Le Classique no longer a true Ligue 1 clash between OM and PSG | OneFootball

According to L'Équipe, OM are weighed down by financial problems and a run of defeats, and do not seem capable of turning Sunday’s Le Classique at 20:45 into a contest, while PSG remain stirred by the occasion.

One year ago, Marseille experienced a night that drained voices and car horns as the city marked a Ligue 1 win long in coming.

PSG were beaten 0-1 while Ousmane Dembélé was about to receive his Ballon d'Or in the capital, they left the Vélodrome to a torrent of insults, and Achraf Hakimi told home fans they would still finish second in the spring.

More recently, on eight February, PSG thrashed OM 5-0.

The contrast underlines why this rivalry no longer resembles the heavyweight contest it once did ahead of the latest meeting.

Source: L'Équipe

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