They will enjoy the trip!
Two days after appearing on the bench in Ligue 1 in Strasbourg (1-2), the young Ethan Mbappé, Yoram Zague and Senny Mayulu will return to their youth category to compete in the highly anticipated round of 16 of the Gambardella Cup at the 'OM Marseille Campus, this Sunday (2:30 p.m., match to follow live on FFF TV).
We suspected it a little, but while they did not come into play at Meinau on Friday evening, the three most capped in the group strengthen the team coached by Zoumana Camara who will also be able to count on the return from injury of his defender Naoufel El Hannach.
Looking at this almost complete group, all the lights are green for the Parisians who will still have to be wary of a formidable Marseille team.
Under the leadership of young Enzo Sternal, OM qualified in the previous round by dominating Toulon (1-0) when Paris won hands down against Épinal (5-2).
Above all, it is with this generation that Marseille won the U17 championship in the playoffs last season, proving that it has very promising elements who could well cause some problems for PSG.
Last Parisian coronation in 1991
For this highly anticipated meeting between the two historic rivals, OM has already announced a “strong turnout” in its stadium, we must therefore expect a hostile reception for Paris which will have the disadvantage of playing this clash at the 'outside.
It will also be reunion time for goalkeeper Aboubaka Dosso who, since his departure from the Parisian training center last summer, has bounced back at OM, where he has established himself as a starter in this team.
If we delve into the archives, we cannot say that Gambardella is very successful for the two clubs who dream of putting an end to a long wait without a coronation.
Even if the road is still long to snatch another star, Marseille has only won this prestigious competition once in its history, in 1979. PSG's only victory dates back to 1991. To continue dreaming bigger, the Titis will be able to draw inspiration from their elders who, in 2015, beat OM in a spectacular quarter-final (3-2).
On the pitch that day, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Roli Pereira de Sa or even Yakou Meïté… It was another era.