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Marseille lose at Sturm Graz, still pointless in the Europa League

Marseille lost 1-0 at Sturm Graz on Thursday and remain without a point after three Europa League games. Coach Bruno Genesio said he was deeply disappointed.

Merkur Arena in Graz (Archive image)

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Marseille lost their third straight Europa League league-phase match on Thursday, falling 1-0 at Sturm Graz. Oumar Diakite scored in the 13th minute at Stadion Graz-Liebenau after Luca Weinhandl won the ball in Marseille's half. Before halftime, Simon Seidl hit the crossbar for Sturm and Keyliane Abdallah struck the post for Marseille.

Marseille had 72% of possession but managed only one shot on target. Coach Bruno Genesio made seven changes to his starting lineup, and goalkeeper Jeffrey de Lange made several saves to keep the score down. Marseille are 34th with no points, while Sturm Graz moved up to 16th with four points.

"I have never been so disappointed in my team, in the first half," Genesio told a news conference, adding that his team still had a small chance of advancing. Marseille host Le Havre in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

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