It must have been frustrating for Paris Saint-Germain superstars to see Olympique Marseille keeper Pau Lopez denying almost a dozen clear-cut chances. Yet, not even the magical custodian could prevent the hosts from winning 1-0 in Le Classique on Sunday night.THE WALL! 🧱🧤🇪🇸 @paulopez_13 #PSGOM | #LeClassique pic.twitter.com/cMXk9GDvuq— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) October 16, 2022 The breakthrough came near the half-time break, as flawless Neymar reacted wonderfully to Mbappe’s pass to finally break the deadlock. Prior to it, Pau Lopez was extraordinarily successful and confronted with one of the world’s best forwards. Messi alone had three amazing opportunities to put his side in front, but the marvellous keeper built a solid wall to protect Marseille from conceding. When even Verratti and Hakimi added their names to the already long list of PSG players that were prevented from scoring by impeccable OM shot-stopper, it was blatant how amazing Lopez truly was.7 – Pau López has already made seven saves tonight, setting his highest tally in a Ligue 1 game. Boiling. pic.twitter.com/6VI21WnP5c— DANI APP (@_DaniApp10) October 16, 2022 On the other end, former Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez found himself in one or two promising situations in front of Donnarumma, but his efforts were way off target. Against all odds, the underdogs kept fighting bravely, at least until the probably defining moment of the match – twenty minutes before the final whistle, Gigot was sent off for a reckless tackle (or, to be precise, the attempt of the tackle) on Neymar.The former European champions didn’t stand a chance with a goal deficit and ten men at Parc des Princes. It opened a lot of space for the hosts in the counter-attack, but this was not Messi’s night in terms of scoring, so Galtier decided to sub him with 11 minutes left on the clock. Soon after, Neymar followed him as the home team set their focus on keeping a clean sheet and securing a vital victory.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 11FridayStrasbourg – Lille 0-3 (0-1)/David 41 pen, 76, Cabella 80/Saturday Lorient – Rems 0-0Lens – Montpellier 1-0 (0-0)/Said 67Sunday Toulouse – Angers 3-2 (2-1)/Dejaegere 10, Van den Boomen 40 pen, Spierings 67 – Bentaleb 33, Salama 90+3/Troyes – Ajaccio 1-1 (0-0)/Porozo 76 – El Idrissy 88/Nantes – Brest 4-1 (2-1)/Simon 35 pen, Ganago 36, Mohamed 70, Sissoko 88/Rennes – Olympique Lyon 3-2 (1-1)/Terrier 38, 77, Lacazette 23, 72/Auxerre – Nice 1-1 (1-1)/Da Costa 42 – Delort 20/Monaco – Clermont 1-1 (1-0)/Embolo 31 – Andric 53/PSG – Olympique Marseille 1-0 (1-0)/Neymar 45+2/
