Paris Saint-Germain’s beautiful first half show noticed them declare Le Classique bragging rights as they swept apart 10-man Marseille 3-0 on the Orange Velodrome.
The Parisiens moved three factors clear on the Ligue 1 summit following Monaco’s defeat to Good on Saturday, with Luis Enrique’s facet extending their unbeaten report away from residence to 29 matches.
A dominant begin by the guests was rewarded within the seventh minute when Nuno Mendes’ cross was spilt by Geronimo Rulli, with Joao Neves readily available to open the scoring together with his first objective for the membership.
It then went from dangerous to worse for Marseille when Amine Harit was proven a straight purple card for a excessive problem on Marquinhos, leaving Roberto De Zerbi’s facet with an uphill process of salvaging something from the sport.
PSG then hammered residence their man benefit 9 minutes after Harit’s dismissal when the unlucky Leonardo Balerdi turned the ball into his personal web.
Bradley Barcola all however sealed the triumph earlier than the break, firing residence his eighth league objective in 9 video games to cap a powerful first 45 minutes for the guests.
They have been unable so as to add additional gloss to the scoreline after the break, although, however the injury had already been executed by their ruthless first half displaying.
FULL-TIME: Marseille 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 27, 2024
Information Debrief: Parisiens purr on enemy turf
After a disappointing draw within the Champions League in opposition to PSV Eindhoven in midweek, PSG responded emphatically on the expense of their long-term rivals.
The guests ended the competition with an anticipated targets (xG) whole of two.98 from their 19 photographs, whereas additionally trying 918 passes, their highest in Ligue 1 this season.
Barcola was a specific standout, accumulating a 0.97 xG tally to his facet’s whole, in addition to recording essentially the most touches within the opposition field (13) for his facet.
For Marseille, in the meantime, they suffered a 51st defeat of their 108 video games in opposition to PSG, which is a minimum of 5 greater than they’ve suffered in opposition to every other opponent in all competitions.
