Marseille's chaotic week continues as it concedes a stoppage-time penalty against Strasbourg
Marseille's goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli fails to save a penalty kicked by Strasbourg's Joaquin Panichelli (9) during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Strasbourg in Marseille, France, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Credit: AP/Philippe Magoni
PARIS — Marseille's chaotic week continued with an equalizer conceded deep into stoppage time in 2-2 home draw with Strasbourg on Saturday.
Marseille was coasting at 2-0 after Amine Gouiri created one goal and scored the other. But Marseille's feeble defense fell apart and striker Joaquin Panichelli's rescued a point with a 97th-minute penalty.
“Once again we conceded a late goal (and) we wasted everything at the end,” Gouiri said. “When things happen a dozen times, it’s not the (tactical) choices of the coach, it’s us on the field.”
Fourth-placed Marseille is two points behind Lyon in third, having played one game more.
Fifth-placed Lille missed the chance to close the gap on Marseille after drawing 1-1 with Brest. Midfielder Gaëtan Perrin equalized for Lille after forward Rémy Labeau Lascary put the visitors ahead.
Later, Lens needed to win at struggling Paris FC to regain top spot from Paris Saint-Germain, which lost on Friday.
Marseille's players were reeling from Roberto De Zerbi's departure on Wednesday, just days after a humiliating 5-0 loss at PSG.
Marseille's Mason Greenwood, right, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Strasbourg in Marseille, France, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Credit: AP/Philippe Magoni
The atmosphere was tense at Stade Vélodrome.
Both stands behind the goal were empty except for angry banners, with one urging American owner Frank McCourt and president Pablo Longoria in blunt terms to leave, along with the words "all of your projects go up in smoke! After all these wasted years.”
Nine-time French champion Marseille has not won a trophy since the now-defunct League Cup in 2012.
The fans who did turn up on Saturday booed the players onto the field.
Banners protesting the club owner are placed on the stands during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Strasbourg in Marseille, France, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Credit: AP/Philippe Magoni
Gouiri set up Mason Greenwood’s league-leading 14th goal of the season in the 14th minute. He neatly controlled the ball near the penalty with the outside of his foot and played a pass behind the defense for Greenwood to clip the ball in.
Gouiri showed fine technique again to curl in Marseille's second goal in the 47th after collecting a botched clearance from goalkeeper Mike Penders, who tried passing the ball out instead of putting it into touch.
Sebastian Nanasi pulled a goal back in the 74th and Marseille defender Emerson Palmieri clumsily gave away a penalty.
Defending champion PSG lost 3-1 at Rennes for its third defeat of the campaign, one more than all of last season.
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