
VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach moved back into contention in Group C thanks to their first victory of this season's UEFA Europa League at the expense of Olympique de Marseille.
Filip Daems' penalty gave the Bundesliga outfit a first-half advantage before Peniel Mlapa's ferocious finish midway through the second period ensured that Lucien Favre's side drew level with their French opponents on four points in the standings.
Mönchengladbach | Marseille | ||
| 1 | ter Stegen (GK) | 30 | Mandanda (GK) (C) |
| 3 | Daems (C) | 2 | Abdallah |
| 7 | Herrmann | 3 | N'Koulou |
| 8 | Rupp | 4 | Mendes |
| 9 | L. de Jong | 6 | Barton |
| 14 | Marx | 8 | J. Ayew |
| 15 | Álvaro Domínguez | 11 | Rémy |
| 16 | Nordtveit | 18 | Amalfitano |
| 18 | Arango | 19 | Kaboré |
| 24 | Jantschke | 24 | Fanni |
| 39 | Stranzl | 28 | Valbuena |
Substitutes | |||
| 33 | Heimeroth (GK) | 1 | Bracigliano (GK) |
| 4 | Brouwers | 7 | Cheyrou |
| 17 | Wendt | 10 | A. Ayew |
| 19 | Hanke | 13 | Abdullah |
| 22 | Mlapa | 14 | M'Bow |
| 25 | Younes | 15 | Morel |
| 34 | Xhaka | 27 | Raspentino |
Coaches | |||
| Lucien Favre (SUI) | Élie Baup (FRA) | ||
Referee | |||
| Serge Gumienny (BEL) | |||
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 |
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