Andre-Pierre Gignac's first-minute goal sent Marseille on their way to a 3-1 win over Evian as Marcelo Bielsa's side registered their third consecutive Ligue 1 victory of the new campaign. Gignac got Marseille off to a perfect start at the Parc des Sports by opening the scoring before the Evian players had a touch of the ball - 20 seconds in to be precise - Giannelli Imbula then notched a secon...Full Story »

Andre-Pierre Gignac lifted the pressure on new Marseille coach Marcelo Bielsa as his goal gave them their first win of the season, 1-0 over Guingamp at the Stade Municipal de Roudourou. Bielsa was booed off last week when his first home game ended in a 2-0 loss to Montpellier, but could celebrate three points on Saturday, with Gignac's 46th-minute goal the reward for a dominant display short on...Full Story »

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Brief news from Ligue 1 before this weekend’s matches: *Olympique Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac is to undergo groin surgery and will be out of action for about six weeks, the club said on their website on Friday. Marseille, who qualified for the Champions League last 16 with a comeback win at Borussia Dortmund earlier this week, take on Girondins Bordeaux...Full Story »

Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac returned to training with the first-team squad on Wednesday, a week after being dropped to the reserves over a row with coach Didier Deschamps. A statement on Marseille's website revealed the news, a day after the club had indicated that Gignac would have to apologise "to the entire squad" before being reinstated. The 25-year-old, capped 16 times by France...Full Story »