Jorge Sampaoli singled out Florian Thauvin for praise after the Marseille winger dedicated his goal against Brest to his new coach.
Thauvin struck late in the game to restore Marseille's lead and celebrated with Sampaoli, who was able to mark his birthday with a win as Michael Cuisance went on to score in stoppage time to make it 3-1 to the hosts.
The victory is Marseille's second since Sampaoli took charge of the team as the Argentine's reign started with a 1-0 win against Rennes on Wednesday.
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What did Sampaoli say?
The 61-year-old was happy to secure the three points from a tough match and believes his team's tactics were less influential than the emotion of the game.