Paris Saint-Germain dominated Olympique de Marseille (3-0) in the 9th round of Ligue 1 at the Stade Vélodrome.
The Vélodrome Thrashing: PSG quickly opened the scoring with Neves, followed by an own goal from Balerdi and a goal from Barcola before halftime. OM, already weakened by Harit’s red card, struggled to respond against a PSG side in complete control.
Despite a few attempts in the second half, Marseille was heavily outplayed, and PSG managed their lead without any real threats.
PSG’s lineup against OM: Donnarumma – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes (Beraldo, 50’) – Zaïre-Emery (Ruiz, 67’), Vitinha, Neves (Mayulu, 77’) – Lee (Asensio, 77’), Dembélé, Barcola (Doué, 67’)
Substitutes: Safonov – Skriniar, Beraldo, Zague – Ruiz, Mayulu – Doué, Asensio, Kolo Muani.
OM’s lineup against PSG: Rulli – Murillo, Balerdi, Kondogbia, Brassier – Höjberg, Rabiot – Greenwood (Rowe, 46’), Harit, Luis Henrique (Lirola, 85’) – Wahi (Koné, 46’)
OM substitutes: De Lange – Lirola, Meïté, Cornelius – Rongier, Bakola – Koné, Rowe – Maupay.
Goals: Neves (0-1, 7’), Balerdi (0-2, 29’, own goal), Barcola (0-3, 40’)
Player Ratings
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma (5)
Defenders
Achraf Hakimi (7)
Marquinhos (7)
Willian Pacho (8)
Nuno Mendes (7) – Replaced in the 49th minute by Lucas Beraldo.
Midfielders
João Neves (8) – Replaced in the 76th minute by Sanny Mayulu.
Vitinha (7)
Warren Zaïre-Emery (7) – Replaced in the 66th minute by Fabian Ruiz.
Forwards
Ousmane Dembélé (8)
Lee Kang-In (6) – Replaced in the 76th minute by Marco Asensio.
Bradley Barcola (6) – Replaced in the 66th minute by Désiré Doué.
