Vitinha and Goncalo Ramos scored within the second half as 10-man Paris Saint-Germain overcame early jitters to safe a 2-0 win and hand Marseille their first dwelling lack of the season in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
The champions’ league double over their rivals took them to 62 factors and put them 12 factors away from second-placed Brest, who gained 1-0 at Lorient earlier within the day.
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“Sure, I am pleased with the outcome, as a result of it is a basic,” PSG supervisor Luis Enrique mentioned. “We all know it is particular for our supporters. We knew the strain on this stadium the place they had been undefeated.”
PSG endured a irritating first half at a wet Stade Velodrome as Marseille’s defence nullified the league’s main goalscorer Kylian Mbappé till he was substituted simply after the hour mark.
Lucas Beraldo was despatched off 5 minutes earlier than the break, after a problem on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang by the touchline that the referee deemed to be denying a goalscoring alternative after a VAR overview regardless of it occurring close to the midway line.
However Vitinha opened the scoring for the league leaders within the 53rd minute, operating by means of the center and enjoying a one-two with Ousmane Dembélé earlier than firing dwelling from close to the penalty spot.
Marseille thought that they had equalised six minutes later when Luis Henrique discovered the online however his effort was dominated out for offside.
Marseille pressed laborious with Aubameyang and Faris Moumbagna creating a number of probabilities, however Ramos ended their comeback hopes within the eighty fifth minute with Marco Asensio setting him up for a right-footed end that silenced the Stade Velodrome.
“There’s all the time this want to be unpredictable for opponents,” Luis Enrique mentioned. “I favored what I noticed by way of occupying house. If you do not know the place my gamers are going to play, it is a shock.”
PSG subsequent face Stade Rennais in Wednesday’s French Cup semifinal whereas Marseille, seventh with 39 factors, go to Lille within the league on Friday.
