Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Marseille: Gouiri's solo goal gives Marseille their first Europa League win and ends Leverkusen's perfect start
Olympique Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 at the BayArena on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the Europa League league phase. After a goalless first half, Algerian forward Amine Gouiri scored the only goal in the 77th minute — collecting the ball in his own half, shaking off Edmond Tapsoba and curling a right-footed shot into the far corner past Mark Flekken, who had denied him one-on-one in the 7th minute. It was Marseille's first win and first points of the campaign after three defeats, and Leverkusen's first defeat — and the first goal the competition's last unbeaten defence had conceded.
Key points
- Marseille won 1–0 at the BayArena — Gouiri 77', full time 90+5', half time 0–0.
- The goal was a solo run from Gouiri's own half, curled into the far corner past Flekken, who had denied him one-on-one at 7'.
- Leverkusen's first defeat and first goal conceded — they had won three from three with the competition's last clean sheet.
- Marseille's first win and first points after three defeats.
What happened
Leverkusen had made a perfect start to the league phase — wins over Celje, Lech Poznań and OFI Crete, second in the table and not a goal conceded — while Marseille had lost every European match they had played and sat pointless. The game followed that script for 77 minutes: Miguel Gutiérrez hit the woodwork via a deflection for the hosts' best first-half chance, and Patrik Schick headed over after the break.
Then Gouiri, the Algeria international who had already been denied once by Flekken after a solo run, did it again — this time finishing the run himself. Marseille saw out the last minutes with the scorer replaced by Neal Maupay at 84'.
Match facts — all verified
- ✓ VerifiedOlympique Marseille beat Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 at the BayArena in Leverkusen on Thursday 5 November 2026 in the UEFA Europa League league phase, Matchday 4, after a goalless first half. The full-time whistle went at 90+5'.Sportradar — Bayer Leverkusen vs Olympique Marseille match record, UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 (5 Nov 2026; read in this run) · Bundesliga.com — Bayer Leverkusen's winning start to UEFA Europa League ended by Marseille (5 Nov 2026; read in this run)
- ✓ VerifiedThe goal: Amine Gouiri scored in the 77th minute, running from his own half down the left, shaking off Edmond Tapsoba and curling a right-footed shot from just outside the box into the far corner — Flekken got a hand to it but could not keep it out. Flekken had denied Gouiri in a one-on-one in the 7th minute after an earlier solo run. Gouiri was substituted in the 84th minute, replaced by Neal Maupay.Sportradar — Bayer Leverkusen vs Olympique Marseille match record (5 Nov 2026; read in this run) · Reuters — Milan stunned by Ferencvaros, Marseille and Juventus secure Europa League wins (5 Nov 2026; read in this run) · Get French Football News — In Leverkusen, Amine Gouiri stars as Marseille secure first European success of the season (5 Nov 2026; read in this run)
- ✓ VerifiedWhat it ended and what it started: Leverkusen began the night second in the league-phase table with three wins from three and the only defence in the competition yet to concede — this was their first goal conceded and their first defeat. Marseille arrived with no points from three matches (defeats including Olympiacos and Sturm Graz); this was their first win and first points of the campaign.Bundesliga.com — Bayer Leverkusen's winning start ended by Marseille (5 Nov 2026; read in this run) · Reuters — Marseille secure first win of the campaign at Leverkusen (5 Nov 2026; read in this run)