Lyon, Brest, Lille and Monaco have done well in Europe this season. There’s no shame in losing to this PSG side
PSG’s meetings with Marseille have produced one-way traffic in recent years and, based on their encounter at the weekend, we’re likely to see more of the same in the near future. PSG’s 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes on Sunday night was their seventh straight victory against Marseille in the league. The dominance has been near total in the last decade; Marseille have only won one of their last 25 league matches against PSG.
Despite sitting fairly comfortably in second place, spurred on by several flashy additions in the form of Amine Gouiri, Adrien Rabiot and Mason Greenwood, Roberto de Zerbi’s side were no match for their opponents. If anything, Marseille required several fine stops from their goalkeeper Geronímo Rullí to keep the margin between the teams respectable.
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