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An extraordinary finish from Le Classique saw five red cards in injury time, three for PSG, two for Marseille, and Paris Saint-Germain fell in a 1-0 loss at home.
Leandro Paredes, Layvin Kurzawa (both from PSG), Dario Benedetto and Jordan Amavi (both from Marseille) all turned red after a heated clash, with Neymar joining them shortly thereafter via a VAR inquiry. The Brazilian reported a racist comment to a party official while walking down the tunnel.
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Neymar and Dimitri Payet were among the five players signed in the first half after a brawl, but Marseille were ahead at the end. Payet’s deep free kick hit Florian Thauvin, whose side volley outlasted Sergio Rico at the near post.
The goal came from the first chance of the Marseille fallout, though Rico had managed to look vulnerable earlier when he twice landed a routine shot from afar.
The visitors were dismissed with a penalty call at the edge of the break, while Álvaro and Di María were involved in an enraged exchange where it seemed that Álvaro accused the Argentine of spitting on him, before both teams had goals canceled for offside after the break. .
Neymar wasted an open goal when, stretching, he couldn’t direct his effort towards the goal, and Di María was lucky not to be sent off for a reckless onslaught on Payet as PSG’s frustrations grew, before spirits boiled over shortly before the match. final whistle.
Paredes came flying towards Benedetto, who had pushed him away when the pair challenged for a head butt, while Amavi and Kurzawa directed kicks at each other afterward. Neymar punched a Marseille player in the head, replays were shown and, with the possible exception of Benedetto, who received a second yellow, everyone had to leave.
The Parisians have lost their first two Ligue 1 matches this season, while Marseille have two wins out of two.
Florian Thauvin celebrates his goal
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TALKING POINT
PSG implodes as it continues its horrible start. It would be difficult to have a much worse start to the season than back-to-back defeats and half their team contracting a potentially deadly virus, but PSG found a way. Their collective loss of heads at the end was indicative of a club in crisis, and it will have an impact far beyond this game.
Paredes looked like a red card waiting for it to happen from the moment he walked in and he had already committed a reckless foul on Payet and been in a foot battle with Benedetto, who finished it masterfully. Neither he, Kurzawa, a prominent hothead, nor Neymar, who had had a feud with Álvaro for some time, can have complaints about their firings for violent conduct and they face lengthy bans that could be extended. In Neymar’s case, the main caveat is that he suggested a racist comment had been made when the player left the field, something that is unacceptable and would explain why he was so heated.
PSG seem to have let the great disappointment of losing the Champions League final extend into the new season, and while it is too early to start talking about a title race, they are in grave danger of something of a mountain to climb. Tonight, undisciplined and angry, they let Marseille get under their skin and they don’t seem like happy campers. Recovering from such disappointment has never been easy, but as things go from bad to worse and players seem more interesting setting personal scores than doing their best for the team, you have to wonder if, as bad as things may seem, they still they have not hit bottom. Thomas Tuchel has a great job on his hands to change this.
MAN OF THE PARTY
Florian Thauvin (Marseille). The scorer’s choice is predictable, but his beautiful finish was the only moment of true quality in the game and was also the source of Marseille’s best attacking game, rare as it was. His brilliant start to the season shows just how important he is to Marseille’s overall ambitions.
KEY MOMENTS
2 ‘- BIG SAVINGS! Great early drama! Mandanda makes a brilliant save to deny Verratti’s shot from close range, and PSG then wants a penalty after the ball hit Kamara’s arm.
31 ‘- GOAL! PSG 0-1 Marseille (Thauvin). Out of nowhere, Marseille leads! Thauvin reaches the end of a Payet free-kick cross and volleyes magnificently home, beating Rico at the near post with a side shot.
57 ‘- SAVE! A nutmeg from Neymar starts a beautiful play by PSG. He plays in Florenzi on the right and the Italian crosses for his compatriot Verratti, but his shot is direct to Mandanda who saves with his legs.
64 ‘- GOAL CANCELED! Now Marseille has a goal disallowed! Thauvin is judged offside, his shot was stopped and Benedetto scored the rebound, but that seemed very tight. Only one replay is shown before the referee resumes play, but that seemed onside.
70 ‘- WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY! Bernat and Sarabia combine on the left and the latter seems to have put a goal on a layup for Neymar, but a Brazilian who stretches misses the goal with the goal wide open!
90 + 2 ‘- GREAT BLOCK! Kamara makes a splendid sliding block to deny Sarabia, after a good play by Neymar.
90 + 7 ‘- FIGHT! Five players see red when tempers flare late.
PLAYER RATINGS
PSG: Rico 4, Florenzi 6, Kehrer 6, Kimpembe 5, Bernat 6, Herrera 6, Gueye 6, Verratti 5, Sarabia 6, Di Maria 5, Neymar 4. Subs: Draxler 5, Paredes 1, Kurzawa 1, Dagba 6.
Marseilles: Mandanda 8, Sakai 5, Alvaro 6, Caleta-Car 6, Amavi 5, Rongier 6, Kamara 8, Gueye 7, Thauvin 8, Lopez 5, Payet 6. Subs: Benedetto 7, Strootman 5, Radonjic 6, Germain 6.
KEY STATISTICS
- Marseille have ended a 20-game winless streak against PSG.
- Thauvin has scored in back-to-back games to start the Ligue 1 season and also contributed two assists this season.
- Neymar has been sent off twice against Marseille in four matches against match.
- A total of 17 cards were shown, a Ligue 1 record of this century.
- PSG have yet to score this season.
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