Amine Gouiri scored the only goal in Marseille’s 1-0 win at Leverkusen on Thursday in the Europa League. The victory gives the Provençal club its first points in the competition, after three defeats at the start.
On the pitch at Bayer Leverkusen, Amine Gouiri scored the only goal of the match in the 77th minute on Thursday 5 November 2026, giving Marseille a 1-0 win in the Europa League, according to L’Équipe.
The goal finally gets the Marseille club off the mark in this European campaign, after three defeats at the start, Foot-africa reports. The Algerian striker, already decisive on Sunday against Toulouse, has now produced a second high-level performance in a row.
A liberating first European goal
For Gouiri, it is his first goal of the season in the Europa League, on his fourth appearance in the competition, Maxifoot notes. In all competitions, the striker now has seven goals since the start of the campaign.
The player savoured the moment, in an atmosphere that left its mark on him. “The fans made an enormous amount of noise, more noise than the people here, and I scored in front of them, so the story is perfect,” he told L’Équipe. The win ends a run of three straight defeats in the Europa League.
Momentum that keeps building
The European evening extends a run that began in Ligue 1. On Sunday against Toulouse, Gouiri had already been decisive twice in his side’s 2-0 win, with a goal and an assist, according to L’Équipe. In the league he has six goals, level with Elye Wahi in fourth place in the scoring charts, according to Ligue1.com.
With Algeria, the striker has 28 caps and 11 goals, L’Équipe recalls. Marseille’s next Ligue 1 match, whose date is not specified, should see him start.
Genesio hails his progress
Head coach Bruno Genesio makes no secret of his satisfaction. “It’s a continuation of his performances. It’s good, too, that he does it away from home, because he was mostly scoring at home,” he said, quoted by Maxifoot. The coach above all sees a striker growing with his team: “When you’re a centre-forward, scoring a goal that owes a great deal to talent is always interesting, and it shows he’s moving forward, just like the team, that he’s gaining confidence.”
The Marseille boss stresses the individual dimension of the move. “The move for his goal is beautiful, but the difference is made thanks to his talent,” he added, according to Foot-africa.