Mason Greenwood was left beaming with delight after helping Marseille to an “incredible” win over Lyon and keeping himself in the Golden Boot hunt.
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De Zerbi's side prevailed in five-goal thrillerGreenwood netted 13th league goal of the seasonMarseille remain second in Ligue 1Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The former Manchester United winger netted Marseille’s first of the night as they recovered from going a goal down to prevail 3-2 in a five-goal thriller at Stade Velodrome. Luis Henrique grabbed the winner for the hosts five minutes from time.
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Roberto De Zerbi’s side displayed commendable battling qualities in order to claim all three points, with Greenwood once again leading from the front as he registered his 13th Ligue 1 goal of the season – leaving him just one adrift of Paris Saint-Germain superstar Ousmane Dembele in the top-scorer charts.
WHAT MASON GREENWOOD SAID
Greenwood told afterwards, as Marseille delivered the perfect response to their disappointing 2-0 defeat at Nice last time out: “We all stayed together, we worked hard all week. We had to react after Nice. We managed to win this match. It was incredible tonight.”
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The 23-year-old added on Marseille doing enough to drag themselves over the line and pick up their 12th league victory of the season: “The match opened up in the second half, we created a lot of chances. Pierre (Emile Hojbjerg), Adrien (Rabiot}… We all played a very good match.”