Marseille missed out on a place in the Champions League play-offs in dramatic fashion, leaving Amine Gouiri and Leonardo Balerdi furious.

Roberto De Zerbi's team went down 3-0 to Club Brugge on Wednesday, and the defeat, combined with Benfica beating Real Madrid 4-2, meant the Ligue 1 giants slumped out of the competition.

Brugge led 2-0 after just 11 minutes, the earliest they have ever scored twice in a Champions League match.

Marseille peppered their hosts' goal as they tried to get back into the contest. Indeed, they had nine shots on target – only once on record (since 2003-04) have they had more in a Champions League match (12 against MSK Zilina in November 2010).

Yet, they only managed 0.99 expected goals, suggesting they were not high-quality chances, and a fuming Gouiri told Canal+: "We missed our opportunity. We didn't want to rely on the results of other teams.

"We conceded three goals and that cost us qualification. The outcome is cruel because we missed our chance. With our performance, we don't deserve anything."

Heading into the final round of league-phase fixtures, Marseille had a 96% chance of finishing in the top 24, according to Opta's supercomputer.

"It's hard to digest this evening because we came with a lot of emotion," Balerdi said.

"We didn't do things well. They started stronger, and now we have to hold our heads high.

"It comes down to the details and I think we paid the price for that. We need to refocus on the league.

"We have other things to do. We have to do it for the club and our supporters."

Marseille sit third in Ligue 1, seven points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.