Overview
- Kickoff is maintained for Sunday at 20:45 local time in Marseille, with the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture saying the match is not currently threatened.
- LFP regulations allow the referee to halt play for a cumulative 45 minutes due to severe weather or to abandon the match if conditions warrant.
- PSG travels without Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué and João Neves, with Warren Zaïre-Emery and Gonçalo Ramos projected to start.
- Coach Luis Enrique urged calm and mental control before the trip to the Vélodrome, saying it is “beautiful to silence a stadium.”
- In Ligue 1 and European context, Lens routed Lille 3-0 in the Derby du Nord, and Real Madrid stayed perfect with a 2-0 win over Espanyol featuring a Mbappé goal.