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Ligue 1: Five-star Marseille, seven-up Monaco win big

15Feb

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Ligue 1: Five-star Marseille, seven-up Monaco win big

09 Amine GOUIRI (om) during the Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Saint-Etienne at Orange Velodrome on February 15, 2025 in Marseille, France. New signing Amine Gouiri scored twice as Marseille cruised to a 5-1 win over struggling Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 on Saturday, before Danish striker Mika Biereth hit another hat-trick as Monaco thrashed Nantes 7-1. Algerian international Gouiri had impressed in his first two games since joining Marseille from Rennes late in the January transfer window, but he had not scored for his new club until Saturday's match at the Velodrome. He opened his account to give Roberto De Zerbi's team a single-goal lead at the interval, before Mason Greenwood made it 2-0 from a penalty five minutes into the second half. It was Greenwood's 14th Ligue 1 goal this s...

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