In less than 35 minutes of play, Gennaro Gattuso's team scored three goals as Marseille's offense found success early and frequently. Leonardo Balerdi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Chancel Mbemba all contributed to placing Lorient in a situation from which they were unable to escape.
After Lorient equalised, the score was 3-1, but the momentum was short-lived as Aubameyang struck just before halftime to give himself a brace. Marseille played with 10 men when Jonathan Clauss was sent off in the 80th minute, but it was all the offence Lorient could muster in the defeat. Benjamin Mendy trimmed the score to 4-2. The remarkable run of form that Aubameyang has had over the past several games also aligns with this current upsurge in performance. Aubameyang has also contributed three assists in his past two Ligue 1 games. The Marseille star is always engaged in the attack in one way or another; if he isn't scoring the goals himself, he's assisting others.