PSG vs Marseille? De Zerbi Questions Classic Status Amid One Sided History

Olympique de Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi's openly acknowledged the huge gap in quality between his side and rivals Paris Saint Germain downplaying talk of classic rivalry.

De Zerbi: "Not real Clasico"

In interview with L'Equipe, the Italian coach said:

"We hope to compete better against PSG than last season. I don’t mean PSG's bigger than Marseille just much stronger at the moment"

He added:

"People talk about Clasico but for me that term fits Juventus vs Inter Milan. Over ten matches, it’s close , 4 win for Inter, 5 for Juve, 1 draw. But in the last 23 game between Marseille & PSG, Paris's 13 win, 3 draw and just 1 Marseille win. So for me, it’s not real Clasico"

PSG's dominance hard to ignore

De Zerbi stressed that Marseille aims to challenge PSG in every match but admitted the Paris giants were "almost unbeatable" last season:

"They were stronger than ever , even more so than in the Messi Mbappe and Neymar era"

Praise for Luis Enrique

He also hailed the work of PSG boss Luis Enrique:

"He's done exceptional job"

Khaled Hegazy |

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