Aubameyang scores brace as Marseille get back on track against Paris FC

In the midst of a chaotic week of drama for Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille, Les Olympiens get their first win of the 2025-2026 season in style with a 5-2 win over newly promoted Paris FC. Mason Greenwood opened the scoring with a a penalty, before a brace from Aubameyang, a strike from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and an injury time effort from Robinio Vaz downed a spirited Paris FC side. The away side scored their first goal in 46 years in Ligue 1 McDonald's via Ilan Kebbal, followed by an equaliser from Moses Simon - but OM managed to overcome the capital side in the second half.

It was a timid start from De Zerbi's men, with slow build-up and tentative attempts to get up the pitch. It was in fact who had the first chance of the affair, latching onto a cross from Moses Simon which he nodded just wide of the left post. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang then hit the post with a deft chip over Nkambadio that was only inches from rebounding into the back of the net. The Gabon international was adjudged to have been fouled in the box, and after VAR review saw the referee give the penalty after seeing Otavio's right boot drag back Aubameyang in the box. Mason Greenwood stepped up to convert for his first goal of the season (17').

One would become two just minutes later when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang flicked home from a corner in acrobatic style to score his first goal since his return to the Vélodrome (24'). Relief around the Vélodrome, but it wouldn't last long when Illan Kebbal popped up in the Marseille box with a superb curled effort into the top left corner - scoring PFC's first goal in Ligue 1 for 46 years. Following the break Les Parisiens would find another opportunity thanks to yet another mistake in OM's backline which saw Kebbal feed Moses Simon in the box, and the Nigerian rounded Rulli and slid a finish to put PFC on level terms to increase the nervosity of the Vélodrome going into the final stages of the game.

But that man again, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was at his clinical best when he picked up on Lohann Doucet's mistake after being pressed by Greenwood and finished with a first-time strike to put OM back ahead. A powerful long-range effort from Pierre Emile Højbjerg put some gloss on the scoreline, and relative comfort for Marseille fans going into the final minutes.

THE STAT: 

Thanks to his brace, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has surpassed 300 goal contributions in the Top 5 European leagues (301 - 238 goals, 63 assists). The Marseille striker has scored 60 goals in Ligue 1 McDonald's, with only Florian Thauvin (86) having scored more among current players in the top-flight.

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