De Zebri Savours Win over PSG but Says Marseille Must Focus on Next Game
Nayef Aguerd’s early goal secured Marseille’s first home league win over PSG since 2011, ending PSG’s four-match winning streak in Ligue 1 this season.
- On Monday, Olympique de Marseille beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Stade Vélodrome, ending PSG's perfect start and marking their first league defeat of the season.
- Local authorities postponed the match from Sunday to Monday due to forecast heavy rainfall, coinciding with the Ballon d’Or 2025 ceremony and absences including Ousmane Dembele due to injury.
- Inside five minutes, Nayef Aguerd headed Marseille ahead from a deflected Mason Greenwood cross that PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier misjudged.
- PSG's defeat leaves them with 12 points and hands top spot to AS Monaco, while Olympique de Marseille climbed to sixth with nine points.
- Roberto De Zerbi hailed the result, saying `I think we deserved to win against a team who are defining an era, a bit like Arrigo Sacchi's Milan did, or Guardiola's Barcelona`, and was sent off in stoppage time.
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Arriving in the last hours of the mercato at the Olympique de Marseille, Moroccan Nayef Aguerd did not take long to be adopted by the ardent Marseille supporters. Especially after scoring the goal of the victory against the PSG after 14 years of shortage at the Vélodrome in the championship.
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De Zebri savours win over PSG but says Marseille must focus on next game
Olympique de Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi described his side's 1-0 win over Paris St Germain on Monday as one of the best days since his arrival at the club, but said they must keep building momentum if they are to become a great team.Nayef Aguerd's early header proved decisive at the Stade Velodrome as
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