Gouiri, Aubameyang lead Marseille to Coupe de France quarterfinals

Olympique Marseille cruised into the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France on Tuesday with goal contributions from Amine Gouiri and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a 3-0 victory over Rennes.

Gouiri scored the opening goal just after a minute gone from Timothy Weah’s assist before setting up Mason Greenwood to continue a decent start to 2026. Aubameyang came on as a substitute to add one more late goal for OM.

The strong start carried the hosts to victory at the Stade Vélodrome. Weah’s high pressing caused a giveaway by the Rennes defense and the American squared the ball for Gouiri to finish from close range.

After halftime, visitors Rennes lost their focus again and it was the dynamic forward who turned provider this time, setting up Greenwood for an excellent finish to make it 2-0 against his former team. After missing out on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria due to injury, he has six goals and two assists in his last nine matches since returning to the pitch after a two-and-a-half month absence.

A dejected Rennes defense stood no chance in the 83rd minute when Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s excellent pass sent Greenwood in all alone on goal. With Aubameyang making a run to his left, the Englishman unselfishly passed over to the veteran forward to finish into the unguarded net.

 

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The Gabonese goal scorer now has goals in his last two matches to bring his goal contribution total to nineteen this season, with 9 goals and 10 assists in 27 matches across all competitions.