Mbappe's brace and Messi's milestone 700th goal kill Marseille in the derby of all derbies
Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 27.02.23. | 00:40
It ends 3-0 for PSG, and it could have even been worse for the hosts, as the Parisians missed half a dozen of clear cut chances
Just when you think they're on the brink of the abyss and dissolution, the Boulogne Boys fight back in such a classy, rampant manner.
PSG have bulldozed Olympique Marseille 3-0 in the 105th encounter between the two most decorated French sides on Sunday night in Marseille.
Leo Messi has scored his 700th goal at club level against Marseille, the classic rival of PSG. 🇫🇷
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) February 26, 2023
He scored his 500th goal at club level against Real Madrid, the classic rival of Barcelona. 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/DouWJbdRdu
And it could have been even worse for the hosts, as the Saints missed the target in at least five or six promising situations at the packed Velodrome. The win was sealed even before the half-time interval, with Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi joining forces to push their side to a landslide victory in the absence of Neymar.
The former netted one more in the second half to wrap up the game, but the game will mainly be remembered for Messi's 700th goal in his professional career. However, his two assists were the ones that reminded us of his omnipresent unique set of skills.
On both occasions, Mbappe found himself one-on-one with the keeper, with Messi's through balls literally dismantling Marseille's defence.
With three goals down against a super-inspired PSG, OM did their best to find a way to fight back, but except for a chance or two, they were never close to pouring some drama into this hugely important match.
LIGUE 1 - ROUND 25
Friday
Lille - Brest 2-1 (0-1)
/Diakite 60, Alexsandro 80 - Djalo 8 og/
Saturday
Angers - Olympique Lyon 1-3 (01)
/Sima 87 - Mendes 38, Sarr 80, Barcola 90/
Montpellier - Lens 1-1 (0-1)
/Maouassa 59 - Fulgini 4/
Sunday
Lorient - Auxerre 0-1 (0-0)
/Raveloson 58/
Ajaccio - Troyes 2-1 (0-1)
/Belaili 62 pen, El Idrissy 68 - Balde 23/
Clermont - Strasbourg 1-1 (0-1)
/Rashani 65 - Diallo 34/
Nantes - Rennes 0-1 (0-1)
/Doku 20/
Reims - Toulouse 3-0 (2-0)
/Ito 4, Munetsi 7, Abdelhamid 68/
Monaco - Nice 0-3 (0-3)
/Moffi 8,26, Thuram 43/
Marseille - PSG 0-3 (0-2)
/Mbappe 25, 55, Messi 29/
