Marseille – PSG

It is difficult to identify a clear favourite for Marseille vs PSG

Marseille will play PSG at home in the centrepiece of the French Cup 1/8 finals. This is a crucial encounter, and one of the favourites will leave the tournament already at this stage, where they meet thanks to the will of the lot. There are no clear favourites in this encounter, as the Parisians do not take their domestic competition too seriously and are already probably thinking about the Champions League games against Bayern. However, the fans will not forgive the Parisians for their condescending attitude towards the game against Marseille. Underestimating their opponents does not allow PSG to play defensively, although they are very effective offensively. In the last three rounds, for example, Paris have conceded to Reims, Montpellier, and Toulouse, teams that are not the most outstanding in terms of attacking performance. Normally, the Parisian attack makes up for these conceded goals with ease. But Marseille also have a very good selection of players. The Provence side have scored in every game in Ligue 1 and the French Cup since October. But last round, they unexpectedly lost 1-3 at home to Nice. This encounter is also a fundamental one for Marseille, so the team will have a strong revengeful mood before the game with PSG. That will reinforce the effect of the traditional aggressive mood for the games with the Parisians. In the first round of this championship, PSG beat Marseille 1-0 at home. But the Provençal side were distracted by the Champions League and didn't look as attacking as they do now. Therefore, we can expect a different kind of game now. Besides, Marseille have not beaten PSG since September 2020. The moment seems right now, given how unconvincing the Parisians are defensively and how much more focused on the Champions League than the domestic arena they are.