As of now, Franck Passi has won the Ligue 1 and with this win, they will be second consecutive domestic quadruple champions. For French football lovers, this can’t get better. It is the best way to end the season with Le Classique, the biggest game in France. Take your time as it going to start soon.
It has been eleven games since Marseille has beaten up Parisians in any tournament. But, they can do it this Saturday. OM ended up coming #13 in the Ligue 1 table. If they beat their opposition on this weekend, then they will qualify for the UEFA Europa League, which is a much-awaited success for the South France. (check: CBSE 12th Result 2016.)
PSG will be favorites without any second thought, but anything can happen in the game.Laurent Blanc will definitely want to put an end of this season on a high note. It will make his summer. However, PSG shouldn’t take Marseille lightly.
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2016
Time: 8 p.m. BST (3 p.m ET)
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
TV Info: France 2 (France), beIN Sports USA
Live Stream: beIN Sports Connect (U.S.)
Team News
Marseille has no injury whichsoever it should concern about. Georges-Kevin Nkoudou was declared fit and fine and will be a part of the squad. The winger recovered from the injury, and it will be interesting to see if he is really fit to make his team win.
Paolo De Ceglie and Lucas Silva had disappointed the team and thus they have been dropped from the squad of Passi.
Marseille is likely to play the formation 4-2-3-1. It is expected to employ the same playing 11 men who were against Troyes in the final ligue one fixture. This time, Michy Batshuayi will lead the attack front. It is equally possible that the Spanish player may go bold and play 4-4-2 with Batshuayi and Steve Fletcher up front. The team should be very brave while facing PSG.
Marseille (4-2-3-1): Steve Mandanda; Brice Dja Djedje, Nicolas Nkoulou, Rolando, Javier Manquillo; Mauricio Isla, Lassana Diarra; Florian Thauvin, Remy Cabella, Romain Alessandrini; Michy Batshuayi.
Laurent Blanc hopes that Blaise Matuidi will become fit to play the match. He suffered a knee injury. However, Marco Verratti will still be out of the team even after his successful surgery in Qatar as he needs to get fit before playing.
In case, he gets to play over Serge Aurier, Gregory van der Wiel will play the last game for the Parisian club as reported by a leading daily.
PSG (4-3-3): Salvatore Sirigu; Serge Aurier, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Maxwell; Adrien Rabiot, Thiago Motta, Blaise Matuidi; Angel Di Maria, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani. See More
