Marseille fails home match against Auxerre

Ligue 1: Marseille fails home match against Auxerre - 2:3

A shock loss at home for their first defeat of the Ligue 1 season

Marseille failed at home against Auxerre on Sunday, losing 2-3 in a shock result. It was their first defeat of the Ligue 1 season, and it leaves them five points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Marseille took the lead in the 15th minute through Alexis Sanchez, but Auxerre equalised just four minutes later through M'Baye Niang. Marseille then went back in front in the 25th minute through Nuno Tavares, but Auxerre equalised again just before half-time through Mathias Autret.

Marseille were reduced to 10 men in the 57th minute when Samuel Gigot was sent off for a second bookable offense. Auxerre took advantage of their numerical advantage and scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute through Gaetan Charbonnier.

The defeat was a major setback for Marseille, who had won their first two games of the season. They will be hoping to bounce back when they face Nice away next weekend.

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"It was a difficult game," said Marseille coach Igor Tudor. "We made too many mistakes and we were punished for them. We need to learn from our mistakes and improve."

"We are disappointed with the result," said Marseille captain Dimitri Payet. "We had chances to win the game, but we didn't take them. We need to be more clinical in front of goal."

"We are happy with the win," said Auxerre coach Jean-Marc Furlan. "We played well and we deserved to win. We are now looking forward to our next game."