Olympique Marseille 2–1 Newcastle United
- Aubameyang 46'
- Aubameyang 50'
- Barnes 6'
25 November 2025
The match in data
Olympique Marseille got the better of Newcastle United, 2–1, on 25 November 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 5).
Olympique Marseille came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 6'.
Player of the match: Timothy Weah (Olympique Marseille), rated 78, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 4 key passes. Weah produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Lewis Miley, with 63.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice.
Timothy Weah
Olympique Marseille · 90'
Produced 1.33× and cost 0.13× their position's average
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 4 key passes 3.5×
- 4 final-third passes 0.7×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Weah ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 78 |
| Darryl Bakola | Midfielder | 62 | 71 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Arthur Vermeeren | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Matt O'Riley | Midfielder | 28 | 56 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | Goalkeeper | 90 | 54 |
| Mason Greenwood | Forward | 88 | 53 |
| Benjamin Pavard | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Emerson | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Igor Paixão | Forward | 90 | 41 |
| Angel Gomes | Midfielder | 2 | no rating |
| Robinio Vaz | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 72 | 63 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 30 | 63 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 29 | 58 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 30 | 49 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 47 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 72 | 38 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 60 | 37 |
| Fabian Schär | Defender | 61 | 32 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 60 | 25 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 18 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player recovered the most balls?
Malick Thiaw, with 7 recoveries. Next: Sandro Tonali 5, Jacob Murphy 5.
In Newcastle United's 2–1 defeat away to Olympique Marseille, Malick Thiaw led the team's defensive work with 7 ball recoveries. Sandro Tonali and Jacob Murphy followed with 5 recoveries each.
Which Olympique Marseille player played the most passes into the final third?
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, with 21 final-third passes. Next: Benjamin Pavard 11, Leonardo Balerdi 8.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg dictated play into the attacking third with 21 passes, nearly doubling Benjamin Pavard's 11. The tally highlights who drove Olympique Marseille's progression.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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