The break for the national team matches went in Marseille’s favor. The defeat to Strasbourg and the home draw with Angers showed that Marseille’s players had lost confidence in their abilities and clearly needed a reset. Olympique used these two weeks perfectly, and the meeting with Montpellier shows that the team was able to return to optimal conditions.
PSG were just one round behind Monaco, but a confident home win over Strasbourg put the club back in first place. By many statistical indicators, PSG players are the best in Ligue 1. The team possesses the ball the most, has the highest accuracy of passes, most often shoots at goal from the penalty area. Luis Enrique’s wards are good in both positional attacks and fast breakaways. But it is in the match against Marseille that discipline can play a key role. The guests break the rules and receive yellow cards less often than anyone else in the championship, while Marseille players have already received three suspensions.