Marseille Move into Ligue 1 Top Three with 3-1 Win Over Metz

Aubameyang inspires Marseille to win over Metz

Marseille beat rock-bottom Metz 3-1, with Aubameyang scoring and Paixao and Traore adding to the tally, extending their unbeaten run against Metz to 11 games.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored and helped Marseille beat Metz 3-1, moving his side into Ligue 1's top three...

Olympique de Marseille moved into Ligue 1's top three after beating rock-bottom FC Metz 3-1, extending their unbeaten run in head-to-head meetings to 11 games (W5, D6).

A recent dip in form had seen Marseille's grip on a UEFA Champions League qualification spot slip more and more with each passing week, but a game at home against struggling Metz offered them the opportunity to breathe life back into their campaign.

And Les Phoceens got off to the perfect start, taking the lead just before the quarter-hour mark.

As Metz pushed men forward for a set-piece, they were punished on the counter as Mason Greenwood slipped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang through for the Gabon international to power into the top-left corner despite slipping as he connected with the ball.

Aubameyang thought he had doubled his tally for the evening with a little more than 30 minutes on the clock, but after racing onto Quinten Timber's through ball and rounding Pape Sy to slot in, his goal was ruled out for a narrow offside call.

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The hosts were totally dominant throughout the first half, yet Metz almost went into the break with the scores level as Gauthier Hein's effort cannoned off the post.

Marseille got off to a flyer once again when play resumed for the second half and doubled their lead in similar circumstances to the opener.

A Metz corner this time turned into a counterattack for the hosts, with Greenwood once again spearheading the break forward before setting up Igor Paixão for an exquisite chip over Sy.

Nevertheless, the two-goal lead lasted a little over a minute when Giorgi Tsitaishvili was criminally afforded space in the Marseille box after cutting inside from the right prior to his shot trickling straight through the legs of Geronimo Rulli.

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Habib Beye's men continued to pour forward in their attempts to secure the points, and Aubameyang was denied from a tight angle before Timber fired narrowly over the bar.

The third goal finally arrived in stoppage time as Amine Gouiri delivered the ball on a plate for Hamed Traore to fire home and help Marseille to claim all three points, though Beye will be concerned with his side's lack of clinical finishing.

Ultimately, a fourth win since taking over the helm at Marseille keeps them in contention for UCL football next season. Metz, on the other hand, sit eight points off the relegation play-off spot with just five games remaining, and look increasingly likely to drop straight back down to Ligue 2.