Whatever happens, PSG is not losing Le Classique, at least not in Ligue 1. France’s most popular club won against France’s most wealthiest club last season in the French Cup last year, but apart from that, Marseille hasn’t won against the Parisians at home for 13 years, and that unpopular tradition continued tonight, as the French champions won 2-0 at Velodrome with 10 men and continued their dominance. Kylan Mbappe didn’t score and was actually substituted in the 64th minute while the score was still 0-1 (wasn’t happy about it) and with this game, he ends his career in France without a single loss from Marseille. He was not playing in Marseille’s Cup victory last year nor their 1-0 win at Parc des Princes four years ago. Marseille also failed to bolster their chances for the European football next season as they remain seven points away from the Champions League spot and four from fifth place Nice.50 – Paris have won their 50th game against Marseille in all competitions (D23 L34), winning 12 of the last 15 such encounters. Supremacy. #OMPSG pic.twitter.com/HpimCSPigF— OptaJean (@OptaJean) March 31, 2024 Why Marseille didn’t win against PSG, even thou they had one man more on the field from the 40th minute? First of all, PSG have more quality in the team. Second of all, the Parisians knew how to use their chances as they scored both goals with 10 men on the field, from the counterattack, and third all chances which Marseille had were saved by Donnarumma. When former Ivory Coast coach Jean-Louis Gasset came over to France just weeks after being sacked in the middle of AFCON, he won five straight games with Marseille, but he now has three defeats in a row. And while a 3-1 loss to Villarreal in the Europa League can be overlooked, considering that the French team qualified to the quarterfinals after all, a 2-0 loss to Rennes and now this one should alarm everyone at the club. The first half was totally uneventful, with two chances and the red card, which was the most interesting part in the first 45 minutes. The guests could have scored after only three minutes, but Fabian fired over after a Dembele cross. On the other side, Aubameyang tried his shot 10 minutes later but only managed to hit Donnarumma. Former Aston Vill and Roma midfielder Veretout tried his luck in the 17th minute, but he shot the post. And then the Brazilian defender Beraldo got the red card after a tackle on Aubameyang, but VAR had to intervene as initially the referee didn’t think it was worth of dismissal. PSG started really well in the second half despite the fact that they had 10 men on the field, and Vitinha stunned the hosts in the 53rd minute when he exchanged passes with Dembele and scored for the lead. Veretout smashes home after five minutes, only to see his effort nullified due to offside by Henrique. Marseille turned the gas, but all shots coming to PSG’s goal were either blocked or saved by great Donnarumma. With all those missed opportunities, the punishment came in the 85th minute when Ramos scored from a counterattack for the final 2-0. LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAYFriday Lille – Lens 2-1 (1-0)/Zhegrova 9, 60 – Wahi 78/Saturday Metz – Monaco 2-5 (0-3)/Diallo 78, Sane 84 – Tinamino 4, Akliouche 10, Vanderson 16, Balogun 76, 87/Olympique Lyon – Reims 1-1 (0-0)/Nuamah 65 – Okumu 55/Sunday Lorient – Brest 0-1 (0-0)/Castillo 86/Clermont – Toulouse 0-3 (0-1)/Sierro 8, 79, Dallinga 73/Le Havre – Montpellier 0-2 (0-0)/Ferri 72, Julien 80/Nice – Nantes 1-2 (0-1)/Toffi 72 – Albine 19, Mohamed 76/Strasbourg – Rennes 2-0 (0-0)/Senaya 71, Sebas 73/Olympique Marseille – PSG 0-20(0-0)/Vitinha 53, Ramos 85/
