ShareThe 2026-27 Ligue 1 season got underway on Friday, as Amine Gouiri's brace helped Marseille to a 4-0 win over 10-man Strasbourg.Amine Gouiri starred for Marseille as they defeated 10-man Strasbourg 4-0 in the opening game of the 2026-27 Ligue 1 season.Gouiri scored twice in the second half, either side of a straight red card shown to Samir El Mourabet, as Marseille made a winning start under new boss Bruno Genesio at Orange Velodrome.Marseille started on the front foot and were roared on by their home fans as Angel Gomes squandered two early opportunities, first dragging wide of the right post from distance before poking straight at Filip Jorgensen following a scramble in the box.Amine Harit saw a powerful effort pushed away on the stroke of half-time, but Marseille were ahead 58 seconds after the break as Igor Paixao nutmegged Guela Doue and drove forward before playing in Gomes, who squared to Gouiri for a simple finish.Strasbourg's hopes of a comeback suffered a huge blow just before the hour mark as El Mourabet was shown a straight red, following a VAR review, after swiping at Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg off the ball.And Gouiri soon doubled Marseille's lead, firing in from the penalty spot after Doue was adjudged to have fouled Paixao in the box, with the referee once again making the decision following a trip to the VAR monitor.There was time for two more goals; in the 89th minute, 20-year-old Keyliane Abdallah fired in at the near post before Hojbjerg scored deep into stoppage time with a well-controlled volley.Home comforts for GouiriGenesio could not have hoped for a better start to his Marseille tenure as his side found their shooting boots in the second half and opened the Ligue 1 season with a statement win.Marseille accumulated 1.89 expected goals (xG) from their 14 attempts while restricting Strasbourg to just 0.2 from five shots, and Gouiri staked his claim for the Golden Boot this season.The striker led the match in both shots (five) and touches in the box (nine), while he was also one of six Marseille players to create at least one chance, though no player drew more fouls than the forward (three).Gouiri has now directly contributed to 11 goals (eight goals, three assists) across his last eight home games across all competitions, while this was his second brace in that time (also against Lens in January).The 2026-27 Ligue 1 season got underway on Friday, as Amine Gouiri's brace helped Marseille to a 4-0 win over 10-man Strasbourg.Amine Gouiri starred for Marseille as they defeated 10-man Strasbourg 4-0 in the opening game of the 2026-27 Ligue 1 season.Gouiri scored twice in the second half, either side of a straight red card shown to Samir El Mourabet, as Marseille made a winning start under new boss Bruno Genesio at Orange Velodrome.Marseille started on the front foot and were roared on by their home fans as Angel Gomes squandered two early opportunities, first dragging wide of the right post from distance before poking straight at Filip Jorgensen following a scramble in the box.Amine Harit saw a powerful effort pushed away on the stroke of half-time, but Marseille were ahead 58 seconds after the break as Igor Paixao nutmegged Guela Doue and drove forward before playing in Gomes, who squared to Gouiri for a simple finish.Strasbourg's hopes of a comeback suffered a huge blow just before the hour mark as El Mourabet was shown a straight red, following a VAR review, after swiping at Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg off the ball.And Gouiri soon doubled Marseille's lead, firing in from the penalty spot after Doue was adjudged to have fouled Paixao in the box, with the referee once again making the decision following a trip to the VAR monitor.There was time for two more goals; in the 89th minute, 20-year-old Keyliane Abdallah fired in at the near post before Hojbjerg scored deep into stoppage time with a well-controlled volley.Home comforts for GouiriGenesio could not have hoped for a better start to his Marseille tenure as his side found their shooting boots in the second half and opened the Ligue 1 season with a statement win.Marseille accumulated 1.89 expected goals (xG) from their 14 attempts while restricting Strasbourg to just 0.2 from five shots, and Gouiri staked his claim for the Golden Boot this season.The striker led the match in both shots (five) and touches in the box (nine), while he was also one of six Marseille players to create at least one chance, though no player drew more fouls than the forward (three).Gouiri has now directly contributed to 11 goals (eight goals, three assists) across his last eight home games across all competitions, while this was his second brace in that time (also against Lens in January).