Troubled Marseille Lose Fifth Straight as PSG Win
Ferran Torres scored his seventh goal in six matches, and Marseille’s fifth straight loss left the hosts second to last in Ligue 1.
- On Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Marseille 2-1 at Stade Velodrome in Ligue 1's fifth round, with captain Marquinhos scoring the winner after Ferran Torres opened the scoring.
- Known as "Le Classique," the match featured a struggling Marseille side entering on the back of four consecutive league defeats and currently positioned in the relegation zone.
- Ferran Torres broke the deadlock in the 66th minute, but Angel Gomes leveled for Marseille in the 72nd minute; Marquinhos restored PSG's lead just two minutes later.
- Timothy Weah's dismissal for a second yellow card following a foul on Nuno Mendes left Marseille with 10 men, effectively ending their comeback hopes in the closing stages.
- Following this result, PSG climbs to sixth place in the standings, five points behind leaders Monaco, while Marseille languishes in the relegation zone after their fifth consecutive loss in all competitions.
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PSG coach Luis Enrique said nothing will be easy for his team in the French League this season, including the match against Marseille.
PSG won 2-1 away at Marseille in the most anticipated match of the fifth round of Ligue 1. Ferran Torres opened the scoring in the 66th minute, and just six minutes later, Angel Gomez equalized for the hosts. However, Parisian captain Marquinhos became the hero again, after he added a goal in the 74th minute and brought the three points to Luis Enrique's team. It was his third goal of the season. Marseille were left with a man less shortly after…
The PSG won 2-1 in Marseilles in what is traditionally the most important game of French football. Angry Marseille fans displayed banners attacking the American owner of the club, Frank McCourt.
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