Marseille’s 5–2 win over Angers looks like a statement on paper, but it also raises the bar for what comes next. In a title chase, big scores don’t just impress — they create expectations. And with Marseille sitting third, eight points behind Lens and seven behind Paris Saint-Germain, the calendar is as much an opponent as any team.
When the attack clicks, the match feels settled early
Marseille set the tone quickly and turned the first half into a showcase of tempo and finishing. Amine Gouiri’s opener brought immediate control, and once the lead grew, Angers spent more time reacting than building.
Mason Greenwood was central to that feeling of inevitability. This is no longer a brief purple patch: nine goals in his last seven appearances is the profile of a forward who is consistently decisive. Coming off a hat-trick in Marseille’s 9–0 Coupe de France win over Bayeux, he carried the same confidence into the league — sharp in the box, composed from range, and increasingly the player teammates look for when a game needs a clean, final touch.
The bigger point, though, is that Marseille can’t afford for nights like this to be occasional highlights.
Squad depth matters — but so does game management
There was another encouraging layer: goals shared across the team. Hamed Traoré and Timothy Weah added to the momentum, and Igor Paixão’s late finish underlined Marseille’s ability to keep pushing even when the result looks safe. In the long run, that variety is what sustains winning runs through fatigue, rotation, and the inevitable bumps in form.
Still, conceding twice keeps the discussion grounded. Even with a flowing attack, Marseille allowed Angers moments that changed the emotional temperature of the match. In a season-defining stretch, those openings can be the difference between “comfortable” and “complicated” — especially against stronger opponents who punish hesitation.
The table doesn’t wait: momentum only counts if it lasts
Marseille remain third, and the race isn’t closed — but the margins are real. When you’re eight points off the top, wins don’t feel like progress unless they come in a sequence long enough to reshape the standings. This performance proves Marseille have the firepower to build that kind of run. The question is whether they can pair it with the defensive control that turns explosive wins into reliable points.
What happens next isn’t just about Greenwood staying hot. It’s about whether Marseille can make this level of intensity sustainable — because in a chase like this, time is the one thing you don’t get back.
