PARIS (AP) — Marseille’s match against arch-rivals Paris Saint-Germain could be a turning point in Ligue 1.
Marseille are in third place, nine points behind defending champions PSG and seven points behind second-placed Reims.
A victory for Marseille on Sunday would force them back into title contention, but a loss would all but end their hopes of winning the league for the first time since 2010, opening the door for Lyon to move into third place in the race for next season’s Champions League qualification.
Marseille’s attackers scored freely, with English forward Mason Greenwood scoring 22 goals in all competitions.
However, Marseille outscored PSG in the league with 46 goals to 43 goals, but their defense was poor and teams panicked under pressure and too often conceded soft goals.
Despite all this talk about solving these obvious problems, director Roberto De Zerbi still hasn’t solved them.
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Despite all their shortcomings, Marseille have played well against PSG this season.
Marseille beat PSG 1-0 In September, I was seconds away from another victory. champions trophy Until last month, when PSG equalized in the dying seconds of second-half stoppage time and won on penalties.
Lens win at home against Rennes on Saturday and will return to the top of the table if PSG lose on Sunday.
The revived Lyon level on points They will be trailing Marseille on goal difference heading into Saturday’s game against Nantes. Lyon has won 11 games in a row overall, but Nantes, who are languishing in 16th place, have not stopped rotting despite the change of manager.
Nice host Monaco in the French Riviera derby on Sunday, with both teams showing gradual signs of improvement.
Nice have drawn and won their last two games from a 0-2 deficit, and are looking to continue their fight under hard-nosed manager Claude Puel.
Monaco, coached by Sébastien Pocognoli, have kept a third consecutive clean sheet ahead of their French Cup tie in Strasbourg later on Thursday.
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Endrik’s loan move from Real Madrid to Lyon has gone better than expected. and stunning goal In Wednesday’s French Cup, the 19-year-old Brazilian forward increased his tally in five games for Lyon to five.
Nantes’ veteran goalkeeper Anthony López will be tasked with stopping Endrick, and will face the team he played in nearly 500 games between 2012 and 2024.
Paris FC are hoping the signing of veteran striker Ciro Immobile will kick-start their attack. He scored 169 league goals for Lazio during his eight-year spell at the club. In the 2019-20 season, he scored 36 goals and was crowned “Capocanoniere” (top scorer), ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (then of Juventus).
Overall, the 35-year-old Immobile has scored 304 goals in 587 club appearances, including 17 for Italy.
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PSG will be without right-back Achraf Hakimi, who is suspended after receiving a red card against Strasbourg last weekend. PSG’s side will be weakened without the Georgia winger Hvitya KvaratskheriaHe has injured his right ankle.
Lyon are waiting to see if midfielder Corentin Tolisso recovers from a right hamstring injury. The influential midfielder has missed the last three games.
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