Arsenal loanee scores before red card in Ligue 1 and Barkley nets wild Nice goal

Tavares fired in his fifth goal of what has been an excellent campaign so far at Marseille as he continues to impress on his season-long loan.

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The Portuguese left-back broke the deadlock early in the second-half of Marseille's 2-1 win at Montpellier, shooting high into the net after former Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Veretout saw his header palmed away.

But the game was not without incident and Tavares was given his marching orders three-minutes from time.

After losing possession, Tavares kicked out at Montpellier full-back Arnaud Souquet, then pushed Christopher Jullien after being confronted by the former Celtic defender.

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The 22-year-old had to be initially restrained by his teammates before being given two yellow cards - one for lashing out and another for his reaction.

But it didn't end there. The referee was advised to look back at the incident on his VAR monitor and after reviewing the footage, upgraded the two yellow cards to a straight red, meaning Taveres will be handed a three-game ban.

Upon leaving the pitch, he was heckled by Montpellier fans and responded by reminding them of the scoreline.

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After the game, Marseille coach Igor Tudor spoke of his disappointment at Tavares' actions and confirmed the Arsenal loanee will be punished by the club.

He told Prime Video Sport France: "These things can happen of course, but he will get a fine and it will be a lesson for the future."

Meanwhile, Former Chelsea and Everton midfielder Ross Barkley netted his first goal for Nice since signing for the Côte d'Azur club in September.

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Barkley struck from 25-yards out in Nice's clash with Rennes but could do nothing to prevent his side losing 2-1 at Roazhon Park.

Nice find themselves languishing in 11th place in what has been a disappointing season so far for Lucien Favre's side.

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