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The game was only decided after a penalty shoot-out

Marseille beat Benfica after a penalty shootout

Marseille overcame Benfica in a close win on Thursday, 1-0, in a match relating to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Roger Schmidt's team beat Jean-Louis Gasset's team, 2-1, in the first leg of the tie. In the starting XI there was Emran Soglo.

The first-half ended with a goalless draw.

Faris Moumbagna scored the winning goal after 79 minutes, through a header inside the penalty box.

Thanks to this result, Marseille are through to the next round of the competition. With regard to the next fixture, Jean-Louis Gasset's team will host Atalanta.

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Marseille
  • Extended their run to 6 games scoring goals

Benfica
  • Ended a sequence of 5 games without losing

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