PSG vs Marseille: The French Champions beat Marseille in the Le Classique

February 9, 2026 By Johan Curtis No Comments 3 minutes

It was a game of Paris St. Germain at the Parc des Princes as they hosted and beat Marseille to knock them out of the title race for the French League on February 8, 2026. Ousmane Dembele scored twice, while subs Kvartskhelia and Lee Kang-In scored a goal each in this game in the French Ligue 1.

French champions Paris Saint-Germain faced and beat Olympique de Marseille in this encounter on February 8th. Here’s everything you need to know about the game! The thrashing made Marseille’s higher-ups act quickly, and changes were made in the hierarchy, with de Zerbi being sacked just a few days later.

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Match Information

Date: February 8, 2026
Day: Sunday
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Score: PSG 5 – 0 Marseille
Referee: Willy Delajod
Attendance: 47,926

Match Stats

Statistic	PSG	Marseille
Shots	21	7
Shots on target	7	1
Possession	56%	44%
Passes	541	360
Pass accuracy	89%	81%
Fouls	11	16
Yellow cards	2	2
Red cards	0	0
Offsides	3	1
Corners	5	2

Teams: Lineups and Subs

Here are the two lineups from the game:

PSG

– M. Safonov (39)

– W. Zaïre-Emery (33)

– Marquinhos (5)

– W. Pacho (51)

– N. Mendes (25)

– S. Mayulu (24)

– Vitinha (17)

– J. Neves (87)

– D. Doué (14)

– O. Dembélé (10)

– B. Barcola (29)

Substitutes

– Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (7)

– Gonçalo Ramos (9)

– Lee Kang-in (19)

– Lucas Hernández (21)

– Pedro Fernandez (27)

– Lucas Beraldo (4)

– Illia Zabarnyi (6)

– Lucas Chevalier (30)

– Ibrahim Mbaye (49)

Manager

Enrique

Olympique Marseille

– J. de Lange (12)

– Emerson (33)

– F. Medina (32)

– L. Balerdi (5)

– B. Pavard (28)

– T. Weah (22)

– P. Højbjerg (23)

– Q. Timber (27)

– E. Nwaneri (11)

– M. Greenwood (10)

– A. Gouiri (9)

Substitutes

– Himad Abdelli (8)

– Igor Paixão (14)

– Bilal Nadir (26)

– Gerónimo Rulli (1)

– CJ Egan-Riley (4)

– Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (17)

– Arthur Vermeeren (18)

– Geoffrey Kondogbia (19)

– Hamed Traorè (20)

Manager

De Zerbi

PSG vs Marseille Match Report

The game started with the French champions having a clear edge over their counterparts. Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring for PSG in the 12th minute with an assist from Nuno Mendes.

Over the next couple of minutes, both teams got abundant chances to score. Another breakthrough came in the 37th minute, with Dembele scoring his second of the night. This time, the wonderkid Mayulu provided the assist.

Half-time: PSG 2 – 0 OM

In the 62nd minute, PSG made a crucial substitution. Desire Doue made way for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia,

Two minutes later, it was Facundo Medina’s blunder that led to an own-goal from the Marseille man. PSG 3 goals up to none.

4 minutes after coming on, it was the Georgian starman, Kvaratskhelia, scoring the fourth goal for the Parisians.

PSG went for another quick sub as Lee Kang-in replaced Bradley Barcola in the 68th minute. The Korean midfielder went on to score just 6 minutes later, with another assist of the night by Mayulu.

Full-time: PSG 5 – 0 OM

Other Matches on the Matchday

Metz 0 – 0 LOSC
Lens 3 – 1 Rennes
Brest 2 – 0 Lorient
Nantes 0 – 1 Lyon
Nice 0 – 0 Monaco
Auxerre 0 – 0 Paris FC
Le Havre 2 – 1 Strasbourg
Angers 1 – 0 Toulouse
PSG 5 – 0 Marseille

Conclusion

Paris St-Germain beat Marseille and thrashed the visitors outside of the title race. The defeat also had long-term effects on Marseille as head coach Roberto de Zerbi was sacked just a day later, with Benatia also confirming to leave the sporting director role.