Marseille stun Inter with late goal as Basel defeat Bayern Munich

Olympique de Marseille snatched a late winner against Inter to claim a 1-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 encounter.

Inter's Javier Zanetti holds off Jeremy Morel
Inter's Javier Zanetti holds off Jeremy Morel

It was the home side that dominated the match against the defensively-minded Serie A side, but Marseille lacked the offensive nous to really worry the out-of-form visitors until stoppage time, when Andre Ayew headed the winning goal.

Late in the game, Andre Ayew had a trio of headed efforts at goal following Morgan Amalfitano crosses, but the decisive moment came after his own late shot had been saved. From the resultant corner, the Ghanaian glanced the winning goal, having escaped the marking of Cristian Chivu in added time.

In the other match of the evening Basel pulled off a shock 1-0 win at home to Bayern Munich in their Champions League round of 16 first leg clash at St. Jakob Park.

Substitute Valentin Stocker scored the only goal with five minutes remaining, but the real hero was Yann Sommer, whose heroic saves halted the visitors time and time again and preserved a slender advantage for the second leg in Munich.

Sommer's heroics were rewarded with five minutes remaining, as Jacques Zoua strode across the edge of the Bayern box and played in fellow substitute Stocker, who had enough time and space to slot past Neuer and send the Swiss outfit into dreamland.