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Joao Pedro scored an 88th-minute winnerJoao Pedro scored an 88th-minute winner as Brighton beat Marseille to advance directly to the Europa League last 16 as Group B leaders.
Only a win for the Seagulls would have seen them leapfrog their Ligue 1 visitors and avoid having to navigate the Europa League knockout play-off round.
It looked as if Roberto De Zerbi's side would be held to a drab goalless draw, but Pedro picked up the ball in Marseille's box, expertly created space for himself and then drove a shot into the top corner.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number23Player nameSteele
Squad number41Player nameHinshelwood
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number3Player nameIgor Julio
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number24Player nameAdingra
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number6Player nameMilner
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number20Player nameBaleba
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Marseille
Squad number16Player namePau López
Squad number18Player nameMeïté
Squad number99Player nameMbemba
Squad number5Player nameBalerdi
Squad number7Player nameClauss
Squad number27Player nameVeretout
Squad number8Player nameOunahi
Squad number12Player nameRenan Lodi
Squad number9Player nameVítinha
Squad number10Player nameAubameyang
Squad number11Player nameHarit
Squad number19Player nameKondogbia
Squad number23Player nameSarr
Squad number29Player nameNdiaye
Squad number62Player nameMurillo
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23SteeleBooked at 90mins
- 41HinshelwoodSubstituted forMilnerat 74'minutes
- 29van Hecke
- 5Dunk
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 11GilmourSubstituted forBalebaat 90+1'minutes
- 13Groß
- 24AdingraSubstituted forFergusonat 64'minutes
- 40BuonanotteSubstituted forLallanaat 74'minutesBooked at 79mins
- 22MitomaBooked at 84mins
- 9João PedroBooked at 89minsSubstituted forVeltmanat 90+1'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Verbruggen
- 6Milner
- 8Dahoud
- 14Lallana
- 20Baleba
- 28Ferguson
- 34Veltman
- 38McGill
- 45Hinchy
- 48Chouchane
- 52Kavanagh
- 56Duffus
Marseille
Formation 3-4-3
- 16López
- 18Meïté
- 99MbembaBooked at 75mins
- 5Balerdi
- 7Clauss
- 27VeretoutSubstituted forKondogbiaat 78'minutes
- 8OunahiBooked at 79mins
- 12LodiSubstituted forMurilloat 55'minutes
- 9Carvalho OliveiraSubstituted forNdiayeat 52'minutes
- 10Aubameyang
- 11HaritSubstituted forSarrat 78'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 1Ngapandouetnbu
- 4Gigot
- 19Kondogbia
- 23Sarr
- 24Mughe
- 29Ndiaye
- 34Nadir
- 36Blanco
- 37Soglo
- 62Murillo
Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Marseille 0.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Marseille 0.
Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille).
James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Amir Murillo (Marseille).
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille).
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces João Pedro because of an injury.
João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Marseille 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
Offside, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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