Volkswacht Bodensee - Marseille lose first Ligue 1 game of Beye era

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Marseille lose first Ligue 1 game of Beye era / Photo: © AFP

Marseille lose first Ligue 1 game of Beye era

SPORTS 20.02.2026

Two flashing headers from Ludovic Ajorque in the first-half fired Brest to a 2-0 home win as Marseille got off to a losing start under new coach Habib Beye in Ligue 1 on Friday.

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Former Marseille captain Beye only took over from Roberto de Zerbi on Wednesday in one of France's most passionately supported clubs.

After a journey of some 1276 kilometres (800 miles) from the Mediterranean coast to the western tip of Brittany on the Atlantic, Marseille dominated passing and possession. But this fourth game without a win hurts their push for Europe.

Brest's 6ft 5in (1.96m) centre-forward Ajorque opened the scores with a towering header on 10 minutes and repeated the feat just before the half-hour.

Mason Greenwood was Marseille's stand-out performer, but when he won a penalty in the 81st minute the Brest 'keeper Gregoire Coudert dove the right way and saved.

Marseille remain in fourth place in Ligue 1 on 40 points, five short of Lyon who sit in third, the last of the three direct Champions League spots.

Lyon head to Strasbourg on Sunday on a run of 13 consecutive wins, seven of them in Ligue 1.

Leaders Lens have won their last 10 home games in Ligue 1 and a victory against Monaco on Saturday will set a new club record of 11.

Paris Saint-Germain, who are one point behind Lens in second, host rock-bottom Metz in Saturday's late game.

L.Meier--VB

Volkswacht Bodensee - Marseille lose first Ligue 1 game of Beye era

Marseille lose first Ligue 1 game of Beye era

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