It’s time for Le Classique as fierce rivals Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain put together to butt heads within the Coupe de France spherical of 16.
Ligue 1’s high two sides, who additionally boast the 2 greatest Coupe de France data, have a wealthy historical past of manufacturing fiery, entertaining affairs and that may virtually definitely be the case right here, with the prospect to eradicate the opposite at this early stage too good to move up on.
Here’s all you should find out about this one.
Marseille vs PSG H2H Results (Last Five Games)
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Marseille team news
Centre-back Eric Bailly will serve the final match of his seven-sport ban stemming from a problem on Hyeres’ Almike Moussa N’Diaye on this competitors final month. Fellow defender Leonardo Balerdi can be out for this one after accumulating too many yellow playing cards.
Amine Harit stays out with a severe harm.
(3-4-2-1): Lopez; Mbemba, Gigot, Kolasinac; Clauss, Guendouzi, Rongier, Tavares; Malinovskyi, Payet; Vitinha.
PSG team news
PSG will likely be with out Kylian Mbappe as he continues to get well from harm, whereas Neymar is probably not risked both as he battles a groin drawback. Centre-back Sergio Ramos has additionally been fighting one thing comparable.
Nordi Mukiele is battling a hamstring drawback and Presnel Kimpembe just isn’t but able to return from his Achilles drawback, regardless of making it again into coaching.
One participant who will likely be obtainable, nonetheless, is Marco Verratti. The Italian midfielder was hit with a 3-sport ban for his pink card in opposition to Reims however the third of these is suspended, and having already sat out the previous two video games, Verratti is free to play right here.
(4-3-1-2): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Danilo, Bernat; Zaire-Emery, Verratti, Fabian; Vitinha; Messi, Ekitike.
The two high sides in France proper now, Marseille and PSG love dealing with one another. There’s a uncooked emotion about this fixture that is not straightforward to seek out today.
While PSG are favourites in almost each sport they play, Christophe Galtier’s facet are removed from their greatest proper now. Without Mbappe and Neymar, they’re way more human than ordinary, even when Lionel Messi remains to be alive and kicking, and up to date performances have proven a team who will not be as fluid as you’d anticipate.
PSG’s common high quality has received them by their current fixtures and, honestly, it will most likely do the identical right here, however do not anticipate Marseille to make it straightforward for them.
Prediction: Marseille 1-2 PSG