Jean-Francois Peres
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2:04 p.m., October 16, 2022
Marseille travels to Paris for the shock meeting of the eleventh day of the championship. Despite an imbalance between the two teams, the Marseillais are confident after two consecutive victories in the Champions League and a very satisfactory start to the season.
A fight of titans, OM face PSG, to end the eleventh day of Ligue 1. For the Parisians, leaders of the competition for the moment, the climate is deleterious with the rumors of departure of Kylian Mbappé. The Marseillais are full of confidence after two consecutive victories in the Champions League.
“No pressure to have”
The Mistral is blowing behind OM at the moment. The start of the season is very successful in Ligue 1 for the Marseille club, qualification is always possible in the Champions League. The team roster is complete. International midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi is pumped up: “It’s going to be a very important match for us, for the club, for the fans. I hope it goes well for us,” he said at the microphone. Europe 1.
Since Qatar bought PSG, the classic is very unbalanced. OM have only won twice out of more than twenty head-to-head matches. Nevertheless, the gap seems to be narrowing. During the previous season, Paris had only won 2-1 at the Parc. “You have to be ambitious,” insists Marseille playmaker Amine Harit. “We are not going to go to the Parc des Princes as visitors. We are going there to get a result, that’s clear. But there is no pressure to be had”, he continues.
“A lot of passion around the match”
The last advice for the Marseillais is signed by Ballon d’Or Jean-Pierre Papin, holder of six victories for OM against the Parisians. “There is a lot of passion around this match. It’s a match that you live with your guts. And sometimes it goes a little beyond the threshold of kindness…”, he analyzes for Europe 1.
On the other hand, incidents are not to be feared in the stands. Marseille supporters have been banned from traveling to the capital.