PSG sweep away OM at the Vélodrome thanks to a double from Mbappé, which equals Cavani’s record

The game: 0-3

Pushed by crowded stands and galvanized by the memory of their success against PSG in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France (2-1, February 8), OM had every reason to believe in a second victory in a row. against his rival. First place would then have come closer but it is now eight points away, a gap that reflects the gap between the two teams when Kylian Mbappé is there. Served by Messi, the striker quietly opened the scoring (25th) and he certainly did not stop there, offering the second goal to the Argentinian (29th) who also gave him the third, scored with a magnificent recovery from the left (55th).

With two such inspired geniuses, PSG could not lose and Marseille can only regret the hesitation of Nuno Tavares who was taken over by Nuno Mendes before being able to strike in the area (12th). If OM had opened the scoring, they might not have left the spaces in which the Parisians loved to rush, especially on the left side regularly blasted by Nuno Mendes.

The stretcher exit of Presnel Kimpembe, severely hit in the right leg, is the only black spot of the evening for PSG, which could count on an excellent Donnarumma, author of a good tap to deflect the free kick from Sanchez (45th + 2), a fine parade to push back the head of the Chilean (65th) and another reflex on his line against Vitinha (90th).

The player: Mbappé, of course

There had been a lot of talk about his absence to explain the Parisian failure in the Coupe de France, and his presence this Sunday gave weight to this theory which is obvious: there really is a PSG with and without Mbappé, because the striker knows how to take depth like no one else. The Marseillais were not unaware of it but they were still surprised by his race, a diagonal from left to right, to take back a pass from Messi and leave no chance to Pau Lopez (0-1, 25th).

But Mbappé can also turn into a fantastic passer and his cross for Messi was then too good to be spoiled by the Argentinian (0-2, 29th). With a two-goal lead, life for PSG was much easier and the Frenchman added a formidable third, with a recovery from the left which made him a part of the club’s history. He is now at two hundred goals scored in the Parisian jersey, a record shared with Edinson Cavani.