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Payet makes Marseille debut

Afp, Paris

Thu Feb 2, 2017 12:00 AM Last update on: Thu Feb 2, 2017 02:43 PM

Olympique de Marseille's French forward Dimitri Payet celebrates at the end of the French Cup football match between Marseille and Lyon. Photo: AFP

Marseille's star recruit Dimitri Payet made his debut on Tuesday but it was Brazilian Doria who booked the team's French Cup quarterfinal berth with a 2-1 extra time win over Lyon.

Payet rejoined the Ligue 1 side on a four-and-a-half-year deal on Sunday after Marseille paid 30 million euros ($31.3 million, £25 million) to bring him back to the Stade Velodrome.

And the 29-year-old former West Ham player came on to a standing ovation after 94 minutes as the Cup clash was deadlocked 1-1 and heading into extra-time.

Rod Fanni opened on 24 minutes before Corentin Tolisso equalised for the visitors on 64 minutes.

And Brazilian Doria came on in place of another new recruit Patrice Evra who picked up a thigh injury three minutes after the break and fired in the winner after 109 minutes at the Velodrome.