DORTMUND, Germany - Coach Didier Deschamps hailed Olympique Marseille's 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund as one of the most important in the club's history to reach the knockout phase of the Champions League.

Having come from 2-0 down, Marseille capped a fairytale fightback with sub Mathieu Valbuena scoring a superb winner three minutes from time after Andre Ayew had leveled in the 85th.

Victory sees Marseille finish second behind Arsenal in the group with Olympiakos third and into the Europa League while Dortmund bows out of Europe.

"Football is an amazing sport," said Deschamps.

"It is a game that will remain very important in the history of OM and it is with pride that we will be going into the next round after two years away.

"We were in very bad shape in the first half, things were very difficult for us. We pulled things back with the goal by Remy just before halftime.

"Going into the break 2-0 down would have been very difficult. In the 85th minute, we were still 2-1 down, so it's been a fabulous night. We came close to having nothing at all, so it was a big, collective performance. We believed in it until the end and so did our supporters in the stadium."

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