A new edition of the classic between Marsella Olympic and Paris Saint Germain is disputed in the Velodrome stadium within the framework of Date 11 from League 1. Although this time the eyes of the world rested on this high-voltage duel of French football due to the presence of the Argentine star Lionel Messi, who is reunited with Jorge Sampaoli, after having shared a turbulent process in the Russia World Cup 2018.
It was a first half full of action and emotions, although the goals were lacking. With Di María, Neymar, Messi and Mbappé, Pochettino He made it clear what his objective was in this meeting and the best if he saw in the connections of the two Argentines with the French striker. Of the fantastic four, Angel was the only one who respected his position on the left wing, while the other three were changing places.
There was an intelligent approach from Olympique de Marseille that managed to contain the figures of his adversary during much of the initial stage and generated several problems for the weak Parisian defense, especially on the side of Nuno mendes.
The VAR was the main protagonist of those 45 minutes and annulled a goal for each one. The first to PSG, for an offside of Neymar in an action that ended with Luan Peres sending the ball against his own goal. The other was also for an offside of Pol Lirola, who had thrown a perfect center so that Owned by dominate in the area and define to beat Navas.
Messi had a clear action at 26 minutes after a cross from Say Maria He swerved at the first stick and fell right where he was. The number 30, in the small area, headed without a mark, but did not hit the ball with force and the goalkeeper sent it to the corner kick. Then, almost at the end, he faced on the right as in his old times, he associated with Mbappé, who left it served to hit him head-on, but this time the ball went wide.
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Messi and Sampaoli They are face to face again after the bad experience they had in the Argentina national team in the dispute of the last world Cup, which led to the elimination of the team in the round of 16 just before France.
Although that is past history for both. The Argentine star of 34 years has his mind set on commanding the PSG towards the recovery of the title that gave last season after three consecutive consecrations. So far, they march pointers with 27 units, with nine victories and a single defeat in 10 games played.
Despite some unconvincing performances, the Parisian cast have managed to win most of their commitments, just as they did this week against the RB Leipzig on the Champions League (3-2). Messi showed his best version and scored two goals for the comeback in the Princes Park.
Although that does not mean that he has an easy match, since the Marsella Olympic aims to break a 10-year streak without beating PSG at the Vélodrome and thereby climb the table. Currently, the team of Sampaoli (who beat Lorient 4-1 in their last presentation) sum 17 points and is only one unit away from the escort Lens.
The Marsella aspires to achieve a victory that will get him out of his little crisis: they have only achieved a win in their last six games in all competitions, and failed to score goals in four games of this negative streak.
“Regarding Leo, I have not had contact with him. Only in the time that we share the dressing room “Sampaoli answered in one of the many questions asked made linked to Messi At the press conference, compromise prevailed.
One of the main motivations is to take advantage of the loss of several stars of the PSG. The Argentinian Leandro Paredes you are recovering from a minor injury, while Sergio Ramos he continues with physical problems that prevent him from making his debut. Nevertheless, Neymar makes his return to accompany Mbappé and Messi on the offensive. At the same time, Mauro Icardi reappears in the call after personal problems that kept him from the competition.
Formations:
Olympic Marsella: Lopez; Luan Peres, Caleta-Car, Saliba, Rongier; Lirola, Kamara, Guendouzi, Under; Sequins; Owned by. DT: Jorge Sampaoli
PSG: Navas; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes; Danilo Pereira, Verratti; Di Maria, Messi, Neymar; Mbappé. DT: Mauricio Pochettino
Stadium: Stade Orange Velodrome
Referee: Benoit Bastien
TV: ESPN 2
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