Marseille beat Leverkusen 1-0 in the Europa League

Olympique Marseille secured a 1-0 away win over Bayer Leverkusen on the evening of Thursday 5 November 2026, in the fourth round of the league phase of the Europa League, at the BayArena in Leverkusen. The match, refereed by Orel Grinfeld, ended in favour of the French side, in a result that was unexpected given the form of both teams before the clash.

Bayer Leverkusen went into the game with three wins from three matches in the competition, without conceding a single goal, and with a goal difference of +8. Marseille, by contrast, had no points after three defeats, with a goal difference of -5. Nevertheless, the visitors took all three points, leaving Leverkusen with 9 points from four matches, while Marseille’s tally rose to 3 points.

The German side came into this encounter after two consecutive defeats in the Bundesliga, 2-4 against Stuttgart and 0-3 against Hoffenheim before that. Marseille, meanwhile, were coming off a 2-0 win over Toulouse in Ligue 1, but had lost 0-1 to Sturm Graz in the previous round of the Europa League.

What does the win mean for Marseille?

This victory gives Olympique Marseille their first points of the competition and lifts them off the bottom of the table after three consecutive defeats. Winning away at a team that had not conceded a goal in three European matches gives the French side a significant morale boost in their continental campaign and brings them back into contention for the qualifying places.

As for Leverkusen, they suffered their first defeat of the competition, and their winning run came to an end at three matches. The team that had been producing their best European numbers found themselves under the pressure of negative results in the domestic league, which was reflected in their performance against Marseille.

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• Leverkusen went into the match with three wins and 8 goals without reply in the Europa League.
• Marseille picked up their first 3 points after three consecutive defeats in the competition.
• The defeat ended Leverkusen’s European run at three consecutive matches unbeaten.

Here is a summary of the key details of the match, which produced a major surprise in the league phase of the Europa League.

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