OM/PSG – Marquinhos especially relishes winning at the Vélodrome

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·21 September 2026

OM/PSG – Marquinhos especially relishes winning at the Vélodrome

To close out Matchday 5 of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain traveled to face Olympique de Marseille and won 1-2 (video highlights here). Speaking to PSG TV, Marquinhos, the 32-year-old Parisian defender and captain, looked back on this victory.

Marquinhos: “We managed to overcome our difficulties to win”

“It’s always a pleasure to win here. When we come here and win the match, it feels great, whether it’s close or not. We’ve had easier matches here before, but today it was a good game. We also had to defend, and even if they were second from bottom before this match, they’re a good team that challenged us on the pitch. We managed to overcome our difficulties to win, and that feels great. I’m very happy to win here.”

Marquinhos: “We know how difficult it is to score goals”

“As we often say, a Classique isn’t played, it’s won, whether it’s here or at home, and we’re very happy to win this one. My goal? I think I’ve matched Lucas Moura’s number of goals for the club now, right? 46 goals, that’s very nice! We know how difficult it is to score goals, but when you get the chance and can help the team win, it’s always good. Especially here, in Marseille.”

An important win for PSG, who managed to win away from home in the first Classique of the season. Even if OM are not currently at their best, these matches are always tight and hard-fought. The capital club needed to win in order to climb the standings and, above all, build confidence.

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The players were obviously aware of how important this match was for the supporters and had to give 100% this Sunday night. At the end of a closely contested match, the Parisians managed to come out on top. Even though there are still things to improve, this was the match they had to win in what has been a rather difficult start to the league campaign for PSG.

With these three points, their confidence has been boosted, and this performance also rewards the work done since the start of the season. The players are now focused on the international break, which will last around ten days, before returning to the pitch for what promises to be a busy month of October.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.