While Roberto De Zerbi's team concentrated on winning against the league's bottom-ranked team, Luis Enrique Martínez and his team celebrated their victory in the French Super Cup in Qatar. With an insurmountable 3-0 advantage in the first half, Marseille swiftly established the tone.
Bilal Nadir then tucked home from within the box after Valentin Rongier had opened the scoring with a thundering long-range effort. Le Havre was left reeling as Neal Paupay headed in a perfect cross from Quentin Merlin just before halftime. In the 66th minute, Elye Wahi took advantage of a flawless assist from Mason Greenwood to continue the assault in the second half. André Ayew gave Le Havre a consolation goal in the 85th minute, but Ulisses Garcia increased the advantage in the 75th.