PSG’s gamers rejoice after PSG’s Nuno Mendes scored his facet’s second purpose throughout the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Marseille at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Picture/Christophe Ena)
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain concluded an ideal week on Sunday to maneuver a step nearer to a record-extending thirteenth French league title.
PSG beat second-placed Marseille 3-1 to increase its lead on the high to 19 factors with simply eight rounds remaining. The victory over its bitter rival within the largest sport of French soccer got here 5 days after PSG ousted Liverpool from the Champions League.
Referred to as “Le Classique,” the sport between PSG and Marseille turned well-liked throughout the Nineties when Marseille dominated. However the southern membership — the one French workforce to win the Champions League again in 1993 — has fallen effectively behind since PSG was taken over by Qatari buyers in 2011. Sunday’s win prolonged PSG’s unbeaten run in opposition to Marseille to 9 league matches.
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Nonetheless unbeaten within the league this season, PSG was in management and took the lead within the seventeenth minute. Ousmane Dembélé ran behind the again of the protection after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia cleverly deflected the ball for Fabian Ruiz, who arrange the France ahead. Dembélé then skipped previous Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli and scored his twenty first league purpose of the season in an open purpose.
Dembélé has been unstoppable for the reason that flip of the 12 months, notching 22 targets in all competitions for PSG to this point in 2025, greater than every other participant in Europe’s high 5 leagues.
Dembélé additionally scored PSG’s purpose when it gained 1-0 at Liverpool on Tuesday to achieve the Champions League quarterfinals following a penalty shootout.
Marseille stayed calm on the Parc des Princes after conceding, conserving a excessive urgent that resulted in a couple of harmful first-half probabilities and corners.
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However PSG made it 2-0 within the forty second minute after Ruiz was expertly picked up by Achraf Hakimi and made essentially the most of a lapse within the Marseille protection earlier than crossing the ball for Nuno Mendes, who slotted the ball dwelling.
Marseille pulled one again after the interval when a poor again cross from Nuno Mendes was intercepted by Marseille captain Adrien Rabiot, who minimize the ball again for Amine Gouiri to conclude the transfer.
Dembélé later hit the publish earlier than Rulli stopped an effort from Warren Zaïre-Emery together with his head. Marseille’s hopes of a comeback vanished for good within the 76th minute when Pol Lirola beat his personal ‘keeper as he tried to clear a harmful cross from Hakimi.
