A “Classic” for the Old Lady. OM host PSG in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France on Wednesday February 8 at the Stade Vélodrome. The poster is salivating and appears, on paper, balanced between Marseille, who despite their defeat against Nice in the league, seem to have the weapons to hinder Parisians, deprived in particular of their striker Kylian Mbappé. Follow this meeting live broadcast on France 3 from 9 p.m.
Statistics in favor of PSG. In recent history, Parisian domination is relentless. OM have beaten their rival only once in their last 26 meetings. It was September 13, 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a 1-0 success in the league at the Parc des Princes.
Absentees on both sides. Kylian Mbappé is not the only one absent in Paris, since the Portuguese Renato Sanches and the French Nordi Mukiele and Presnel Kimpembe are also missing. On the other hand, Neymar, Marco Verratti and Sergio Ramos should be present. At OM, coach Igor Tudor is deprived of defenders Nuno Tavares, Eric Bailly and Leonardo Balerdi.
A Parisian coach back home. A native of Marseille, Christophe Galtier knows that this match has a symbolic aspect that is difficult to forget. However, the PSG coach promised to do “total abstraction” of this fact and to have “played at OM”. “I know what these matches represent, it’s not a classic round of 16”, did he declare. The technician says he has “closed all arrivals, both on [s]on mobile and at the family level, to stay focused and seek this qualification”.