Olympique de Marseille lost 2-1 to Benfica in the Europa League. Rafa Silva opened the scoring in the 16th minute of play.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reduced the score during the second period. Quentin Merlin was taken out on a stretcher just before half-time. The French team lost its left side to injury, with Valentin Rongier and Jonathan Clauss also out. The return match takes place next Thursday at the Vélodrome stadium. Click here for more UEFA Europa League news, match stats, odds and more. Click here to follow the match LIVE. CLICK HERE for all the latest Marseille news. click here to read the match report from the Lisbon stadium. The match report will be published on Thursday, November 14, at 8pm GMT (9pm ET) and 10pm ET (11pm ET on Friday, November 15) in Lisbon, Portugal, and in Paris, France, on November 16.