Marseille thump Benfica after a penalty shootout

Marseille edged out Benfica, 1-0, on Thursday, in a match relating to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. The encarnados beat Jean-Louis Gasset's team, 2-1, in the first leg of the tie.

The first-half ended without any goals.

With 79 minutes on the clock, Faris Moumbagna scored the winning goal for Marseille, through a header.

With this result, Marseille are into the next round of the competition. In the next fixture, Jean-Louis Gasset's team will play at home against Atalanta.