Aston Villa’s penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer against Marseille ended in a 3-1 defeat at the Stade Vélodrome.

The hosts took the lead in the fifth minute when Mason Greenwood capitalised on a mistake by Tyrone Mings , who failed to deal with a ball over the top. Greenwood rounded Marco Bizot before finishing into an empty net.

Villa responded just three minutes later through John McGinn. Amadou Onana advanced possession to Jacob Ramsey , who turned and threaded a pass through to McGinn. The captain raced in on goal and lifted the ball over goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli.

Unai Emery made no changes at the break, with another set of first-team stars expected to feature against Villarreal in southern Spain on Sunday.

Bizot started in goal against Marseille, behind a defe

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