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MARSEILLE, France: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Marseille ended a week of turmoil with a 5-2 win over promoted Paris FC in the French league on Saturday.
Marseille could even afford a missed penalty from Mason Greenwood late on.
But the victory wasn’t a given amid the unusual buildup to the game. Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi said Friday that teammates Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe had brawled as if in a pub fight after the team’s season-opening loss at Rennes last weekend.
Both players have been put on the club’s transfer list.
Greenwood opened the scoring Saturday with a penalty before the Aubameyang show started with a spectacular finish in the 24th minute.
Ilan Kebbal pulled one back four minutes later with a brilliant strike inside the far post and he played in Moses Simon to equalize early in the second half with a perfectly placed through ball.
Aubameyang restored Marseille’s lead after a gift from the Paris defense, Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg made it 4-2 in the 81st, and impressive substitute Robinio Vaz completed the scoring in stoppage time after Greenwood missed his second opportunity from the spot. The penalty was awarded for a foul on Vaz.
Lyon wins again
Lyon eased to a 3-0 victory over Metz for its first home win of the season following its successful appeal against relegation last month.
The seven-time French champion was demoted to the second tier because of ongoing financial irregularities and debts estimated at 175 million euros ($203 million), but it appealed.
The club’s new president, Michele Kang, watched as first-half goals from Malick Fofana and Corentin Tolisso were followed in the 83rd minute by Adam Karabec’s first goal since his arrival from Sparta Prague.
There was a brief holdup in the second half as an announcement and a message on the large screen warned against offensive chants.
It’s the second win from two games for Lyon, which opened with a 1-0 win over Lens last week.
Also Saturday, Nice enjoyed a 3-1 win over Auxerre, which had goalkeeper Donovan Léon sent off before the break for bringing down Isak Jansson.
Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain defeated Angers 1-0 on Friday.
 

LONDON: Asian Champions Al-Ahli claimed the Saudi Super Cup with a penalty shootout win over Al-Nassr in Hong Kong on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo made history by scoring his 100th goal for the Riyadh club.

The two teams drew 2-2 after 90 minutes of action, before Al-Ahli emerged victorious 5-3 on penalties.

The 40-year-old Ronaldo reached his century of goals for Al-Nassr, for whom he signed in December 2022. In doing so, he became the first player ever to reach three figures for four separate clubs after netting 450 times for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United and 101 for Juventus. Ronaldo is also the all-time leading international goalscorer with 138 — and counting — for Portugal.

Al-Nassr had the better of the first half but were unable to make their superiority count until they got a helping hand after 40 minutes. Ali Majrashi stopped a cross from Ayman Yahya with his hand and Ronaldo stepped up to fire the spot kick straight down the middle.

Al-Ahli were back on level terms inside added time of the first half. It was a fine strike. Enzo Millot found Franck Kessie in space on the edge of the area and the Ivorian curled a shot into the far corner for his third goal of the Super Cup.

Al-Ahli kept the momentum going for the second half and should have gone ahead with 20 minutes remaining but, somehow, Firas Al-Buraikan fired an Ivan Toney cross against the post from inside the six-yard box.

With seven minutes remaining, however, Marcelo Brozovic restored Al-Nassr’s lead with a rare goal. The Croatian dispossessed Kessie inside the area and then calmly finished into the bottom corner.

But with only a minute left on the clock, Brazilian defender Ibanez headed home a corner to take the game into a penalty shootout.

Ronaldo scored, but once his teammate Abdullah Al-Khaibari missed, it was all over as Al-Ahli ran out 5-3 winners to lift the trophy for the first time sine 2016.

Attention now turns to the Saudi Pro League season which kicks off on Thursday as Al-Nassr take on Al-Taawoun while Al-Ahli host the newly-promoted, and ambitious, Neom SC.