OM-PSG: Five matches that define Le Classique
It's Le Classique! PSG will head down to the volcanic Vélodrome on Sunday night to face their fierce rivals, Marseille. To mark the latest edition of the legendary rivalry, we revisit five iconic matches between the pair.
PSG 0-1 OM: 1992
The PSG-OM rivalry really came alive in the early '90s, when Canal Plus' investment in Les Parisiens saw them able to compete with a globe-trotting Marseille, who, as it turns out, were on the verge of delivering France its first-ever Champions League title.
PSG, managed by Artur Jorge at the time, were the new kids on the block, and prior to this encounter in 1992, the manager did not mince his words. Jorge spoke about giving OM "hell" and saying that they would "walk over" PSG. Bernard Tapie, OM president at the time, riled up his troops by showing the players Jorge's comments in the pre-match team-talk.
It certainly riled up the players. What preceded was one of the most heated games witnessed in Ligue 1 McDonald's. Miraculously, there were only six yellow cards, from an incredible 55 fouls. The game has since been termed the "butchery". Alen Boksic got the only goal in a slender Marseille win, but the scoreline is hardly the reason that this edition of the Classique is etched in folklore. It was a match that served as the genesis for what would become Ligue 1 McDonald's greatest rivalry.
PSG 3-0 OM: 2002
PSG were a delight to watch in the early 2000s, and the mercurial Ronaldinho was one of the main reasons why. He lit up this fixture back in 2002, netting a first-half brace at the Parc des Princes, with Martin Alejandro Cardetti putting the cherry on top of the cake with a second-half strike.
OM 2-4 PSG: 2016
With Marseille and PSG not running each other too close in Ligue 1 McDonald's in recent years, there has been a lack of title-deciders between the pair. However, that was not the case back in 2016, when they met in the Coupe de France final.
In this encounter, staged at the Stade de France, PSG rushed into an early lead through Blaise Matuidi. However, OM came roaring back less than 10 minutes later as Florian Thauvin levelled the scoreline.
Les Parisiens would ultimately run away with the game in the second half thanks to goals from two of the most emblematic players of the QSI era: Edinson Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The latter netted a brace, with Michy Batshuayi's consolation not enough, as PSG lifted the trophy.
PSG 0-1 OM: 2020
The butchery pt.II? This game is something of an outlier in recent times. In the past 23 Ligue 1 McDonald's games between the pair, PSG have won 19; OM have won only one. Thauvin netted the only goal of the game as Marseille ended their long wait without a league win against their fierce rivals.
Thauvin gave Marseille their last Le Classique win in Ligue 1 ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/DEl1YJndD9
— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) September 19, 2025
Like the edition of this game back in 1992, it was fiesty. There were 36 fouls in this one and 17 cards, including five red cards (Neymar, Leandro Paredes, Layvin Kurzawa, Jordan Amavi, and Dario Benedetto), all of which came in second-half injury-time. Quite the homage to the days of old, all the way down to the scoreline.
OM 2-1 PSG: 2023
Another Coupe de France encounter, albeit one a little earlier in the competition, is one of OM's most memorable wins over PSG. The pair were matched up in the Round of 16 of the competition back in 2023. Alexis Sanchez netted the opener for the side managed by Igor Tudor. However, a PSG side that included the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar struck back through Sergio Ramos just before half-time. Ruslan Malinovskyi settled the encounter with an emphatic drive midway through the second half to send PSG crashing out of the competition.
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