Special envoy to Marseille
And in the end, it's PSG who wins ... If OM have nothing to be ashamed of their performance, Mauricio Pochettino's players left the Vélodrome with three points this Sunday (0-2), at the end of of the 24th day.
Kylian Mbappé and Mauro Icardi for the scorers.
Thanks to this success, Paris (3rd, 51 pts) remains in the wheel of Lille (1st, 54 pts) and Lyon (2nd, 52 pts).
The Marseillais are ninth (33 pts, 2 games late).
Marseille looks good, but
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After a chaotic week, we could have feared the worst for OM in this 100th Classic in history.
But the Olympians attacked the game with envy.
Good dispositions showered by the speed of Mbappé, on a service from Di Maria (0-1, 9th).
A school cons and… the last action of the Argentinian (11th).
Far from lowering their heads, the Marseillais produced play, without however creating a hot situation.
Rico has been alerted to a heavy strike from Gueye (23rd).
Conversely, PSG made the break thanks to the back of Icardi (0-2, 24th).
Big frustration for OM, symbolized by this gesture of mood from Thauvin (26th).
In the end, Marseille completed the first period after nearly 60% possession but two disbursement goals (0-2 MT).
And again, the bill could have been saltier, with this terrible strike from Paredes (32nd).
A bit more Parisian mastery in the second half, always Marseille situations in the absence of huge opportunities.
The entry of Neymar Jr (65th), suffering in recent days, did not help OM's business, but the score remained there (0-2 final score).
A game of good behavior in the game and attitudes, even if Payet was hit with a red in stoppage time. PSG could also have obtained two penalties ...
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Icardi, the goal machine is back
Between the cellar and the infirmary, Mauro Icardi has had a difficult start to the season.
Put back in the saddle by Mauricio Pochettino, he quickly picked up the thread and regained his feelings.
Already a scorer against Brest (3-0) and Montpellier (4-0) in L1, and OM at the Champions Trophy (2-1) since the start of the year, the Argentine center forward will have been the Parisian most dangerous at the Vélodrome.
And it was he who scored the goal of the break, thanks to his sense of anticipation, placement, taking the preferential position ahead of Alvaro Gonzalez.
The rest is talent, flair and… success too, because the former Inter Milan star took over this Alessandro Florenzi cross from the back.
The ball lobbed the unfortunate Steve Mandanda, helpless (24th).
Icardi is also involved in his team's first goal, as a launching pad for Angel Di Maria (9th).
Di Maria, the tile
It could be THE black spot of the evening for PSG.
Just after the first goal, the Parisians regained their half of the field for the start.
One of them, a little slower than the others, Angel Di Maria.
Which is held the right thigh and does not take long to get down to the ground.
There followed a short exchange with Pochettino, but the mass has already been said: the Classic was already over for "Fideo", replaced by Pablo Sarabia (11th).
And nine days before the first leg in Barcelona, in the Champions League, it's very worrying.
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