Marseille 0-3 Lyon: Lyon boost Europe hopes with crucial Ligue 1 win after trip to Marseille

Lyon’s hopes of qualifying for European football received a huge boost as they picked up a rare away win at Marseille. Castello Lukeba, Moussa Dembele and Karl Toko Ekambi all netted in the second half to earn the visitors a 3-0 victory that leaves them five points behind fifth placed Nice.

Ad/> The hosts should have taken the lead in the first half, with Arkadiusz Milik missing two great chances, firstly prodding off-target when running onto a ball over the top before somehow firing over the bar when it was easier to score as he reached Gerson’s inch perfect cross. UEFA Europa Conference LeagueDessers at the double to give Feyenoord advantage over Marseille ahead of second leg28/04/2022 AT 18:18 Marseille also thought they should have had a penalty in the opening 45 minutes, with another Gerson cross appearing to strike the arm of Jerome Boateng, but the referee and VAR turned down their appeals for a spot-kick.

They were made to pay for those missed chances 10 minutes after the break when the visitors took the lead. Emerson’s free-kick deflected off the wall, and although Pau Lopez saved Dembele’s effort, the ball fell to Lukeba, who poked home his second senior goal.

It should have been 2-0 just a few minutes later when Dembele skied over the bar when meeting a corner at close range, but the striker made amends late on as he brilliantly headed home his 19th of the season, arching his neck to nod Malo Gusto’s right-wing cross into the back of the net and put the game to bed. And Karl Toko Ekambi put added gloss on an already polished performance when he finished off a counter-attack to give the visitors a third goal late on.