Amine Gouiri set up Marseille’s Morocco international Amine Harit before scoring himself against Toulouse (2-0). The Algeria forward now has 6 goals in Ligue 1 and is savouring his understanding with his teammate.
On Sunday 1 November, Olympique de Marseille beat Toulouse (2-0) in Ligue 1. Amine Gouiri contributed both the assist and the goal: the Algeria forward set up Amine Harit as early as the 2nd minute, before finding the net himself on 25 minutes, according to OneFootball and CoeurMarseillais.
That fourth consecutive league win, highlighted by Le Phocéen, comes with a personal success for the Algeria international, who spoke in the mixed zone about his understanding with his Moroccan teammate, Maxifoot reports.
Six goals in nine matches
With 6 goals and 3 assists in 9 Ligue 1 matches this season, Amine Gouiri is moving into the upper reaches of the league’s scoring charts. Maxifoot notes that attacking output; Ligue1.com, for its part, places the Marseille man 4th in the top scorers’ standings.
Against Toulouse, the forward duly combined both roles: the assist for the opening goal, then the finish. That double contribution accompanies OM’s collective run, winners for the fourth time in a row in Ligue 1 according to Le Phocéen.
In the mixed zone, the player savoured his evening and his goal: “It feels good. As a striker, it’s always a pleasure to score. I’m very happy,” he told Maxifoot.
“We speak the same football”
Speaking after the match, Amine Gouiri described his understanding with Marseille’s Morocco midfielder: “With Amine, we speak the same football. The coach gives us an enormous amount of freedom, so we try to enjoy ourselves a lot on the pitch. And in this match, we managed to do that.”
The link between the Algerian and the Moroccan echoes the freedom granted by the coach, according to the player’s comments to Maxifoot. A complementarity the two men made concrete as early as the 2nd minute, with Harit finishing off his teammate’s work.
What’s next for Marseille
It remains to be seen whether that understanding will be confirmed in OM’s next Ligue 1 match, the date of which is not specified in the available information.