Football: Paris Saint-Germain win a poor Classic against Marseille
Parisians Lionel Messi and Nuno Mendes congratulate Neymar, scorer against Marseille, April 17, 2022. REUTERS - SARAH MEYSSONNIER
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Paris Saint-Germain won against Olympique de Marseille at the end of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, this Sunday April 17 (2-1).
Thanks to their success in this 102nd “Classic”, the Parisian leaders are now ahead of their Marseille runners-up by 15 points.
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It was a clash between the first and the second in Ligue 1, the "Classic" of the French championship.
And yet, football lovers attended, this Sunday, April 17, a match of immense poverty between PSG and OM.
And in this game of boredom, it was ultimately the Parisians who came out the best (2-1).
Three goals in the first half
This 102nd "Classic" was like the Parc des Princes: cold, dull and boring despite the three goals scored and the presence of the Messi-Neymar-Mbappé trio on the PSG side.
But if the stadium was silent for 90 minutes, it's because the Parisian ultras have decided.
If this poster between the leader and his dolphin did not live up to the event, it is because the actors did not put in the sufficient ingredients.
And yet they helped each other to put on some semblance of spectacle, with two largely avoidable first goals.
The first is the work of Neymar, overtaking Valentin Rongier on an opening by Marco Verratti, before recovering the ball in extension to get ahead of the hazardous exit of goalkeeper Pau Lopez (1-0, 12th).
Twenty minutes later, it was the turn of his Parisian counterpart Donnarumma to miss, on a corner, which benefited Duje Caleta-Car (1-1, 31st).
Olympique de Marseille players celebrate the goal of Caleta-Car in Paris, April 17, 2022. REUTERS - SARAH MEYSSONNIER
Despite its inability to set the pace in this meeting, PSG was able to use a new Marseille error, the hand in the area of Valentin Rongier, decidedly not successful: penalty converted by Kylian Mbappé (2-1, 45th + 5).
A second act to fall asleep
At the break, it's well paid for PSG.
We will not see anything after returning from the locker room, except for two goals disallowed for offside: the first from Kylian Mbappé, the second from Marseille defender William Saliba.
Significantly, during this sad second period, the Parisians did not attempt the slightest strike, against opponents who never worried them.
An evening to forget for everyone, even for the winners despite a third victory in a row.
The Marseillais can blame themselves for not having offered anything against such a pale PSG, which is heading towards its tenth title of champion of France.
33 - Paris won its 33rd match against Marseille in Ligue 1, now ahead of its rival in the record of confrontations in the top flight (20 draws, 32 wins for OM).
Ascending.
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— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 17, 2022
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