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Le Classique
PSG/OM at Parc des Princes in September 2007.
Other namesLe Classico, Classico, Derby de France, PSG/OM, OM/PSG, French clásico, Clásico
LocationFrance
TeamsParis Saint-Germain
Olympique de Marseille
First meetingOM 4–2 PSG (1971)
Latest meetingPSG 4–0 OM (2019)
Next meetingPSG vs. OM (2020)
StadiumsParc des Princes, Paris
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Statistics
Meetings total97 (official matches)
Most winsPSG (43)
Most player appearancesSteve Mandanda (27)
Top scorerZlatan Ibrahimović (11)
Largest victoryPSG 5–1 OM (1978)
OM 4–0 PSG (1986)
OM 1–5 PSG (2017)
PSG 4–0 OM (2019)

Le Classique (French pronunciation: [lə klasik], The Classic) is the name given in football to the sports rivalry between French professional clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille. Equivalent to Spain's El Clásico, the fixture is the biggest rivalry in France and one of the greatest in the world. Important security measures are taken ahead of these matches to prevent confrontations between the fans, but violent episodes still often occur when they meet.

The duo are the two most successful clubs in French football history and the only two French teams to have won major European trophies. Moreover, PSG and l'OM were the dominant forces in the land prior to the emergence of Olympique Lyonnais in the 2000s. They are also the two most popular clubs in France and the two most followed French teams outside the country. Both clubs are at or near the top of the attendance lists every season as well.

In their early meetings during the 1970s there was little indication the two would become deadly adversaries. The newly-formed Parisians were trying to assemble a competitive team, while the Olympians were Ligue 1 contenders. It all changed in 1986, when PSG won its first championship and l'OM were bought by Bernard Tapie. By the end of the decade, PSG were fighting for the 1988–89 title against Tapie's star-studded Marseille, and sparks flew for the first time. The accusations made by PSG president Francis Borelli against Tapie and l'OM for fixing matches during that season were a big contributor to their growing antagonism.

However, the 1990s were the real starting point of the rivalry, though. French TV channel Canal+ bought PSG in 1991 with the aim of breaking Marseille's hegemony, but agreed with Tapie to fuel the animosity between them as a way to spice up the league. Now with similar financial power, PSG and l'OM established themselves as top contenders in the title race. Both sides were less successful in the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s, but the rivalry remained just as fierce. However, since the 2010s, the matchup has been completely dominated by PSG. The investment of their mega-rich Qatar owners has created a wide gap between them and Marseille.

History

The origins

The term "Le Classique" is modelled after El Clásico, contested between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish press borrowed the term Clásico from South America, where most countries use it to label the biggest rivalries in the continent, such as the Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate, and the Uruguayan Clásico between Nacional and Peñarol.[1] The fixture is also known as "Le Classico", "Classico", "Derby de France", "PSG/OM", "OM/PSG", "French clásico" or "Clásico".[1][2][3]

Paris Saint-Germain were only founded in 1970 and during that decade they were not at the same level as Olympique de Marseille, traditionally a giant of the French game. Formed in 1899, Marseille have been competing for trophies for most of their history and, for the first 87 years at least, were more concerned about games against Saint-Étienne or Girondins de Bordeaux than trips to the capital.[4] Today, the clash is considered France's biggest rivalry as well as one of the greatest in club football.[2][5] The duo are French football's most successful clubs as well as the only two French sides to lift a major European trophy.[6][7][8] They were also the undisputed top teams before the irruption of Olympique Lyonnais at the start of the 2000s.[2] Nevertheless, they still are the two most popular French clubs in the country and abroad, ahead of Lyon.[3][9][10] Both teams usually top the attendance lists every campaign as well.[3]

Like all major rivalries, it has a historical, cultural and social importance that makes it more than just a football match. People in France see it as a battle between the two largest cities in France: Paris against Marseille, capital against province, north against south, the hub of political power against the working class and the aristocracy's club against the people's club.[2][3][11] Ironically, though, PSG were born as a fan-owned team, while l'OM were founded by an aristocrat.[12][13] In short, the seeds of the fiercest French rivalry yet were always there, but they only began to grow from 1986 onwards.[4] That year, PSG clinched their maiden championship and French businessman Bernard Tapie bought Marseille. Tapie proceeded to invest huge amounts of money in star signings such as Chris Waddle, Abedi Pelé, Jean-Pierre Papin, Rudi Völler, Basile Boli, Enzo Francescoli, Eric Cantona, Didier Deschamps and Marcel Desailly.[2][4][11]

The clash increased in importance and ferocity when they went head to head for the 1988–89 title, during which PSG president Francis Borelli accused Tapie and l'OM of fixing matches.[3][14][15] Between 1989 and 1992, the southerners won four successive Ligue 1 championships.[11][15] They also finished runners-up in the 1990–91 European Cup before claiming the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League.[11] Marseille fans have never let their PSG counterparts forget this triumph with the chant "A jamais les premiers" (Forever First).[2] All these successes, however, were also tainted by match-fixing allegations from title rivals PSG and Monaco, but also other clubs, adding further fuel to the rivalry.[14][16][17][18]

Golden era and scandal

See also: French football bribery scandal

Despite proving to be tough competitors, PSG were still no match for Marseille.[11] This was the case until 1991 and the arrival of new owners Canal+, the biggest pay television station in France.[2][11] The main reason behind the buyout was to revive interest in a Ligue 1 completely dominated by Marseille as well as lure more subscribers by assembling a team that could beat them.[19] With Bordeaux a fading force, Bernard Tapie needed a new domestic rival to make the championship attractive again.[15][19] So, Tapie encouraged Canal+ to help him promote the enmity between the two clubs to a confrontational level, and the rivalry was born.[3][15] Backed by their own rich owner, PSG began to flex muscles in the transfer market with Tapie's Marseille, recruiting top talent like David Ginola, Youri Djorkaeff, George Weah and Raí.[2][11] The league was now a two-horse race and the duo battled each other for the title in the early 1990s.[11]

Le parc des princes un jour de match avant le plan Leproux.
PSG fans against Marseille in September 2006.

Between 1989 and 1998, PSG and l'OM picked up five league titles, four Coupe de France, two Coupe de la Ligue, a UEFA Champions League, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and reached two other European finals.[4] Many experts argue that those Marseille (1989–1994) and PSG (1993–1998) sides were two of the greatest teams in the history of French football.[20][21] The hype heightened tensions between supporters as well, and reports of fan violence became more frequent in the 1990s.[4] Since then, the fixture has been marred with injuries and arrests.[3]

The rivalry reached new heights during the 1992–93 French Division 1 campaign. PSG lost the title decider against Marseille and finished second.[2][20] Shortly after, however, Tapie and Marseille were found guilty of match-fixing in what became known as the French football bribery scandal.[11][21] The French Football Federation stripped l'OM of their title and offered it to second-placed PSG, who refused it because club owners Canal+ thought that claiming the trophy would anger their subscribers back in Marseille.[20][22] As a result, the 1992–93 title remains unattributed. Canal+ even refused letting the Parisian club participate in next year's Champions League after UEFA excluded Marseille from the competition. Third-placed Monaco took the spot instead.[22]

l'OM were then forcibly relegated to Ligue 2 in 1994 for lacking the necessary funds to continue among the elite.[11][23] With Marseille out of the picture, PSG would went on to claim nine trophies during that decade. Most notably, they won their second league title in 1994 and their crowning glory, the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, becoming only the second French team to win a major European title (after l'OM), and the last one to date.[6][24]

Marseille and their fans have since accused the Parisian political elite of plotting against them to crown PSG as the kings of French football.[25][26] This feeling of injustice stems from the political dimension to the rivalry, which has been described by FIFA as pitting "the chosen ones of French football (the politically-favored PSG) against its enfants terribles (the unruly l'OM)."[2] PSG have been indeed favored a few times. Club president Daniel Hechter was found guilty of running a ticketing scheme in 1977 and his replacement, Francis Borelli, incurred serious debts and financial irregularities in 1991. Unlike their arch-rivals, PSG were not relegated in either case; instead, they were bought by Canal+ with the specific goal of dethroning l'OM.[20] And, exactly two decades later, French president Nicolas Sarkozy, a well-known supporter of PSG, which was then struggling financially, facilitated the club's purchase by Qatar Sports Investments.[27]

The rivalry today

Although Marseille quickly bounced back into the top flight in 1996 after two seasons in Ligue 2, their new owner was not so keen to spend like Bernard Tapie.[11] Likewise, PSG owners Canal+ slowly began to reduce their investment in the transfer market.[11] Nonetheless, the rivalry remained just as intense.[4] Marseille only lost twice to their northern rivals between September 1990 and February 2000, before Paris became the dominant force in the 2000s, during which they produced a spectacular run of eight consecutive wins between 2002 and 2004.[28] The balance briefly shifted again in favor of Marseille during the late 2000s and early 2010s, with the Olympians ending their 18-year wait and being crowned French champions in 2010.[29]

Le Classique then turned into a one-sided affair with the arrival of Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) as PSG owners in 2011. In fact, l'OM recorded their last victory in November of that year.[30] The Parisians, for their part, have won 17 out of the 20 matches played after that. The other three were draws. Despite this, Marseille has occasionally threatened PSG's hegemony over French football in the 2010s, without success.[28] Since the buyout, PSG have monopolized the national titles, becoming the most successful French club in history.[7][12]

Now with the money to compete with the best clubs in Europe, many great players have been part of PSG's all star-lineup that Ligue 1 had not seen since the early 1990s Marseille squads, including the world's two most expensive players, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, as well as Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Edinson Cavani.[3][31] Marseille, in turn, have struggled to keep up and they have been trophy-less since the 2012 French League Cup.[30][32] In 2016, l’OM new owner Frank McCourt pledged to spend €200m over the next four years to allow the team to compete with PSG.[30][33] The Parisian side, however, splashed that sum on Neymar alone in 2017.[11]

Memorable games

Early meetings

  • 12 December 1971 (Olympique de Marseille 4–2 Paris Saint-Germain): The inaugural meeting between them took place at Stade Vélodrome, just a little over a year after PSG were formed. The Parisians were fighting to maintain the category in their first season in the top flight, while the Olympians were aiming for their second consecutive title. So, logically, the match ended in a comprehensive win for a Marseille side inspired by the strike duo of Roger Magnusson and Josip Skoblar, the latter of which scored a brace.[2][14]
  • 13 May 1975 (Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Olympique de Marseille): In the second leg, the Parisians registered their first victory ever against the southerners and qualified for the French Cup semifinals with goals from Louis Floch and Jacques Laposte. The match saw Marseille's Brazilian stars Paulo Cézar and Jairzinho lose their nerves and physically assault the referee.[28][35] They never played for Marseille again.[36]

Marseille dominance

OM-PSG en finale de la coupe de la France en 2006.
OM fans during the 2006 Coupe de France Final.
  • 21 May 1988 (Olympique de Marseille 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain): the capital club clinched a hard-fought win away to l'OM thanks to Safet Sušić's opener and a late goal from Gabriel Calderón. This victory proved to be vital in keeping PSG's Ligue 1 status at the end of the 1987–88 season. The match, however, is best remembered for a play involving Parisian defender Michel Bibard and Marseille striker Jean-Pierre Papin. The latter broke in alone and headed for the goal when Bibard imitated the referee's whistle. Unaware of the deception, Papin stopped his course and gave the ball to the goalkeeper. But Papin soon realized what had really happened and a heated argument between both players ensued, almost ending in a general brawl.[39]
  • 5 May 1989 (Olympique de Marseille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain): The 1988–89 title decider at the Vélodrome was the match that set the tone for the years that followed.[2][15] Before the game, PSG president Francis Borelli accused his l'OM counterpart Bernard Tapie of fixing matches.[14] Played out amid an electric atmosphere, the championship looked to be heading to Paris with the score tied at 0–0 and only a few seconds remaining.[2] But a 25-yard shot from Franck Sauzée surprised PSG goalkeeper Joël Bats and sealed Marseille's first title in 17 years.[15][40]
  • 18 December 1992 (Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Olympique de Marseille): The duo finally became sworn enemies after this particularly brutal match at Parc des Princes, which earned itself the nickname "The Butchery of 1992."[15] It was on this day that the French clásico was born. PSG coach Artur Jorge announced his side would crush their arch-rivals, while Parisian player David Ginola promised war upon l'OM. Bernard Tapie seized the opportunity to motivate his players and stuck the newspaper articles with PSG's provocations in the dressing room.[2][19] Marseille would not disappoint him, walking away with the victory thanks to a strike from Alen Bokšić in what was an extremely violent match with more than 50 fouls.[19][37]
  • 29 May 1993 (Olympique de Marseille 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain): Only three days after winning the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League, league leaders Marseille welcomed closest challengers PSG in a match that would determine the title.[40] l'OM quickly fell behind, only to hit back with three goals, including one of the fixture's best goals: a team effort finished by an 18-yard header from Basile Boli.[2] Soon after, however, Marseille were stripped of the 1993 championship due to match-fixing, and were subsequently demoted to Ligue 2 in 1994.[11][14]
  • 8 November 1997 (Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Olympique de Marseille): Despite their fall from grace, l'OM only lost twice in the 1990s as the rivalry became more and more heated.[4][28] Recently back to Ligue 1, they claimed one of the fixture's most infamous wins. With the scored tied, PSG's Éric Rabésandratana apparently tripped Marseille's Fabrizio Ravanelli inside the area. Laurent Blanc converted the highly controversial penalty to give l'OM the victory in Paris. To this day, PSG fans accuse Ravanelli of a clear act of simulation.[14]

The Great Eight

  • 4 May 1999 (Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Olympique de Marseille): Ligue 1 leaders Marseille took the lead, but late goals from Marco Simone and Bruno Rodriguez gave their title hopes a huge blow.[37] It was PSG's first league win over their rivals since April 1990.[28] l'OM were now behind Bordeaux, who played PSG in the final matchday. Amid a Parc des Princes demanding their team to lose, Bordeaux won with a late goal and were crowned champions, much to the joy of PSG supporters.[14] To this day, OM fans believe PSG let Bordeaux win.[14][37]
OM-PSG en finale de la coupe de la France en 2006.
PSG fans during the 2006 Coupe de France Final.
  • 15 February 2000 (Olympique de Marseille 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain): A mid-table Marseille side thumped podium hopefuls Paris at Stade Vélodrome in a pretty heated match. The referee showed no less than eight yellow cards as well as two straight red cards to former PSG teammates Laurent Leroy and Jérôme Leroy, now at l'OM. Laurent reacted to a tough tackle from Jérôme by kicking him. They continued to trade blows and the fight soon escalated into a general brawl. Both of them were then sent off.[40][41]
  • 26 October 2002 (Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Olympique de Marseille): The Parisians were now in command of Le Classique and this match launched a series of eight consecutive wins against Marseille which lasted until November 2004.[11][28] Ronaldinho was the star of the show, guiding his team to a crushing victory with a fabulous brace at Parc des Princes.[14]
  • 9 March 2003 (Olympique de Marseille 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain): Ronaldinho was back at it again during PSG's visit to Marseille.[40] The Brazilian playmaker scored once as his team breezed to another three-goal margin win, their first at Stade Vélodrome since May 1988. It was also PSG's biggest away victory in the south up until that point.[28][14]
  • 25 April 2004 (Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Olympique de Marseille): In a match largely dominated by the home side, Pauleta's star performance was the highlight of the evening. The Portuguese striker scored twice to hand PSG the victory and his first of the game is one of the rivalry's finest goals: a precise lob from an impossible angle to trump Marseille goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.[42]
  • 7 November 2004 (Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Olympique de Marseille): The return of Frédéric Déhu and Fabrice Fiorèse to Paris took the spotlight off the match. Both players had left the French capital to join Marseille in the summer of 2004, and they received an exceptionally hostile welcome from PSG supporters.[43][44] After only twenty minutes of play, PSG defender Sylvain Armand was sent off for a violent tackle on Fiorèse.[44] Riot police even had to shield Fiorèse every time he would take a corner to protect him from the objects raining down from the stands.[45] Despite being one man down for most of the game, PSG still managed to win.[44]
  • 10 November 2004 (Olympique de Marseille 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain): Three days later, Bernard Mendy's late strike sealed PSG's incredible comeback from a two-goal deficit in the League Cup at Stade Vélodrome. This was their eighth and final consecutive victory, a run known by PSG fans as "The Great Eight."[28]

Mixed fortunes

  • 16 October 2005 (Olympique de Marseille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain): Former PSG fan favorite Lorik Cana, who had signed directly from the capital side a few months earlier, scored the only goal of a really close game at Stade Vélodrome.[40][46] It was Marseille's first win over their hated rivals since April 2002.[28]
  • 5 March 2006 (Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Olympique de Marseille): The growing tensions between supporters resulted in less places at Parc des Princes for the visiting fans. In protest, Marseille president Pape Diouf sent the club's reserve team from the French fourth division. The latter managed a goalless draw and were received as champions in the south.[14][37]
Fête Coupe de France / 6 mai 2006.
PSG pipped l'OM to the 2006 and 2016 French Cup titles.
  • 26 October 2008 (Olympique de Marseille 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain): Driven by a brace from Guillaume Hoarau and a great second-half performance, the Parisians scored four goals at Stade Vélodrome for the first time ever. This win set them on the course for the league title and prevented Marseille from taking the lead at the top of the table.[40]
  • 15 March 2009 (Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 Olympique de Marseille): Following the surprise defeat of league leaders Olympique Lyonnais, a win would give Paris the top spot. With the score tied at 1–1 in a close affair, Zoumana Camara's straight red card in the second half gave the advantage to the Phocaeans, who rapidly scored twice and killed PSG's title hopes.[47]
  • 20 November 2009 (Olympique de Marseille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain): Originally scheduled to be played in October, the mach was postponed after three Parisian players were diagnosed with H1N1 flu.[48] The game finally took place in November and former idol Gabriel Heinze crucified Paris by scoring the game's only goal at Stade Vélodrome.[28][43]
  • 28 February 2010 (Paris Saint-Germain 0–3 Olympique de Marseille): The Olympians recorded their biggest win ever at Parc des Princes against a mediocre PSG side that finished in 13th place.[28][14] Marseille would went on to win the Ligue 1 title, which ended their 17-year trophy drought.[14]
  • 27 November 2011 (Olympique de Marseille 3–0 Paris Saint-Germain): PSG had just been bought by Qatar Sports Investments and the first big-money Parisian stars walked into Stade Vélodrome for the inaugural Derby de France of the Qatari era. The capital club arrived as league leaders but returned home having lost the lead and being outclassed by a largely superior Marseille side. This is l'OM's last victory over Paris to date.[40]

Parisian hegemony

  • 7 October 2012 (Olympique de Marseille 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain): Main contenders for the 2013 league title, the two sides first clashed at Stade Vélodrome. OM striker André-Pierre Gignac opened the scoring but, within two minutes, Zlatan Ibrahimović equalized with a spectacular volleyed back-heel from a corner and then gave Paris the lead with a powerful free-kick past Steve Mandanda from 25 yards. Gignac, however, ensured parity with his second of the night as Marseille remained three points clear of PSG at the top of Ligue 1.[40][49]
  • 24 February 2013 (Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Olympique de Marseille): In the return match, Carlo Ancelotti's men came out on top in a very tight title decider at Parc des Princes. Despite an early own goal from defender Nicolas N'Koulou, the Olympians dominated and had the best chances throughout. PSG goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, however, made several superb saves to preserve his team's advantage until Zlatan Ibrahimović secured the win over their Ligue 1 title rivals in added time.[50]
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille. Olympique Marseille contre Paris Saint-Germain, 31. journée de la saison 2014-2015 de Ligue 1.
OM tifo against PSG at Stade Vélodrome in April 2015.
  • 5 April 2015 (Olympique de Marseille 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain): League leaders PSG visited the south two points ahead of Marseille for the 2015 title decider. André-Pierre Gignac scored twice in between Blaise Matuidi's stunning curled shot but, in the space of three minutes, Paris turned things around early in the second half with a lucky goal from Marquinhos and an own goal from Jérémy Morel. PSG would claim the title at the end of the season.[40][51]
  • 21 May 2016 (Olympique de Marseille 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain): Both sides met in the 2016 Coupe de France Final at Stade de France. PSG needed a win to complete a second successive domestic treble, while l'OM were looking to salvage a mediocre season. Playing his last game for the club, Zlatan Ibrahimović scored twice and assisted another as PSG took home the trophy in front of a record 80,000 spectators.[52] This was PSG's tenth and final victory in a row.[28]
  • 22 October 2017 (Olympique de Marseille 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain): Luiz Gustavo opened the scoring for Marseille with a 30-yard shot before Neymar equalized. The locals regained the lead through Florian Thauvin, and were seconds away from their first win since November 2011, before Edinson Cavani's stunning last-gasp free-kick silenced the whole stadium.[28][53]
  • 27 October 2019 (Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Olympique de Marseille): PSG then returned to winning ways with five consecutive victories. This run included a record 4–0 walkover, courtesy of doubles from Kylian Mbappé and Mauro Icardi, which equalled their two 5–1 wins in January 1978 and February 2017.[28][54]

Major incidents

  • 9 May 1975: Feeling their side were robbed of a penalty late in the game, Marseille supporters attacked PSG's bus after the final whistle and then clashed with the CRS riot police.[34]
  • 11 April 1995: 146 arrests and nine policemen hospitalized after clashes between fans from the two teams.[3]
  • 4 May 1999: Both sets of supporters launched the game by fighting on the lawn of Parc des Princes before kick-off.[14]
  • 13 October 2000: A Marseille fan was left paralyzed for life after being struck by a seat thrown from the PSG fan section.[3][28]
  • 26 October 2009: In the midst of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, three PSG players were diagnosed with H1N1 flu and the match was postponed only hours before it was scheduled to start. 2,000 Parisian fans were already in Marseille and clashes erupted between both sides. Police arrested a dozen fans and six people were injured, including one PSG supporter who was hit by a car.[48][55] The game was played on 20 November 2009.[28]
  • 28 February 2010: A PSG fan died before kickoff following a confrontation between rival Parisian supporters' groups.[3]
  • 21 May 2016: Before the 2016 Coupe de France Final at Stade de France, there scuffles between PSG and OM hooligans. With Paris claiming a 4–2 victory on the final whistle, angry Marseille supporters lit two flares in the stands and torched a few seats. 30 people were arrested, but there were no reports of injuries.[56]

Statistics

As of the 2019–20 season.[7][8][28]
OM (white) / Paris SG (red).
Starting lineups of both teams in the 2010 Trophée des Champions.
Paris Saint-Germain Draw (including penalties) Olympique de Marseille

Honours

See also: Football records and statistics in France
Competition Titles won
PSG OM
Ligue 1 9 9
Coupe de France 13 10
Coupe de la Ligue 9 3
Trophée des Champions 9 2
Ligue 2 1 1
National total 41 25
UEFA Champions League 0 1
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 0
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 1
International total 2 2
Overall total 43 27

Official matches


Competitive record

Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals
PSG OM PSG OM
Ligue 1 81 31 31 19 110 103
Coupe de France 13 10 1 2 26 11
Coupe de la Ligue 2 2 0 0 5 2
Trophée des Champions 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 97 43 32 22 141 116

Head-to-head ranking in Ligue 1

P. 72 75 76 77 78 79 80 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 3 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7
8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10
11 11 11 11
12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13 13
14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15
16 16 16
17 17
18
19 19
20

• Total: Olympique de Marseille with 22 higher finishes, Paris Saint-Germain with 19 higher finishes (out of 41 seasons with both clubs in Ligue 1).

Records

Steve Mandanda in 2018.
Steve Mandanda
Ici, Sylvain Armand.
Sylvain Armand
Nigeria vs Argentina.
Ángel Di María
Paris Saint-Germani's Zlatan Ibrahimovic smiles during a Press conference in Doha.
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Edinson Cavani.
Edinson Cavani
The Portuguese footballer Pedro Pauleta.
Pauleta
French soccer player (striker).
André-Pierre Gignac
Mathieu Valbuena.
Mathieu Valbuena
Josip Skoblar en 1970.
Josip Skoblar
François M'Pelé en 1978 (PSG).
François M'Pelé
Marius Trésor en 1974.
Marius Trésor
As of the 2019–20 season.[28][58]
Paris Saint-Germain Draw (including penalties) or Neutral venue Olympique de Marseille

Club

Biggest wins

Winning margin by 4 goals or more.

Rank Date Home team Result Away team
1 8 January 1978 PSG 5–1 OM
2 26 February 2017 OM 1–5 PSG
3 28 November 1986 OM 4–0 PSG
4 27 October 2019 PSG 4–0 OM

Most goals in a match

Six goals or more.

Rank Date Home team Result Away team
1 7 April 1979 PSG 4–3 OM
2 8 January 1978 PSG 5–1 OM
3 26 February 2017 OM 1–5 PSG
4 12 December 1971 OM 4–2 PSG
5 5 October 1974 OM 4–2 PSG
6 26 October 2008 OM 2–4 PSG
7 21 May 2016 OM 2–4 PSG

Longest runs

Winning

Five consecutive matches won or more.

Rank Club From To Wins
1 PSG 31 October 2012 21 May 2016 10
2 PSG 26 October 2002 10 November 2004 8
3 PSG 7 April 1979 8 September 1984 6
4 PSG 25 February 2018 Ongoing 5
Unbeaten

Five consecutive matches unbeaten or more.

Rank Club From To Wins Draws Matches
1 PSG 8 April 2012 Ongoing 17 3 20
2 PSG 26 October 2002 16 October 2005 8 1 9
3 OM 8 September 1990 11 April 1995 6 3 9
4 OM 12 December 1971 9 May 1975 3 2 5
5 OM 20 September 1975 30 August 1977 4 1 5
6 OM 22 November 1996 29 November 1998 2 3 5

Attendances

Highest

All-time highest attendances (PSG home, OM home and Neutral venue).

Home team Date Stadium Location Attendance
Neutral 21 May 2016 Stade de France Saint-Denis, France 80,000
OM 14 January 1994 Stade Vélodrome Marseille, France 65,252
PSG 8 September 1990 Parc des Princes Paris, France 48,000
Lowest

All-time lowest attendances (PSG home, OM home and Neutral venue).

Home team Date Stadium Location Attendance
OM 8 December 1979 Stade Vélodrome Marseille, France 5,556
PSG 7 April 1979 Parc des Princes Paris, France 13,707
Neutral 28 July 2010 Stade Olympique de Radès Tunis, Tunisia 57,000

Individual

Most appearances

Rank Player Position Club Period Apps
1 France Steve Mandanda GK OM 2007–2016
2017– 		27
2 France Sylvain Armand DF PSG 2004–2013 18
3 France Jean-Marc Pilorget DF PSG 1975–1989 16
4 France Édouard Cissé MF PSG 1997–2007 16
OM 2009–2011
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Safet Sušić MF PSG 1982–1991 15
6 France Joël Bats GK PSG 1985–1992 15
7 France Mathieu Valbuena MF OM 2006–2014 15
8 France Blaise Matuidi MF PSG 2011–2017 15
9 Brazil Thiago Silva DF PSG 2012– 15
10 Italy Marco Verratti MF PSG 2012– 14

Most assists

Rank Player Position Club Period Assists
1 Argentina Ángel Di María MF PSG 2015– 6
2 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović FW PSG 2012–2016 3
3 Italy Marco Verratti MF PSG 2012– 2
4 France Dimitri Payet MF OM 2013–2015
2017– 		2
5 Germany Julian Draxler MF PSG 2017– 2

Top scorers

Rank Player Position Club Period Goals
1 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović FW PSG 2012–2016 11
2 Uruguay Edinson Cavani FW PSG 2013– 7
3 Portugal Pauleta FW PSG 2003–2008 6
4 France Hervé Florès FW OM 1975–1981 5
5 Argentina Ángel Di María MF PSG 2015– 5
6 France Kylian Mbappé FW PSG 2017– 5
7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Skoblar FW OM 1966–1967
1969–1975 		4
8 Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé FW PSG 1973–1979 4
9 Algeria Mustapha Dahleb MF PSG 1974–1984 4
10 Ghana André Ayew FW OM 2007–2015 4
11 France André-Pierre Gignac FW OM 2010–2015 4

Hat-tricks

No player has ever scored a hat-trick in the French clásico.[54]

Own goals

No. Player Position Club Date
1 France Michel Baulier DF OM 24 November 1976
2 France Marius Trésor DF OM 8 January 1978
3 Senegal Oumar Sène MF PSG 8 November 1987
4 Brazil Carlos Mozer DF OM 8 September 1990
5 Japan Kōji Nakata DF OM 3 April 2005
6 Cameroon Nicolas N'Koulou DF OM 24 February 2013
7 France Jérémy Morel DF OM 5 April 2015
8 Portugal Rolando DF OM 25 February 2018

Red cards

No. Player Position Club Type Date
1 Brazil Carlos Mozer DF OM Red card 17 December 1991
2 Brazil Ricardo DF PSG Red card 29 May 1993
3 France Jocelyn Angloma DF OM Red card 14 January 1994
4 France Laurent Leroy FW PSG Red card 15 February 2000
5 France Jérôme Leroy MF OM Red card 15 February 2000
6 France Manuel Dos Santos DF OM Red card 25 January 2003
7 Morocco Talal El Karkouri DF PSG Red card 25 January 2003
8 France Sylvain Armand DF PSG Red card 7 November 2004
9 France Zoumana Camara DF PSG Red card 15 March 2009
10 Mali Mohamed Sissoko MF PSG Yellow card Yellow-red card 8 April 2012
11 France Rod Fanni DF OM Red card 31 October 2012
12 Italy Thiago Motta MF PSG Red card 6 October 2013
13 France Giannelli Imbula MF OM Red card 9 November 2014
14 Ghana André Ayew FW OM Yellow card Yellow-red card 5 April 2015
15 Brazil Neymar FW PSG Yellow card Yellow-red card 22 October 2017
16 France Steve Mandanda GK OM Red card 17 March 2019

Players who played for both clubs

Despite the evident bad blood, as many as 49 players have played for both clubs.[58] Even after the 1990s, decade in which the rivalry really started, player have not been afraid of signing for the enemy.[19][58] In turn, only two players have scored for both sides. Senegal striker Boubacar Sarr was the first to accomplish this feat. He scored twice for Marseille in 1978 and then once for PSG in 1979. Thirty years later, Argentine defender Gabriel Heinze scored twice for l'OM, including the winner in November 2009. During his PSG days, he netted once in February 2002.[28][43]

Picture of Lorik Cana during round of 32 of "Coupe de France" Versus FC Metz.
Lorik Cana in 2006, shortly after signing for Olympique de Marseille.

During the 2000s, at the peak of hostilities, several PSG players went from heroes to villains after signing for Marseille.[43] Frédéric Déhu and Fabrice Fiorèse were the first to cross that line in 2004. After joining PSG in 2000, Déhu quickly became team captain. But following a confrontation with manager Vahid Halilhodžić, he signed with l'OM when his contract expired in 2004.[44][46] When his deal was revealed days before the 2004 French Cup Final, the match became a nightmare for Déhu, who was constantly booed by PSG fans. After lifting the trophy, he disappeared into the dressing room in tears and refused to perform a lap of honor with his teammates.[43]

Minutes before the end of that 2004 summer transfer window, Fiorèse joined Déhu at Marseille due to a conflict with Halilhodžić as well.[43][44] Upon their return to Parc des Princes with the southerners, Déhu and Fiorèse were whistled and jeered by PSG supporters, who also displayed dozens of insulting banners, including one from the Kop of Boulogne aimed at Fiorèse that read "We have Jesus (along with a portrait of PSG defender Mario Yepes), you have Judas."[44]

In similar fashion, beloved youth product Lorik Cana joined Marseille in 2005 after losing his place in the lineup with manager Laurent Fournier, who had recently replaced Halilhodžić.[43][46] PSG fans welcomed him back with a flood of insults in 2006.[46] Later that year, Modeste M'bami also signed with l'OM despite previously saying he would never play for them.[59] During the following Classico in Paris, one banner read "Déhu, Fiorèse, Cana, M'bami, the list of whores keeps growing, Anigo open up your brothel!" José Anigo was Marseille's sporting director at the time.[60]

Gabriel Heinze is the most recent example of what happens when players join their arch-rivals. PSG fans idolized the Argentine defender during his three seasons in Paris, and the affection was reciprocal.[43][46] In 2005, while playing for Manchester United, he told reporters that "PSG will always remain the club of my heart. I lived a love story with Paris and its supporters. In France, I would only play with PSG."[43] Four years later, however, Heinze signed with Marseille and PSG fans welcomed him at Parc des Princes with insults, whistles and hostile banners.[43][46] Even worse, Heinze – like Cana at Stade Vélodrome in October 2005 – scored the only goal of the game to give locals Marseille the victory over PSG in November 2009.[43]

List of players

As of the 2019–20 season.[28][58]
Gabriel Heinze.
Gabriel Heinze scored for both PSG and l'OM.
No. Player
1 France Jean Djorkaeff
2 France Jean-Pierre Destrumelle
3 France Jean-Louis Leonetti
4 France Jacky Novi
5 France Jean-Pierre Dogliani
6 Cameroon Jean-Pierre Tokoto
7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ilija Pantelić
8 Senegal Boubacar Sarr
9 France François Brisson
10 France Claude Lowitz
11 France Thierry Laurey
12 France Marcel De Falco
13 France Michel N'Gom
No. Player
14 France Daniel Xuereb
15 France Yvon Le Roux
16 France William Ayache
17 France Bernard Pardo
18 France Jocelyn Angloma
19 France Laurent Fournier
20 France Bruno Germain
21 France Daniel Bravo
22 France Claude Makélélé
23 France Patrick Colleter
24 France Benoît Cauet
25 France Xavier Gravelaine
26 France Alain Roche
No. Player
27 France Cyrille Pouget
28 Algeria Djamel Belmadi
29 France Bruno N'Gotty
30 France Pascal Nouma
31 Guinea Kaba Diawara
32 France Jérôme Leroy
33 France Stéphane Dalmat
34 France Peter Luccin
35 Liberia George Weah
36 France Jérôme Alonzo
37 Brazil André Luiz
38 France Florian Maurice
39 France Zoumana Camara
No. Player
40 France Frédéric Déhu
41 France Péguy Luyindula
42 France Fabrice Fiorèse
43 Cameroon Modeste M'bami
44 Albania Lorik Cana
45 France Fabrice Abriel
46 France Édouard Cissé
47 Argentina Gabriel Heinze
48 France Hatem Ben Arfa
49 France Lassana Diarra
  Players who scored for both clubs.

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