AFP, Paris :
Paris Saint-Germain can strike a major blow in the Ligue 1 title race by continuing their impressive recent record against Marseille when the bitter rivals meet at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday.
The defending champions have spent most of the season playing catch-up at the top but finally reached the summit after beating Lorient 3-1 in their last outing a fortnight ago, leading Lyon by one point and Marseille in third by two points.
Laurent Blanc’s side have dominated the fixture known as ‘Le Classique’ in recent years, with their 2-0 win at the Parc des Princes in November their sixth in a row against OM.
Indeed, they have won seven and drawn one of the last eight match-ups since going down 3-0 at the Velodrome in November 2011, when Andre Ayew was among Marseille’s scorers.
“Before the current period, Paris were struggling because we were better off financially,” recalled Ayew, the son of former Marseille and Ghana star Abedi Pele, in an interview with sports daily L’Equipe this week.
Paris Saint-Germain can strike a major blow in the Ligue 1 title race by continuing their impressive recent record against Marseille when the bitter rivals meet at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday.
The defending champions have spent most of the season playing catch-up at the top but finally reached the summit after beating Lorient 3-1 in their last outing a fortnight ago, leading Lyon by one point and Marseille in third by two points.
Laurent Blanc’s side have dominated the fixture known as ‘Le Classique’ in recent years, with their 2-0 win at the Parc des Princes in November their sixth in a row against OM.
Indeed, they have won seven and drawn one of the last eight match-ups since going down 3-0 at the Velodrome in November 2011, when Andre Ayew was among Marseille’s scorers.
“Before the current period, Paris were struggling because we were better off financially,” recalled Ayew, the son of former Marseille and Ghana star Abedi Pele, in an interview with sports daily L’Equipe this week.
