Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3 Marseille: Mason Greenwood double helps French side to vital Champions League win

Michael Emons

BBC Sport journalist

Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood scored twice as Marseille won at Union Saint-Gilloise to gain a vital Champions League victory.

The Belgian hosts took a fifth-minute lead with Anan Khalaili's left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, only for Marseille to make it 1-1 through Igor Paixao's strike into the top corner.

Greenwood got his first goal in the 41st minute, running at the home defence and linking up with ex-Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang before putting Marseille in front.

The French side extended their advantage in the 58th minute as Greenwood raced on to a pass from Matt O'Riley, who is on loan from Brighton, cut inside a defender and finished well.

Khalaili got his second with a low strike in the 71st minute to give Union hope and the hosts thought they had equalised when Kevin Mac Allister, the brother of Liverpool midfielder Alexis, put the ball in the net - only for it to be ruled offside.

Promise David had a chance to make it 3-3 in the fourth minute of added time but saw his header saved by Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.

Marseille are now 16th in the league phase, with three wins and three losses, and entertain Liverpool in their next Champions League game on 21 January - before playing again in Belgium, against Club Brugge, on 28 January.

Union drop to 25th and are likely to need positive results at Bayern Munich and at home to Atalanta if they are to stay in the tournament.

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Arsenal	5	5	0	0	14	1	13	15	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Bayern Munich	6	5	0	1	18	7	11	15	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
3 Atalanta	6	4	1	1	8	6	2	13	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
4 Paris Saint-Germain	5	4	0	1	19	8	11	12	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
5 Inter Milan	6	4	0	2	12	4	8	12	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
6 Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	12	5	7	12	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
7 Atletico Madrid	6	4	0	2	15	12	3	12	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
8 Liverpool	6	4	0	2	11	8	3	12	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
9 Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	2	1	13	7	6	11	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
10 Borussia Dortmund	5	3	1	1	17	11	6	10	No Result Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
11 Chelsea	6	3	1	2	13	8	5	10	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
12 Manchester City	5	3	1	1	10	5	5	10	No Result Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
13 Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	12	8	4	10	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
14 Barcelona	6	3	1	2	14	11	3	10	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
15 Newcastle United	5	3	0	2	11	4	7	9	No Result Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
16 Marseille	6	3	0	3	11	8	3	9	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
17 Galatasaray	6	3	0	3	8	8	0	9	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
18 Monaco	6	2	3	1	7	8	-1	9	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
19 PSV	6	2	2	2	15	11	4	8	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
20 Bayer Leverkusen	5	2	2	1	8	10	-2	8	No Result Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
21 Qarabağ	5	2	1	2	8	9	-1	7	No Result Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
22 Napoli	5	2	1	2	6	9	-3	7	No Result Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
23 Juventus	5	1	3	1	10	10	0	6	No Result Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
24 Pafos	5	1	3	1	4	7	-3	6	No Result Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
25 Union Saint-Gilloise	6	2	0	4	7	15	-8	6	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
26 Olympiakos	6	1	2	3	6	13	-7	5	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
27 Club Brugge	5	1	1	3	8	13	-5	4	No Result Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
28 Athletic Club	5	1	1	3	4	9	-5	4	No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
29 Copenhagen	5	1	1	3	7	14	-7	4	No Result Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
30 Eintracht Frankfurt	6	1	1	4	8	16	-8	4	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
31 Benfica	5	1	0	4	4	8	-4	3	No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
32 Slavia Prague	6	0	3	3	2	11	-9	3	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
33 Bodø / Glimt	5	0	2	3	7	11	-4	2	No Result Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
34 Villarreal	5	0	1	4	2	10	-8	1	No Result Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
35 Kairat	6	0	1	5	4	15	-11	1	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
36 Ajax	5	0	0	5	1	16	-15	0	No Result Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 8th Finals
Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Play-off

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home team,Union Saint-Gilloise

Manager:David Hubert

Formation:3 - 1 - 4 - 2

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home team,Union Saint-Gilloise

away team,Marseille

Manager:Jacques Abardonado

Formation:3 - 4 - 1 - 2

home team,Union Saint-Gilloise

Manager:David Hubert

Formation:3 - 1 - 4 - 2

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Match Officials

Referee:: João Pinheiro
Video Assistant Referee:: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins
Assistant Referee 1:: Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus
Assistant Referee 2:: Luciano Maia
Fourth Official:: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira
Assistant VAR Official:: Fábio Melo

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Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.

Minute	Team with most threat
Kick off 1'	Union Saint-Gilloise
2'	Marseille
3'	Marseille
4'	Marseille
5'	MarseilleGoal
6'	Marseille
7'	Marseille
8'	Marseille
9'	Marseille
10'	Marseille
11'	Marseille
12'	Marseille
13'	Marseille
14'	Union Saint-Gilloise
15'	MarseilleGoal
16'	Marseille
17'	Marseille
18'	Marseille
19'	Marseille
20'	Marseille
21'	Marseille
22'	Marseille
23'	Union Saint-Gilloise
24'	Union Saint-Gilloise
25'	Union Saint-Gilloise
26'	Marseille
27'	Marseille
28'	Marseille
29'	Union Saint-Gilloise
30'	Union Saint-Gilloise
31'	Union Saint-Gilloise
32'	Union Saint-Gilloise
33'	Union Saint-Gilloise
34'	Marseille
35'	Union Saint-Gilloise
36'	Union Saint-Gilloise
37'	Marseille
38'	Marseille
39'	Union Saint-Gilloise
40'	Marseille
41'	MarseilleGoal
42'	Marseille
43'	Marseille
44'	Marseille
45'	Union Saint-Gilloise
45'+1	Union Saint-Gilloise
Half time 45'+2	Union Saint-Gilloise
46'	Marseille
47'	Union Saint-Gilloise
48'	Marseille
49'	Marseille
50'	Union Saint-Gilloise
51'	Union Saint-Gilloise
52'	Union Saint-Gilloise
53'	Union Saint-Gilloise
54'	Union Saint-Gilloise
55'	Union Saint-Gilloise
56'	Union Saint-Gilloise
57'	Union Saint-Gilloise
58'	Union Saint-GilloiseGoal
59'	Marseille
60'	Marseille
61'	Marseille
62'	Marseille
63'	Marseille
64'	Marseille
65'	Marseille
66'	Union Saint-Gilloise
67'	Union Saint-Gilloise
68'	Union Saint-Gilloise
69'	Union Saint-Gilloise
70'	Union Saint-Gilloise
71'	Union Saint-GilloiseGoal
72'	Union Saint-Gilloise
73'	Union Saint-Gilloise
74'	Marseille
75'	Union Saint-Gilloise
76'	Union Saint-Gilloise
77'	Union Saint-Gilloise
78'	Union Saint-Gilloise
79'	Union Saint-Gilloise
80'	Union Saint-Gilloise
81'	Union Saint-Gilloise
82'	Union Saint-Gilloise
83'	Union Saint-Gilloise
84'	Union Saint-Gilloise
85'	Marseille
86'	Marseille
87'	Marseille
88'	Union Saint-Gilloise
89'	Union Saint-Gilloise
90'	Union Saint-Gilloise
90'+1	Marseille
90'+2	Marseille
90'+3	Marseille
90'+4	Union Saint-Gilloise
Full time 90'+5	Union Saint-Gilloise

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v Gent

1

First Division A

v Lille

1

0

Ligue 1

v Zulte Waregem

2

1

Cup

v Toulouse

2

Ligue 1

v Anderlecht

1

0

First Division A

v Newcastle United

2

1

UEFA Champions League

v Galatasaray

0

1

UEFA Champions League

v Nice

1

5

Ligue 1

v Cercle Brugge

2

0

First Division A

v Brest

3

0

Ligue 1

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Match Facts

The previous meetings between Union Saint-Gilloise and Marseille came 63 years ago, with the Belgian side eliminating their opponents in the first round of the 1962-63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (4-3 on aggregate – lost 0-1 away, won 4-2 at home).
Union Saint-Gilloise were the first ever opponent that Marseille faced in European competition, doing so in September/October 1962 (two legs). Since their last meeting, the French side have played a further 276 games in European competition (W118 D60 L98).
Union Saint-Gilloise have only lost one of their five European matches against French sides to date (W2 D2), going unbeaten in four since their defeat against Marseille in September 1962 (0-1 in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).
After a victory on MD5 (2-1 v Newcastle), Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi will be aiming to win consecutive UEFA Champions League games for the first time in his managerial career. He has lost 100% of his away matches in the competition to date, however, suffering five defeats in five trips.
Both of Union Saint-Gilloise’s victories in the UEFA Champions League have come away from home (3-1 v PSV and 1-0 v Galatsaray). Their two matches in the competition on home soil have both ended in 0-4 defeats, losing to Newcastle on MD2 and Internazionale on MD3 this season.
Marseille have dropped more points from winning positions (6) than any other side in the UEFA Champions League this season. However, they won their first points from a losing position in 2025-26 last time out (3), coming back from a goal down to beat Newcastle 2-1.
Union Saint-Gilloise have the lowest possession average (35.5%) in the UEFA Champions League this season, as well as ranking 35th out of 36 teams for 10+ pass sequences in open play (19), only ahead of Slavia Prague (17).
Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been directly involved in six goals in the UEFA Champions League this season (3 goals, 3 assists). The only player aged 36+ with more than six in a single edition is Robert Lewandowski, who had 11 combined goals and assists for Barcelona in the 2024-25 edition.
Union Saint-Gilloise midfielder Adem Zorgane has made 31 line-breaking passes under high-intensity pressure in the UEFA Champions League this season; the third-most by any player in the current edition, only behind Paris SG’s Vitinha (40) and PSV’s Joey Veerman (38).
No goalkeeper has made more line-breaking passes than Marseille’s Gerónimo Rulli (38) in the UEFA Champions League this season (level with Matej Kovár). Indeed, only Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (58) has made more for Marseille than the Argentinean goalkeeper (38) in the current edition.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 2, Marseille 3.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 6
Second Half ends, Union Saint-Gilloise 2, Marseille 3.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Attempt saved. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille).
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Delay in match (Marseille).
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Attempt saved. Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille). Assisted by Anan Khalaili with a cross.
Substitutionat 90 minutes plus 2
Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ross Sykes replaces Ousseynou Niang.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt saved. Igor Paixão (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Kjell Scherpen (Union Saint-Gilloise). Assisted by Robinio Vaz with a headed pass.
Postat 90 minutes
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Bookingat 90 minutes
Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Postat 89 minutes
Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Promise David is caught offside.
Postat 89 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 89 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise).
Substitutionat 88 minutes
Substitution, Marseille. Robinio Vaz replaces Mason Greenwood.
Substitutionat 88 minutes
Substitution, Marseille. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Postat 87 minutes
Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ousseynou Niang is caught offside.
Postat 86 minutes
Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille).
Postat 86 minutes
Sofiane Boufal (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 84 minutes
Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 84 minutes
Foul by Ousseynou Niang (Union Saint-Gilloise).

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