Paris Saint-Germain continued their dominance over Marseille by claiming a 3-1 win inspired by the superb Angel Di Maria.
2018/2019 Ligue 1
3-1
Match Events
5' Marseille goalkeeper nearly gifts PSG a goal
What happened there? Caleta-Car makes what should be a routine backpass to Mandanda, only for the veteran keeper to almost kick it into his own net! Luckily for Mandanda the ball rolls just wide for a corner, but that was nearly hugely embarrassing.
15' OFFSIDE! Di Maria's goal disallowed
No goal! Di Maria's goal is chalked off for offside. Marseille got a lucky escape there.
45'GOAL! PSG 1-0 Marseille (Mbappe)
GOAL! 1-0 PSG! From Silva heading the corner away, a long ball upfield finds Di Maria. The Argentine takes it down beautifully, dribbles for a ew seconds and lays off for Mbappe who smashes it past Mandanda first time!
48'GOAL! PSG 1-1 Marseille (Germain)
GOAL! 1-1! Marseille equalise straight from the kick-off! Ocampos beats Marquinhos to a direct ball down the left, cuts inside and lays off to Germain who sweeps the ball past Areola into the net!
55'GOAL! PSG 2-1 Marseille (Di Maria)
GOAL! 2-1 PSG! Di Maria is set free down the inside-right channel, jinks inside on his left foot and lashes a shot from a tight angle past Mandanda in at his far post!
62'Red Card! Mandanda sent off
MANDANDA IS SENT OFF! The keeper races out of his box when Di Maria is set free on goal and foolishly extends his arms to save the shot! Had it been legal, that would have been a great save - but it wasn't. Marseille are down to ten men!
66'GOAL! PSG 3-1 Marseille (Di Maria)
GOAL! 3-1 PSG! Di Maria makes Marseille pay for Mandanda's error. The Argentine steps up and curls an unstoppable free-kick that bounces into the net via the near post. That was delightful - he deserves his brace.
94' PENALTY MISS! Mbappe's pen saved by Pele
Mbappe takes the penalty - it's a decent hit, but Pele drops low to his left to save! That will spare Marseille's embarrassment a little. PSG prepare to take the corner but there's no time.
Match Report
Angel Di Maria wrote his name into the folklore of Le Classique as his outstanding individual performance earned Paris Saint-Germain a 3-1 Ligue 1 win over Marseille.
The visit of PSG's arch rivals to the Parc des Princes was set against a backdrop of protest from the club's ultras, who did not show up until 15 minutes into Sunday's clash in protest at their Champions League exit to Manchester United.
With the league title essentially wrapped up, France's standout fixture arguably carried little meaning but Di Maria produced a performance that will live long in the memory.
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Line-ups
PSG XI: D.Alves, Thiago Silva, Á. Di María, Verratti, T. Meunier, A. Areola, Kurzawa, Leandro Paredes, Marquinhos, P. Kimpembe, K. Mbappé
Subs: G. Buffon, Choupo-Moting, Bernat, Kehrer, Nkunku, C. Dagba, M. Diaby
Marseille XI: S. Mandanda, Balotelli, H. Sakai, Germain, B.Sarr, F. Thauvin, Ocampos, Sanson, D. Ćaleta-Car, M.Lopez, Kamara
Subs: Y. Pelé, Payet, Gustavo, A. Rami, Strootman, J. Amavi, N. Radonjić