WATCH: Get on your bike, Pierre Emerick Aubamayeng! Marseille striker scores brilliant overhead kick in Europa League match vs Ajax

Pierre Emerick Aubamayeng scored a stunning overhead kick against Ajax in the Europa League to end a five-game goal drought.

Article continues below

Article continues below

Article continues below

• Aubameyang opened the scoring against Ajax
• Followed it up with a sensational bicycle kick
• Marseille vying for top spot in Group B

• Table of Contents

  Toggle

  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The former Arsenal and Chelsea striker sent the home fans into a frenzy after he restored Marseille's lead at Stade Velodrome on Thursday evening with a sensational strike just minutes into the second half. With the game locked at 2-2, Aubameyang took matters into his own hands and scored an acrobatic bicycle kick beating his marker Anton Gaaei to score his second of the three goals on the night.

Advertisement

• WATCH THE CLIP

• GOAL
  

  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Aubameyang was going through a mini-goal drought heading into this fixture as he had not scored for five consecutive games. But the striker showed no signs of rust on a crucial European night for Marseilles. He scored the opener by converting from the spot and then went on to add two more, including a late stoppage-time winner from 12 yards, to complete a European hat-trick.

ENJOYED THIS STORY?

Add GOAL.com as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reporting

• Getty
  

  WHAT NEXT FOR AUBAMEYANG?

  Aubameyang will hope to build on his performance against Ajax and score a few more in Ligue 1 when Marseille take on Rennes on Sunday evening.