Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang lit the spark in his career with a hat-trick for Olympique Marseille against Ajax in Europa League.
The former Chelsea, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Borussia Dortmund forward pulled off a sensational effort to send Ajax parking from Europa League.
It was a seven-goal thriller at the Stade Velodrome. Marseille took the lead thrice but were pegged back thrice before Aubameyang netted the late winner.
The Gabon international first netted in 9th minute converting a spotkick bro give the home side the lead. Ajax immediately fought back to equalise with Brobbey's goal just a minute later but conceded again in the 26th minute with Mbembe restoring the lead.
Brobbey again found the back of the net to level the scores again in the 30th minute.
The two sides went into the break with the scoreline tied at 2-2.
Aubameyang again came up clutch with his second goal in the 47th minute to restore the lead again for the home side but Akpom scored a late 79th-minute goal to make it 3-3.
Marseille left it late to snatch all three points at the death. Aubameyang completed his hat-trick with a late spotkick to make it 4-3.
The win saw the French side progress to the next round of the competition while Ajax stands no chance of qualifying to the next round of the competition as they have managed just two points, and are stuck at the bottom of Group B after 5 games.
Aubameyang back to top-level performance after Ajax win?
Aubameyang steered Olympique Marseille to a big win over Ajax. His second goal against the away side was legendary, and it has already raise questions whether the former Borussia Dortmund forward is back to his toes after Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea nightmare.
While pundits will differ on such question, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang actually produced a top-notch performance for Marseille.
With the hat-trick against Ajax, he has now score 5 Europa League goals in 4 appearances for the club.
His league tally is still far off the benchmark. In 12 Ligue appearances, he has managed only one goal.
From the stats, Aubameyang is far from returning to elite level performance compared to his last on-field heroics across top clubs in Europe. However, his spell with Olympique Marseille is far more promising than before.
The former Chelsea, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Borussia Dortmund forward pulled off a sensational effort to send Ajax parking from Europa League.
It was a seven-goal thriller at the Stade Velodrome. Marseille took the lead thrice but were pegged back thrice before Aubameyang netted the late winner.
The Gabon international first netted in 9th minute converting a spotkick bro give the home side the lead. Ajax immediately fought back to equalise with Brobbey's goal just a minute later but conceded again in the 26th minute with Mbembe restoring the lead.
Brobbey again found the back of the net to level the scores again in the 30th minute.
The two sides went into the break with the scoreline tied at 2-2.
Aubameyang again came up clutch with his second goal in the 47th minute to restore the lead again for the home side but Akpom scored a late 79th-minute goal to make it 3-3.
Marseille left it late to snatch all three points at the death. Aubameyang completed his hat-trick with a late spotkick to make it 4-3.
The win saw the French side progress to the next round of the competition while Ajax stands no chance of qualifying to the next round of the competition as they have managed just two points, and are stuck at the bottom of Group B after 5 games.
Aubameyang back to top-level performance after Ajax win?
Aubameyang steered Olympique Marseille to a big win over Ajax. His second goal against the away side was legendary, and it has already raise questions whether the former Borussia Dortmund forward is back to his toes after Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea nightmare.
While pundits will differ on such question, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang actually produced a top-notch performance for Marseille.
With the hat-trick against Ajax, he has now score 5 Europa League goals in 4 appearances for the club.
His league tally is still far off the benchmark. In 12 Ligue appearances, he has managed only one goal.
From the stats, Aubameyang is far from returning to elite level performance compared to his last on-field heroics across top clubs in Europe. However, his spell with Olympique Marseille is far more promising than before.