Joao Pedro scored an 88th-minute winner as Brighton beat Marseille to advance to the Europa League final 16 stage as Group B winners.
Solely victory for the Seagulls would have seen them leapfrog their Ligue 1 guests and keep away from having to navigate the Europa League knockout play-off spherical.
It seemed as if Roberto De Zerbi’s aspect can be held to a colorless goalless draw, however Pedro picked up the ball in Marseille’s field, expertly created house for himself after which drove a shot into the highest nook.
Victory means Brighton will subsequent be in European motion in March 2024, with the draw for the final 16 happening on 23 February.
Marseille may even be within the knockout play-off spherical and face a aspect who completed third within the Champions League group levels.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad quantity23Participant identifySteele
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Squad quantity41Participant identifyHinshelwood
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Squad quantity29Participant identifyvan Hecke
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Squad quantity5Participant identifyDunk
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Squad quantity3Participant identifyIgor Julio
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Squad quantity11Participant identifyGilmour
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Squad quantity13Participant identifyGroß
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Squad quantity24Participant identifyAdingra
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Squad quantity40Participant identifyBuonanotte
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Squad quantity22Participant identifyMitoma
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Squad quantity9Participant identifyJoão Pedro
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Squad quantity6Participant identifyMilner
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Squad quantity14Participant identifyLallana
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Squad quantity20Participant identifyBaleba
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Squad quantity28Participant identifyFerguson
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Squad quantity34Participant identifyVeltman
Marseille
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Squad quantity16Participant identifyPau López
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Squad quantity18Participant identifyMeïté
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Squad quantity99Participant identifyMbemba
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Squad quantity5Participant identifyBalerdi
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Squad quantity7Participant identifyClauss
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Squad quantity27Participant identifyVeretout
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Squad quantity8Participant identifyOunahi
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Squad quantity12Participant identifyRenan Lodi
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Squad quantity9Participant identifyVÃtinha
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Squad quantity10Participant identifyAubameyang
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Squad quantity11Participant identifyHarit
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Squad quantity19Participant identifyKondogbia
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Squad quantity23Participant identifySarr
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Squad quantity29Participant identifyNdiaye
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Squad quantity62Participant identifyMurillo
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Steele
- 41HinshelwoodSubstituted forMilnerat 74′minutes
- 29van Hecke
- 5DunkBooked at 90mins
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 11GilmourSubstituted forBalebaat 90+1′minutes
- 13Groß
- 24AdingraSubstituted forFergusonat 64′minutes
- 40BuonanotteSubstituted forLallanaat 74′minutesBooked at 79mins
- 22MitomaBooked at 84mins
- 9João PedroBooked at 89minsSubstituted forVeltmanat 90+1′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Verbruggen
- 6Milner
- 8Dahoud
- 14Lallana
- 20Baleba
- 28Ferguson
- 34Veltman
- 38McGill
- 45Hinchy
- 48Chouchane
- 52Kavanagh
- 56Duffus
Marseille
Formation 3-4-3
- 16López
- 18Meïté
- 99MbembaBooked at 75mins
- 5Balerdi
- 7Clauss
- 27VeretoutSubstituted forKondogbiaat 78′minutes
- 8OunahiBooked at 79mins
- 12LodiSubstituted forMurilloat 55′minutes
- 9Carvalho OliveiraSubstituted forNdiayeat 52′minutes
- 10Aubameyang
- 11HaritSubstituted forSarrat 78′minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 1Ngapandouetnbu
- 4Gigot
- 19Kondogbia
- 23Sarr
- 24Mughe
- 29Ndiaye
- 34Nadir
- 36Blanco
- 37Soglo
- 62Murillo
- Referee:
- José MarÃa Sánchez MartÃnez
Dwell Textual content
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Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Marseille 0.
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Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Marseille 0.
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Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is proven the yellow card.
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Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
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Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille).
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James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Amir Murillo (Marseille).
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Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille).
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces João Pedro due to an damage.
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João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) is proven the yellow card for extreme celebration.
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Aim! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Marseille 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) proper footed shot from the centre of the field to the highest left nook. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
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Try missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is just too excessive. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
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Offside, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
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Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
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Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).