New signing Amine Gouiri scored twice as Marseille cruised to a 5-1 win over struggling Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 on Saturday, earlier than Danish striker Mika Biereth hit one other hat-trick as Monaco thrashed Nantes 7-1.
Algerian worldwide Gouiri had impressed in his first two video games since becoming a member of Marseille from Rennes late within the January switch window, however he had not scored for his new membership till Saturday’s match on the Velodrome.
He opened his account to offer Roberto De Zerbi’s workforce a single-goal lead on the interval, earlier than Mason Greenwood made it 2-0 from a penalty 5 minutes into the second half.
It was Greenwood’s 14th Ligue 1 purpose this season, a tally bettered solely by Ousmane Dembele of leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who has 16.
Amir Murillo made it 3-0 and Gouiri obtained his second of the afternoon to make it 4 for the hosts, with Adrien Rabiot including a fifth as he scored for the third recreation operating.
Lucas Stassin pulled one again for Saint-Etienne, who stay within the backside three and in actual hazard of an instantaneous return to Ligue 2.
Marseille are seven factors behind PSG earlier than the leaders and reigning champions play at Toulouse afterward Saturday.
OM are additionally six factors higher off than their closest pursuers Monaco, who confirmed no mercy for struggling Nantes as they claimed an enormous win on the Stade Louis II.
Biereth scored a hat-trick in a second consecutive house Ligue 1 recreation, the striker main Monaco to a win which boosts morale following their 1-0 house loss to Benfica within the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie in midweek.
Biereth, a January signing from Sturm Graz of Austria, additionally netted 3 times in a 4-2 house win over Auxerre two weeks in the past.
Matthis Abline had given Nantes an early lead within the principality, however former Arsenal teenager Biereth equalised and Japanese worldwide Takumi Minamino put the hosts forward in first-half stoppage time.
Eliesse Ben Seghir made it 3-1 earlier than Biereth netted twice extra, together with from a penalty, to finish his hat-trick.
Two late objectives from teenage Nigerian substitute George Ilenikhena then completed off the scoring, as Monaco warmed up for the return leg in opposition to Benfica developing on Tuesday.
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