Ligue 1 will usher in a focus battle this round. Paris Saint-Germain will face the challenge of Marseille at the Princes Stadium in Paris. This is also the French national derby. The gap between the two teams is only 3 points. This game may also be regarded as a top-ranked battle. Messi will officially return after two games.
Previously, Ligue 1 was the only one in Paris, but many Ligue 1 teams rose instantly this season. Although Paris won 8 wins and 2 draws and ranked first in the list, the second place Lorient has scored one round, and the points have tied Paris. Marseille in third place was only 3 points behind, 4th Lens 5 points behind, and Monaco in fifth place was 6 points behind. So once Paris loses in this national derby, it will be further pulled into the points gap, which will further increase the difficulty of defending their title.
According to statistics, this is the 103rd national derby in Ligue 1 history. In the previous 102 matches, Paris has gained a certain advantage. Last season, Paris defeated Marseille at home and away from home. Although Marseille fell behind Paris in terms of strength and value, Marseille still has many players such as Paye , Gondozi, Sanchez , Bayley, etc. What's more, they are only 3 points behind Paris. Once they win, Marseille will tie Paris's points.
3 games in the past 11 days, three consecutive draws made fans feel that Paris's condition was significantly declined. Champions League was tied for two consecutive games by Benfica in the group stage, and the last round of the league was tied by the weak team Reims . The leading advantage in both the Champions League and the league is not obvious. All of this has a lot to do with Messi's absence in the past two games. After the sluggish last season, Messi returned to his excellent form in the new season, contributing 8 goals and 8 assists in 13 appearances, and directly connecting Paris's frontcourt offense. Paris failed to win in the past two games. Without Messi's threading, Paris has been blocked from attacking many times, and it did not reflect the style of a team at all. Now, after two rounds, the Argentine King has finally recovered.
Of course, the biggest problem in Paris at the moment is Mbappe . Although the contract contract with Mbappe is renewed in the summer window and gave Mbappe the first annual salary in football and some so-called "privileges", Paris did not fulfill its "commitment", which made Mbappe very dissatisfied. In addition to Neymar and Messi's outstanding state after the start of the new season, Mbappe's status in the team has not only not improved, but has further declined. In the past two days, both , , pp. Parisian, and pp. All have revealed that Mbappe and Paris have become estranged, and Mbappe even applied to leave the team again and hopes to leave the winter window.
However, considering that Mbappe has only renewed his contract with Paris for three years in the summer window, there is also a high liquidated damages. At the same time, considering that Mön, who has a total of 60 million euros in the first annual salary in football, no team is willing to pay such a high salary for him. At least this season, Mbappe cannot leave Paris. Whether Mbappe regrets or is just a quarrel, it is a realistic move to help Paris fight for the coveted Champions League championship this season. Mbappe has scored the Marseille goal seven times for Paris. Once he can score again, he will surpass Cavani and become the second most goals in the French national derby.
