Marseille vs. Liverpool: Head-to-head record and past meetings before Champions League clash

By Ben Knapton | 21 Jan 2026 22:36, Last updated: 22 Jan 2026 02:02

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 7

Draws: 1

All seven competitive meetings between Liverpool and Marseille have taken place in the 21st century, and the Reds lead the head-to-head record with four wins compared to Les Olympiens' two.

Liverpool failed to triumph in any of their first three clashes with the Ligue 1 outfit, but they prevailed in four on the spin from December 2007 to January 2026, all at Europe's top table.

The two clubs collided in the group stage of both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 Champions League tournaments, the former of which saw Marseille shock Liverpool at Anfield with a 1-0 win thanks to Mathieu Valbuena's effort.

However, Rafael Benitez's men avenged that upset with a 4-0 thumping on Marseille's turf in December 2007, courtesy of strikes from Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel.

The Premier League titans would return to the Velodrome just nine months later and repeat their trick, albeit with a less emphatic scoreline, as Gerrard netted twice after a Lorik Cana opener to seal a 2-1 win.

Benitez's side then made it three consecutive victories over Les Olympiens in November 2008, when - you guessed it - Gerrard came up with the decisive moment in a 1-0 home success.

The two sides renewed their acquaintances in January 2026 in France, when Liverpool emerged as 3-0 victors.

Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring from a free kick just before half time, with Jeremie Frimpong forcing an own goal from shot-stopper Geronimo Rulli in the second half, before Cody Gakpo netted a third for the visitors in stoppage time.

Before colliding in the Champions League, Liverpool and Marseille first crossed paths in the 2003-04 UEFA Cup last 16, when the Olympiens held the Reds to a 1-1 Anfield draw in the first leg courtesy of a Didier Drogba equaliser.

Two weeks later, Drogba was on target again as Marseille triumphed 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals, before being slain by Valencia in the showpiece match.