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Tuesday Football Tips: Back Auba to shine for Marseille in 9/2 treble

  • Paul Higham
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can get a goal for Marseille

Paul Higham is backing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to help Marseille overturn a first-leg deficit against Panathinaikos in Champions League qualifying...


Marseille have a 1-0 first-leg deficit to overcome as they host Panathinaikos in the third round of Champions League qualifying.

The Greek side pinched a slender lead to take to France with a late winner in Athens after Marseille has Geoffrey Kondogbia sent off just after the hour mark.

Marcelino's side are big favourites to win at the Stade Velodrome with their raft of new signings helping them to a 2-1 win over Reims at the weekend, while the visitors will be fresher having not played since the first leg.

Leg 1: Marseille to beat Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos have not made the group stages of the Champions League for 12 years so they're bound to be feeling the nerves as they head to the south of France.

Beating Reims in their home opener was a decent way to start the Ligue 1 campaign for l'OM and with Greek sides never the best travellers in European competition the hosts are justified favourites.

We had a late goal last week, seven minutes from time, and remember if backing Marseille to win that thanks to Betfair's new 90 Minute Payout offer as long as they're ahead when the clock strikes 90 minutes you'll get paid out on that leg of your Bet Builder.

Leg 2: Both teams to score

Panathinaikos have scored in four of five away from home, but it's all about Marseille's inability to keep a home clean sheet that we're basing this on.

The visitors don't have much reason to pile forward from the off, but an early Marseille goal would really open things up.

Plus the hosts don't usally go in for keeping clean sheets - managing just two in their last 23 home games so the 10/111.91 on both teams to score certainly appeals.

Leg 3: Aubameyang to score anytime

Pierre-Emetrick Aubameyang arrived in the summer and started the first leg, before starting on the bench in Ligue 1 at the weekend.

So expect the former Arsenal and Chelsea man to be restored to the starting line-up again and also to bag his first Marseille goal as well.

He's still got plenty about him and had a glorious chance with a header in the first leg that he should really have scored with.

So on home soil he'll get chances again, likely a few of them if the hosts dominate as expected, and as he starts to get his legs under him a goal could be just around the corner.

Back Marseille to beat Panathinaikos, both teams to score & Aubameyang to score @ 9/25.50

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