PSG 1-0 Marseille: Neymar nets winner in Le Classique

PSG 1-0 Marseille: Neymar nets winner in Le Classique to beat ten-man Marseille as PSG remain top and unbeaten at the top of Ligue 1

  • Neymar nets the winner as PSG beat Marseille in Le Classique derby in Paris 
  • The Brazilian netted in first-half stoppage time to secure all three points for PSG
  • Marseille were reduced to 10 men following second half red for Sauel Gigot 
  • PSG remain top of the table and are yet to be beaten this season in Ligue 1  

Neymar was close to his brilliant best as he gave Paris St Germain a 1-0 home victory against bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday as the champions ended a three-match winless streak.

Neymar found the back of the net on the stroke of halftime to put leaders PSG on 29 points from 11 games, three ahead of second-placed Lorient.

Marseille, who had Sauel Gigot sent off midway through the second half, are fourth on 23 points, one behind RC Lens who they host next weekend.

Neymar celebrates netting the winner for PSG as they beat Marseille in Le Classique  

The Brazilian netted in first half stoppage time to settle the tie and keep PSG unbeaten 

PSG had drawn their previous three games in all competitions.

Earlier on Sunday, Olympique Lyonnais’ winless run stretched to six matches after they suffered a 3-2 defeat at Stade Rennais in their first match under new coach Laurent Blanc.

Martin Terrier scored twice for Rennes who registered their their third straight league win and moved up two spots to fifth on 21 points.

Lyon, who appointed former France defender Blanc to replace Peter Bosz, have lost five of their last six games and slipped to 10th on 14 points.

At the Parc des Princes, Amine Harit’s curled shot from 18 metres was parried away by Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 23rd minute as Marseille upped the pace after a timid start.

Tempers flared in the second half and teams had to be separated following a tackle of Neymar from Samule Gigot 

Gigot gets his marching orders after his tackle on Neymar saw him receive a straight red card

PSG hit back five minutes later when Kylian Mbappe’s fierce shot was tipped over the bar by Pau Lopez.

The Marseille keeper, who had also denied Mbappe early on, was fortunate to see Lionel Messi’s free kick crash onto the crossbar 10 minutes from the break.

But two minutes into stoppage time in the first half, Neymar broke the deadlock as he steered Mbappe’s low cross out of Lopez’s reach to join Lille’s Jonathan David at the top of the scoring charts with nine goals.

There was more pressure from PSG early in the second half, and OM cracked in the 72nd minute when substitute Gigot was shown a straight red card for a rough tackle on Neymar.

PSG looked to hit OM on the break and on one such counter attack, Messi chipped the ball just over the bar after being played through by Mbappe.

The Argentina forward, back from a brief calf injury layoff, was replaced by Pablo Sarabia 10 minutes from time.

Marseille did not surrender but PSG controlled the pace of the game and threatened again through Sarabia before handing the visitors their second defeat in a row in Ligue 1.

The PSG players celebrate the win over their rivals that keeps them top of the Ligue 1 table 

MATCH FACTS 

PSG (4-3-1-2): Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pereira (Mukiele 25), Bernat, Ruiz, Verratti, Vitinha, Neymar (Solar 88), Messi (Sarabia 79), Mbappe 

Subs not used: Navas, Sanches, Bitshiabu, Zaire-Emery, Gharbi, Ekitike 

Scorers: Neymar 45+2

Booked: Marquinhos 73 

Manager: Christophe Galtier 

Marseille (3-4-2-1): Lopez, Mbemba, Bailly (Gigot 44), Balerdi, Clauss, Rongier, Veretout (Gueye 79), Tavares (Kabore 71), Guendouzi, Harit (Under 71), Sanchez (Dieng 79)

Subs not used: Gerson, Payet, Suarez, Blanco 

Sent off: Gigot 72  

Manager:  Igor Tudor 




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