Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their third goal with Lionel Messi and Danilo Pereira. (REUTERS)Paris Saint-Germain vs Marseille Highlights Ligue 1 Match Today: Kylian Mbappe scored a brace and Lionel Messi netted another as Paris Saint Germain completed a payback of sorts on Le Classique rivals Marseille at Stade Velodrome on Sunday in Ligue 1 football. The duo made up for all the goals and assists on a night Paris extended their lead at the top of the league by eight points.
PSG was under big pressure after losing five of its 12 games this year, including a French Cup defeat at Marseille this month. PSG took on a confident Marseille which had only one defeat in its last 14 games. The visitors had narrowly avoided a fourth straight defeat last weekend when they trailed Lille at home before winning 4-3 thanks to Lionel Messi’s injury-time free kick.
They share a record-equaling 10 French titles. But Marseille is the only French club to win the Champions League — in 1993 — and fans love using the expression “Forever the first” to needle PSG.
PSG's Neymar is carried off the field on a stretcher after after injuring during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
That night in Doha seems like years ago, doesn't it? Messi scored twice. Mbappe scored thrice. Both converted from the spot in the shootout. A World Cup final for the ages. The aftermath of which caused a bit of a stir whether the relationship between the two had taken a hit following a hotly contested final. Two months later, good for PSG, it seems as though all of it never happened. Their understanding of each other's movement and spatial awareness was good enough for Marseille fans to start deserting their beloved Orange Velodrome even before the referee blew a full time whistle. If Paris are to get something out of this season, having already been knocked out of the Coupe de France and 1-0 down in the UCL tie against Bayern, these two hold the keys to the kingdom.
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OH, DEAR!
Nuno Tavares does exceptional work to get a cross in from the left wing. Inch perfect, lands straight in the patch of Vitinha inside near six yard box but the Marseille number nine thumps it straight into Donnarumma, who blocks it well. Another chance goes begging.
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A few words and intense looks exchanged between the two. Le Classique is usually one such night when French football gets quite a few of those but let's not forget, the game as a contest has been over for quite a while now. The Stade Velodrome in Marseille is dead silent apart from a few drums beating with no fans singing. Empty seats starting to show up at the 60,000+ capacitated venue.
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Sanchez replaced by Vitinha. Malinovskyi's night is also over, and on comes January signing Ounahi. Dimitri Payet step into midfield at Under's expense.
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Bernat has 14 minutes to impress, as he replaces Nuno Tavares.
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The home crowd are starting to get their songs and chants back up, get behind the team they wanted to win tonight. The team that had defeated PSG only two weeks back. But out at the Stade Velodrome tonight, Marseille need to climb a huge mountain to even have a chance of keeping this respectable. With their fans behind them, can they pull something magical out of the hat?
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Donnarumma called into action again, but as he has done all night, he makes a comfortable save. Nuno Tavares was the one who tried his luck, but he must have left his shooting boots at home this evening.
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Tudor makes a sub, with Clauss on in place of Bailly.
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Unbelievable as to how Marseille haven't yet scored a goal. On this occasion, Alexis Sanchez finds himself inches away from the goal line and yet is unable to push the ball in with his right foot as Donnarumma makes a diving forward grab.
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That third goal has really knocked the stuffing out of Marseille, and the crowd are slowly accepting their team's fate. The aggression and passion from the stands have vanished since that goal from Mbappe, which is no surprise considering Donnarumma has yet to make a save in the second half.
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It's been all about these two tonight. A goal and two assist for Messi. Two goals and an assist for Mbappe. Involved in every single goal and more. The duo also missed a dolly each in front of goal in the first half. Marseille just haven't been able to control them tonight.
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Historic, sensational goal!
Lionel Messi dinks a ball in from outside the box for Kylian Mbappe to volley the ball first time in and score his 200th goal in a PSG shirt. He has now level with Edinson Cavani as the all-time record goal scorer for the Parisians. At 24. Unreal goal, unreal numbers, unreal player.
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Just like the first half, we have had a low-key start to the second 45 minutes. That will not bother Galtier and his players, though, as they continue to cruise along with a two-goal cushion.
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The home team have hit their stride early in this second half, penetrating deep into the opposition half twice so far but to no avail. Got to keep constant pressure on that PSG backline, and we've seen crumble plenty a times of late.
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Marseille get us underway. No changes at halftime from both teams as we head into the next 45 plus added time.
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Lionel Messi has now scored 700 goals in just 840 club appearances during his career:
672 - Barcelona
28* - PSG
And that does it!
A Kylian Mbappe goal-Lionel Messi assist. A Lionel Messi goal-Kylian Mbappe assist. The two pieces of action that separate the two teams at the moment at Stade Velodrome. PSG have quite a few more chances, they could've been atleast 4-0 up at the moment. Marseille have had a few of their own. But this is where we stand now.
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The fourth official's board indicates a total of two minutes of stoppage time.
Meanwhile, Verrati concedes a free kick on the edge of the PSG box and Alexis Sanchez is standing over the free kick with Malinovsky to his right as the first half runs out. AND......the free kick is over the wall and is tipped behind by Donnarumma for a corner.
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Nuno Tavares tried his luck from range, but Donnarumma was able to back out of his save, and let the ball fly past his far post.
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WOW!
Kylian Mbappe with the miss now. One v one against the goalkeeper, set free by a Messi through ball, and yet, he is unable to pull the trigger in time as Lopez makes a diving save. Distraught as he is, that should've been the Frenchman's brace. Both Messi and Mbappe have missed a solid chance each inside the last five minutes. This, while having scored and assisted once before already on the night.
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It should be 3-0 to PSG after another blistering attack, but Messi proves he is human after all with a miss from a few yards out. The ball deflected towards the former Barcelona man, and on his right foot, he cleared the crossbar from six yards out.
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UNO Reverse!
Kylian Mbappe returns the favor to Lionel Messi, sets the Argentine for a tap in as PSG find the net for a second time in the first half. The PSG number seven finds himself on the left hand side, with Messi making a run into the six yard box. A low pass that is placed with just the smoothest of touches. PSG's quality upfront oozing all over this fixture.
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MBAPPE scores from the counter! Messi with the assist. The Argentine glided through the Marseille midfield, almost unopposedly there and sees his French partner in crime make a darting run upwards to collect a through ball as PSG hit the first blow at Stade Velodrome.
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While Lopez did make a save to deny Ruiz, the Marseille keeper has had very little to do, as has Donnarumma. There's plenty of time left for this game to come to life, though.
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How in the world is this game still goalless. Nuno Tavares, with just the keeper to beat, near the right side of Donnarumma's post, but volleys wide a first time effort from inside the six yard box.
Malinovsky on the rebound, sees his shot deflect behind for a corner.
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In the attempt to track back Nuno Tavares, Presnel Kimpembe looks to have badly hurt himself and won't be able to continue any further in the match. The PSG centre half is being stretchered off the field and on comes Danilo Pereira.
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Acres of space in the middle. Marseille should have at least registered a shot on goal, but Nuno Tavares' indecisiveness cost him dear as he was tackled inside the box by Nuno Mendes. He at least won a corner, but that could have been so much more.
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Ooooh, those three words were the three magic ones last week for the PSG team as they won 4-3 at home against Lille. A Lionel messi stunning free kick that sealed the deal in stoppage time. Here, the Argentine finds himself a little too far off to go for goal. Instead feeds it to one of his teammates but Marseille get the ball away and live to concede another day.
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Malinovsky finds himself in space on the right and sets free Gendouzi, who has a go at the near post but the ball comes off Marquinhos before going behind for a Marseille corner.
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A string of PSG corners, three inside two minutes as the home fans throw in waste from the stands to try their best to intimidate one Lionel Messi stepping up to take the spot kick.
It remains goalless as two PSG corners come to nothing after that shot from Ruiz. Veretout cleared the first cross, while the second never troubled the Marseille defence.
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Mbappe gets the ball in the inward left region inside the Marseille box, does the stepover to beat his marker, momentarily before his eventual shot is blocked and goes behind for a corner. First of the match.
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Slow start with the two teams unable to take the ball deep into each other's territory, losing possession pretty quickly, still unable to find their footings.
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In front of a record crowd, PSG get us underway, kicking the ball from right to left.
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Right then, the players walk into the middle for this top two Ligue 1 clash at Stade Velodrome. Despite Messi and Mbappe starting up front, this team has a job on their hands tonight. A fantastic tifo from the Marseille clubs against their biggest rivals, depicting their home ground as a fortress. Will it be breached tonight or will it hold on. Le Classique is underway!
Former Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who joined Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in 2021, is likely to be honoured by his former club. According to the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona is preparing a tribute match with a view to 2024, an event that was left pending after the controversial departure of the Argentine in June 2021, when he was released and joined the PSG. [Read more]
PSG: Donnarumma, Mukiele, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes, Verratti, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Leo Messi, Mbappé.
Marseille: Lopez, Balerdi, Bailly, Kolasinac, Tavares, Veretout, Rongier, Under, Gendouzi, Malinovsky, Sanchez
Marseille XI (3-4-3): Lopez; Mbemba, Gigot, Kolasinac; Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Kabore; Guendouzi, Malinovskyi; Sanchez
PSG XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Ramos, Mendes; Vitinha, Verratti, Ruiz; Messi; Neymar, Ekitike
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It was 17 days ago that Marseille ended Paris Saint Germain's Coupe de France campaign, courtesy of a 2-1 win that shook France's most star studded club football lineup. Here they are, facing off again, in Ligue 1. With only five points separating them. While Kylian Mbappe had missed out the last meeting, the French superstar has since returned back into the lineup, fit and running at his usual pace again. PSG will need it and much more from their star front trio also comprising of Neymar Jr. and Lionel Messi, if they are to avoid another slip up in the league this season. Top two teams from France collide, should be fun.