"Newcastle made a rapid start, and Malick Thiaw had a header cleared off the line even before Barnes swept in after six minutes. Marseille's response consisted of a series of chances Aubameyang would have hoped to do better with, twice testing Nick Pope and then twice missing the target from close range. But the veteran striker was anything but wasteful with his first two chances of the second period."
"Within 20 seconds of the restart, Aubameyang breezed past a wandering Pope wide on the right and fired a pinpoint finish into the vacant goal, and Marseille were ahead in the 50th minute as Aubameyang turned Timothy Weah's low cross into the roof of the net. Newcastle had maintained a threat on the break but could not then muster a response, with defeat leaving them eighth in the Champions League table still on nine points."
Newcastle took an early lead through Harvey Barnes after Malick Thiaw had a header cleared off the line, and held a 1-0 advantage at half-time. Marseille created several first-half chances that Aubameyang missed, but he converted twice early in the second half to complete a rapid turnaround. The win ended Newcastle's Champions League winning run and left them eighth with nine points, while Marseille sit three points behind. Expected goals were close: Marseille 1.69 from 18 shots versus Newcastle 1.46 from 20. Newcastle have also suffered consecutive away defeats following losses at West Ham and Brentford.
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