Marseille vs PSG Highlights: French Cup Highlights – Intense rivals Marseille eliminated Paris Saint-Germain from the French Cup on Wednesday, adding to their terrible start to the year. After Sergio Ramos’ first-half equaliser, Marseille, who had only defeated PSG twice advanced to the quarterfinals courtesy to an Alexis Sanchez penalty and a thunderous Ruslan Malinovskyi shot. Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr donning the no.10 and No.11 jerseys invoked a nostalgia and the crowd went into frenzy. Follow Ligue 1 Highlights with InsideSport.IN.
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Marseille vs PSG Highlights: Marseille OUST Paris Saint Germain from French Cup Round of 16, despite Sergio Ramos’ first half equalizer – Check Highlights
PSG have now lost three times already in 2023 and the Cup defeat comes less than a week before they take on Bayern Munich in their Champions League last-16 first leg. Without the injured Kylian Mbappe, who will also miss the Bayern clash, PSG struggled and according to captain Marquinhos, they will now need to “shut [their] mouth and work” to bounce back. “They pressed high and we did not manage to break the lines. It hurts because it was a Cup game against our great rival,” Marquinhos added.
Les Parisiens s’inclinent dans cette rencontre et quittent la @coupedefrance. #CoupeDeFrance I #OMPSG I #LeClassique pic.twitter.com/pAHrZ2rKO6
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) February 8, 2023
Marseille coach Igor Tudor revelled in their victory. “Amazing guys, they’re champions. It’s awesome for the club,” he said.
Marseille vs PSG Highlights: Marseille OUST Paris Saint Germain from French Cup Round of 16, despite Sergio Ramos’ first half equalizer – Check Highlights
Marseille went ahead on 31 minutes when Sanchez converted a penalty after Cengiz Under had been brought down by Ramos, giving the hosts a deserved advantage after a lively start. Ramos, however, made up for his mistake as he headed home Neymar’s corner two minutes into first-half stoppage time, shortly after the Brazilian had hit the post with an 18-metre strike.
The Velodrome stadium then came to the boil when Malinovskyi, who joined on loan from Atalanta last month, beat Gianluigi Donnarumma with a vicious half-volley from just outside the box that went into the top corner. Ramos had a goal disallowed for offside in added time in a nail-biting finale as Marseille defended tooth and nail.
Elsewhere, Olympique Lyonnais knocked out Lille 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. AJ Auxerre were beaten 3-2 at home by Ligue 2 side Rodez, who advanced after scoring with all three of their attempts on target. The draw for the quarterfinals will be made on Thursday.
