Joao Pedro scored a late penalty as Brighton fought back from two goals down to earn their first point in European football with a battling Europa League draw at Marseille.
The Seagulls were looking to bounce back after they thrashed 6-1 by Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.
But two goals in as many first-half minutes gave them a mountain to climb as former Newcastle defender Chancel Mbemba swept in before Jordan Veretout took advantage of a mistake by Brighton captain Lewis Dunk to add a second moments later.
Brighton thought they were awarded a penalty by the video assistant referee (VAR) soon after, with the referee appearing to point to the spot after consulting the pitchside monitor, but instead a free-kick for a foul was given to Marseille.
But the visitors overcame that disappointment to pull a goal back early in the second half when Pascal Gross drove in from a Kaoru Mitoma cutback, before Pedro kept his cool to roll home a penalty late on to complete the impressive recovery.
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Marseille
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Squad number16Player namePau López
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Squad number7Player nameClauss
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Squad number99Player nameMbemba
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Squad number5Player nameBalerdi
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Squad number62Player nameMurillo
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Squad number11Player nameHarit
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Squad number21Player nameRongier
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Squad number27Player nameVeretout
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Squad number29Player nameNdiaye
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Squad number10Player nameAubameyang
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Squad number20Player nameCorrea
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Squad number8Player nameOunahi
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Squad number9Player nameVítinha
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Squad number12Player nameRenan Lodi
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Squad number23Player nameSarr
Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad number23Player nameSteele
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Squad number34Player nameVeltman
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Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
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Squad number5Player nameDunk
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Squad number2Player nameLamptey
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Squad number13Player nameGroß
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Squad number8Player nameDahoud
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Squad number7Player nameMarch
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Squad number31Player nameAnsu Fati
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Squad number22Player nameMitoma
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Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
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Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
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Squad number11Player nameGilmour
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Squad number24Player nameAdingra
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Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Line-ups
Marseille
Formation 4-3-3
- 16López
- 7ClaussBooked at 87mins
- 99Mbemba
- 5BalerdiBooked at 89mins
- 62Murillo
- 11Harit
- 21Rongier
- 27VeretoutSubstituted forOunahiat 51′minutes
- 29NdiayeSubstituted forLodiat 79′minutes
- 10AubameyangSubstituted forCarvalho Oliveiraat 62′minutes
- 20CorreaSubstituted forSarrat 62′minutesBooked at 84mins
Substitutes
- 1Ngapandouetnbu
- 8Ounahi
- 9Carvalho Oliveira
- 12Lodi
- 18Meïté
- 23Sarr
- 33Tunkadi
- 34Nadir
- 36Blanco
- 37Soglo
- 42Caprice
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Steele
- 34VeltmanBooked at 84mins
- 29van Hecke
- 5DunkBooked at 83mins
- 2Lamptey
- 13GroßBooked at 55mins
- 8DahoudSubstituted forGilmourat 67′minutes
- 7MarchSubstituted forAdingraat 77′minutes
- 31Ansu FatiSubstituted forJoão Pedroat 67′minutes
- 22Mitoma
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forFergusonat 77′minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 1Verbruggen
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 4Webster
- 9João Pedro
- 11Gilmour
- 20Baleba
- 24Adingra
- 28Ferguson
- 38McGill
- 40Buonanotte
- 41Hinshelwood
Live Text
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Match ends, Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Second Half ends, Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kaoru Mitoma.
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Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
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Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Goal! Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
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Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
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Offside, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
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Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
