Two clubs in the top half of the Ligue 1 table will do battle today in a league match between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain. Le Classique scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Marseille defender Jeremy Morel (via Ligue 1): "I'm not going to stick close to him [Zlatan Ibrahimovic] because otherwise you won't see me behind him. I'm going to have to be more cunning than him. What makes things more difficult against big teams is that there are a lot of big individuals. You can't just focus on one player. It'll be a good test to know whether we are equipped to go all the way."
PSG defender Maxwell (via Ligue 1): "We can't let ourselves dream about what it must be like to win the treble. It will be something that we will remember forever, but we don't really want to talk about it because it can bring something negative."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Morel's marking of Ibrahimovic will be key if Marseille are to hold serve at home. In 24 league appearances, the 31-year-old is averaging 2.1 tackles and 6.5 clearances.
Marseille's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Mandanda; Mendy, Morel, Fanni, Djedje; Romao, Lemina; Ayew, Payet, Thauvin; Gignac
Paris Saint-Germain's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Sirigu; Maxwell, Luiz, Silva, Marquinhos; Matuidi, Motta, Verratti; Pastore, Ibrahimovic, Cavani
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyon | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 25 | 35 | 61 | |||
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 59 | |||
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 57 | |||
| 4 | AS Monaco | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 54 | |||
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 53 | |||
| 6 | Girondins Bordeaux | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 51 | |||
| 7 | Montpellier HSC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 48 | |||
| 8 | Lille OSC | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 44 | |||
| 9 | Rennes | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 42 | |||
| 10 | FC Nantes | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 40 | |||
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 31 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 39 | |||
| 12 | OGC Nice | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 38 | |||
| 13 | SC Bastia | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 37 | |||
| 14 | évian Thonon Gaillard FC | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 36 | |||
| 15 | Caen | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 35 | |||
| 16 | Stade de Reims | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 35 | |||
| 17 | FC Lorient | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 34 | |||
| 18 | Toulouse FC | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 32 | |||
| 19 | FC Metz | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 26 | |||
| 20 | RC Lens | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 49 | -21 | 25 |
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