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Olympique de Marseille clinched a resounding 1-0 victory over Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain after forward Florian Thauvin scored in the 31st minute of a throbbing but short-tempered match that saw five red cards in discount time.
It was Marseille’s first league win over PSG since November 2011, condemning last season’s Champions League runners-up to their second consecutive league loss after suffering a 1-0 setback on the matchday. inaugural in Lens.
Thauvin scored against the run, directing a Dimitri Payet free kick inside the near post from close range after the hosts came in through Marco Verratti and Neymar, who also blew a couple of chances in the second half.
The game, plagued with fouls at both ends of the first half, produced fluid soccer after the break as visiting goalkeeper Steve Mandanda made several superb saves and both sides had goals disallowed for offside.
Angel Di Maria’s shot for PSG was ruled out in the 62nd minute and Marseille substitute Dario Benedetto’s scorcher was also ruled out two minutes later when Thauvin, who unleashed the opening shot, was marginally behind PSG’s last defender.
PSG, which missed several first-team regulars who had contracted the COVID-19 virus, pushed hard in the final stages, but Marseille’s robust defense held firm as the 1993 European Cup winners scored two. wins of two.
A full-scale brawl broke out on the field in the last minute of injury time, forcing referee Jerome Brisard to oust Neymar, Laywin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes from Paris Saint Germain, as well as the duo of Benedetto and Jordan Amavi from Marseilles.
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