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00:00Can he inspire La Havre here to do something exceptional as they start 2025?
00:11The numbers are against them in every sense.
00:13La Havre, 11 goals 4, all told, in 15 league games, the lowest tally in the top flight.
00:21The midfield players 5, all the forwards on their books combined only 1.
00:27And all together La Havre only 1 goal in December.
00:42And already La Havre sinking very deep indeed.
00:45With a reasonable knowledge of La Havre's situation would have expected 75% possession
00:50from Marseille but they've not done a lot with it until now.
00:53And Rabiot decides to take matters into his own hands.
00:56Reach out for this, I think he knew it was going past his left-hand post but not by that much.
01:02Just saw it on its way.
01:06Rabiot's the player who's come closest so far.
01:11Luis Enrique again and again out the back, Rabiot goes for it.
01:21That's nice from Luis Enrique but not so the selection on the end of it.
01:26And Borgia on the half turn, Rabiot's example from a few minutes ago.
01:40Two seasons, this season at last without a single league end goal.
01:44He got five in his first season back in the French game.
01:47Here's a player who's been scoring for fun and very nearly did so again.
01:50Greenwood, closer than Rabiot's concern.
01:54Strikes through it well.
02:03Into Rabiot.
02:07Greenwood looking for Merlin, he gets to this one,
02:10pulled it right back onto the penalty spot but there wasn't a white shirt anywhere near it.
02:14But the goal goes in and it's stroked home elegantly,
02:17brilliantly by Valentin Rogier and Marseille breakthrough.
02:23They were patient, they waited for the mistake and the strike from Rogier was perfect.
02:40Super bit of work from Merlin went unrewarded but it was such a poor clearance by Kecha.
02:47The perfect invite and he just had to hope that Mopé got out of the way of it,
02:52which Mopé did do.
02:53He jumps over the ball.
02:55Rogier knew his shot was good.
03:00Rogier scores in Ligue 1 for the first time since the end of November when they won at Lols.
03:06In their last game in the Coupe de France before Christmas.
03:13Milan, and he did so well and he finds the net on his return after a year.
03:18A great moment for a young man who's had to really fight to take his career forward.
03:24He takes Olympique Marseille forward in this game,
03:27it's been coming for some time, it's Marseille 2, La Havre-Nil.
03:34And a very, very popular goal scorer he is.
03:39All the lonely hours, fighting back for almost a full calendar year from serious injury.
03:48Given a start tonight by De Zerbi and taking his opportunity.
04:00And a lot of people are very happy for him.
04:02This time.
04:06Luis Enrique, Murillo, better first touch, nice second touch.
04:12Milan coming in.
04:18The deflection was difficult, well read by Milan incidentally.
04:23He sees him off for the moment this time.
04:28Luis Enrique, Murillo, better first touch, nice second touch.
04:33Milan coming in.
04:35It's in there for Mbappé.
04:37Mbappé gets his goal, the third for Marseille just before halftime.
04:43La Havre look forlorn already.
04:48Mbappé on target.
04:58The deflection was difficult, well read by Milan incidentally.
05:01And Mbappé was very strong then to hold his ground that the ball had to
05:05come down, he had to wait for this a little bit.
05:09And he kept Ute at bay.
05:13La Havre unable to keep Marseille at bay.
05:28Mbappé back on Eyoub that time and it's going to draw calm at the first of the night.
05:36So we reach halftime.
05:42What a dominant first half performance from Olympique Marseille.
05:47The home side has taken full control, leading three-nil of the break.
05:53Don't go anywhere, we're coming back.
05:55I'm in sports.
05:58They brought in this season yet another of the new faces.
06:02Gets fully 45 minutes, all being well, to impose himself on the picture here.
06:13Picture of total Marseille dominance.
06:19It's surely a bit too late.
06:22Grosave was the culprit.
06:24Greenwood into Mbappé.
06:27Touré couldn't get to him.
06:28Mbappé's in.
06:29No, he's missed it.
06:32What a chance.
06:36Nobody getting a forceful tackle in from La Havre's point of view.
06:39Mbappé through two or three all too easily.
06:43Desmond was coming out and doing his best to get to his feet as quickly as possible.
06:49But Mbappé steered it around him and unfortunately for Mbappé and Marseille.
06:52It just looks like more of the same with a couple of different people out there.
06:56From La Havre's point of view.
06:57Mbappé and Greenwood combining.
06:59Mbappé!
07:00Oh, what a stop that is by Desmond.
07:03Yes, he earned a bit of luck off the crossbar, but he had to stretch out.
07:08Wonderful little scoop by Greenwood.
07:11Lifted over the goalkeeper.
07:13Well, not quite because he got a hand on it.
07:16But it still needed to be.
07:20Same story in his first club, Nantes, of course.
07:22Same story in his first club, Nantes, of course.
07:26A little tame that from Greenwood.
07:34Now, Quintanilla stayed down on the...
07:37A bit like the story of Bilal Nadir for Marseille.
07:41He suffered a very serious knee injury in January of last year.
07:48Greenwood squares it.
07:49It's four and Iwahi tucks it in.
07:53Marseille too quick.
07:55Marseille too potent.
07:57Marseille way too confident.
07:59Marseille running away with this.
08:07A bundle of energy he is.
08:10Exquisite ball over the top.
08:12Greenwood might have gone for goal, but what a piece of work that is by Greenwood.
08:16Precision itself with that...
08:18The outside of the left foot.
08:20Asking his pal Wai to go and finish off the job.
08:27Gets it back.
08:28What now from Mason Greenwood?
08:30Running at Lorries.
08:31He goes alone this time.
08:32And Desmond drops on it.
08:49Maria again.
08:51Oh, it's a great ball in and what a finish.
08:54Superbly tucked away.
08:56Ulysses Garcia's only been on the field about 15 seconds,
09:00but he's made it five for Marseille.
09:14I don't think even he can believe his luck.
09:20N'Gol didn't even know he was there, did he?
09:26Murillo attacking with gusto all through this second half.
09:29And one or two really good crosses from him.
09:33Garcia read it more quickly than anybody else.
09:36And it's becoming very painful indeed now for La Havre.
09:46Here is N'Gol.
09:50Logbo ran for him.
09:53Putting a good cross and it finds its way over the goalkeeper.
09:56And Ayoub has scored on his return to Marseille.
09:59A final twist tonight.
10:02And a smattering of applause.
10:04Unlike others, at least he puts his arms in the air.
10:06Andre Ayoub scores.
10:10Rolling back the years here in the Velodrome.
10:12It's only a consolation for La Havre tonight.
10:14He was brave enough to go for it and he got there ahead of Roli,
10:17who's had absolutely nothing to do all night long, incidentally.
10:21But it's no clean sheet for him.
10:29Oh, it's another good cross.
10:32Just for a moment, it seemed, just for Logbo.
10:35But he couldn't quite finish it off.
10:41Well, he wasn't quite sure what to do with that one.
10:43That could have been caught out by Ayoub previously.
10:55That is where it ends.
10:59And the match is over, ladies and gentlemen.
11:01And it's another victory for Olympique Marseille.
11:04They are keeping the second place of the table.
11:09Only Havre, they keep struggling in the bottom part of the table.
11:14Thank you for joining us and see you the next time on Beansports.