Arkadiusz Milik scored a hat trick as Marseille came from two goals down against Angers and won big instead. After suffering the same comeback at the hands of Lyon in Ligue 1 football results, Marseille beat Angers 5-2 yesterday. So, on Friday, we saw Marseille move back into second place in Ligue 1.
Marseille advanced to 43 points, which is 10 behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who are visiting defending champions Lille on Sunday.
Ligue 1 Football Results – Marseille Beat Angers 5-2
Angers went into a 2-0 lead after 11 minutes into this football match with goals from Angelo Fulgini and Nabil Bentaleb. The latter has just signed with them last month, arriving from Schalke 04.
Marseille then equalized by the 21st minute after Milik and Gerson were also on target.
The Poland striker, who had scored one league goal this season before Friday’s match, then put the home team ahead. In the 70th minute, he scored his second goal, securing a brace and making it 3-2. He then went on to complete his hat trick just eight minutes later.
And eventually, Cengiz Under scored Marseille’s fifth and final goal in the final five minutes.
Marseille 5 – 2 Angers
Goal Scorers: 8 ‘Fulgini, 11’ Bentaleb, 18 ‘, 70’, 78 ‘Milik, 21’ Gerson, 85 ‘Under
Marseille: Pau Lopez; Lirola, Kolasinac (64 ‘Peres), Balerdi, Saliba, Kamara (67’ Rongier), Guendouzi, Payet (82 ‘Harit), Gerson, Bakambu (64’ Under), Milik. Coach: Sampaoli.
Angers: Petkovic; Mendy, Traoré (64 ‘Thomas), Manceau, Cabot (56’ Pereira), Doumbia, Bentaleb (92 ‘Capelle), Ounahi, Mangani, Boufal, Fulgini (92’ Ninga). All .: Baticle.