OM held the shock (1-0), Sunday, September 13, against a PSG in difficulty, during this third day of Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Marseille presented itself in this Classico with more sporting certainties, especially since it won its first meeting in the French championship (3 to 2 against Brest on August 30) when its Parisian opponent bowed for his return to Ligue 1 (1-0 against Lens on September 10).

Forward Florian Thauvin offered the victory to his team, scoring in the thirtieth minute, on a free kick from Dimitri Payet.

This victory has a particular flavor for the Marseillais.

Because the last of the club dates back to November 27, 2011 at the Vélodrome.

Reassembled, André Villas-Boas's team thought they would arrive at the right time to face a Paris diminished by the absences of some of its players.

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With an ongoing series of 17 wins in 20 matches in all competitions against OM, the capital club hoped to continue its domination over its Marseille rival until the end.

In vain.

Paris SG coach Thomas Tuchel had yet chosen to line up his Brazilian superstar Neymar from the start, who resumed training on Friday after recovering from Covid-19. 

Clubs weakened by the Covid-19

As a reminder, since the beginning of September the PSG has seen seven of its executives tested positive: Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Keylor Navas, Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos and Kylian Mbappé. 

OM were also not spared by the virus in August, having even had to postpone their first game of the season against AS Saint-Étienne due to several players who tested positive, but the Marseille club has since recovered its vitality.

In addition to the sporting and health situation of this Classico, the PSG-OM of this Sunday was also punctuated by a few passes of arms between the two clubs which are the folklore of this summit of Ligue 1.

Dimitri Payet lit the first fuse on August 23 ... After the defeat of PSG against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.

The Olympian midfielder posted on Twitter a GIF reminding that only his club had a European star above its emblem.

"It's fair game between two rival clubs," said the player at a press conference on Friday.

With AFP

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