They did it the hard way but Brighton have their first Europa League point on the board after fighting back from two down in Marseille.
Joao Pedro came off the bench to the score the equaliser from the spot in the 88th minute, his third penalty in two games in the competition.
It was a soft one, awarded for an innocuous trip by Jonathan Clauss on Tariq Lamptey, but Roberto de Zerbi’s team deserved something for the way they responded to a dreadful first 20 minutes.
Briefly, the raucous din inside the Stade Velodrome fell disappeared and Lewis Dunk was hurt in the celebrations before Roberto de Zerbi’s team closed out the game.