{"id":22118,"date":"2026-01-31T18:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/marseilles-defense-collapses-again-leading-to-a-draw-against-paris-fc-in-ligue-1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T18:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:51:33","slug":"marseilles-defense-collapses-again-leading-to-a-draw-against-paris-fc-in-ligue-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/marseilles-defense-collapses-again-leading-to-a-draw-against-paris-fc-in-ligue-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Marseille&#8217;s defense collapses again, leading to a draw against Paris FC in Ligue 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PARIS (AP) \u2014 Marseille surrendered a two-goal lead with a 2-2 draw in Ligue 1 against Paris FC on Saturday, following an embarrassing Champions League exit.<\/p>\n<p>After another sloppy performance in which defensive laxity once again came to the fore, the players stood with their hands on their hips as the final whistle blew.<\/p>\n<p>Marseille lost 3-0 to Club Brugge, along with Benfica, on Wednesday. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Remarkable goal in stoppage time<\/span> In their match against Real Madrid, they sent coach Roberto De Zerbi&#8217;s team within the Champions League elimination zone.<\/p>\n<p>De Zerbi&#8217;s side took an early lead at Paris FC thanks to Mason Greenwood&#8217;s penalty, with the English forward setting up veteran striker Pierre Emerick to make it 2-0 in the 54th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Things didn&#8217;t go well for Marseille after that, but they have long been hampered by a lack of composure.<\/p>\n<p>Paris FC winger Jonathan Ikone scored in the 82nd minute, and midfielder Ilan Kebar equalized with a stoppage-time penalty after goalkeeper Geronimo Lulli clumsily committed a foul when he called for a high ball.<\/p>\n<p>Marseille are six points behind second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, who play on Sunday, and seven points behind leaders Reims. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">won on friday<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Later on Saturday, Lorient faced Nantes, while Monaco faced Rennes at the Stade Louis II.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champions PSG will face Strasbourg on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ligue1-paris-fc-marseille-monaco-37b23e602da4e0ae5df8c4d3e15b81eb\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS (AP) \u2014 Marseille surrendered a two-goal lead with a 2-2 draw in Ligue 1 against Paris FC on Saturday, following an embarrassing Champions League exit. 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Marseille<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Marseille&#039;s defense collapses again, leading to a draw against Paris FC in Ligue 1 - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/marseilles-defense-collapses-again-leading-to-a-draw-against-paris-fc-in-ligue-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marseille&#039;s defense collapses again, leading to a draw against Paris FC in Ligue 1 - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PARIS (AP) \u2014 Marseille surrendered a two-goal lead with a 2-2 draw in Ligue 1 against Paris FC on Saturday, following an embarrassing Champions League exit. 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