"Mason Greenwood's brace maintained his scintillating form as Marseille cantered to a 5-1 win over Nice that lifted them to the top of Ligue 1 on Friday. Greenwood's goals were his seventh and eighth in the last five league games and took his tally to 11 for the season. Further goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, United States international Timothy Weah and Igor Paixão ensured Roberto De Zerbi's side claimed the bragging rights in the Riviera derby."
"Aubameyang got the opener in the 11th minute but much of the credit went to France World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard. Nice goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf palmed Pavard's header over the bar for a corner and the defender was first to meet the in-swinging kick. His effort was goal bound but Aubameyang pounced to help it on its way. It was the veteran striker's 400th career goal."
"Greenwood made it 2-0 22 minutes later when his shot took a decisive deflection that wrong-footed Diouf. The goal survived a VAR check for a potential foul in the build-up and Nice were not happy, sparking ugly scenes amid a scuffle between players and benches, as well as an object thrown from the crowd, that delayed the restart by several minutes. Tempers eventually calmed but Marseille had not lost their fire."
Marseille beat Nice 5-1 to move to the top of Ligue 1 with 28 points, one ahead of Paris Saint-Germain. Mason Greenwood scored twice, his seventh and eighth goals in the last five league games, taking his season total to 11 and 31 Ligue 1 goals across two seasons. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring after Benjamin Pavard's header led to the chance and notched his 400th career goal. Greenwood's second survived a VAR check amid a scuffle and an object thrown from the crowd. Timothy Weah and Igor Paixão added goals, while Mohammed-Ali Cho scored for Nice, who remain ninth.
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