ball against 48% for Lyon. Shots on target finished 7-6. Expected goals read 2.33 for Marseille, 1.47 for Lyon.

Verdict

The win nudges Marseille forward and leaves Lyon with work to do. Marseille sat 6th and Lyon 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.