Ballon d'Or winner & second place in the Kopa Trophy absent as Paris loses 0-1 to Marseille in the National Derby, suffering their first defeat of the season

At 2 a.m. Beijing time on September 23, Ligue 1 Round 5 hosted the National Derby with Marseille playing at home against the top-ranked and defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.

In the first half, Aguerd’s rapid goal at 5 minutes put Marseille ahead at home, with the score 1-0 at halftime; in the second half, Rui Silva made numerous brilliant saves to protect the goal, and although Paris controlled the game, they couldn’t find the net.

In the end, Marseille handed Paris their first defeat of the season with a 1-0 win, ending Paris’s four-game winning streak; Paris now has 12 points, ranking second in Ligue 1, while Marseille sits sixth with 9 points.

For Marseille vs Paris, De Zerbi lined up a 3-4-2-1 formation, led by Greenwood, Højbjerg, and Pavard, with a starting lineup valued at €243 million; on Paris’s side, the three star forwardsDembélé (2025 Ballon d'Or winner), Doué (second in 2025 Kopa Trophy, 14th in 2025 Ballon d'Or), and Barcolaas well as the key defensive midfielderJoão Neves (19th in 2025 Ballon d'Or)were absent,Enrique deployed a 4-3-3 formation, with G. Ramos pushed forward, Kvaratskhelia on the left wing, Ashraf playing as right winger, Fabian, Vitinha, and Emery forming the midfield trio, Mendes, Paquetá, Zabalni, and Marquinhos in the back four, and Chevalier in goal; the starting lineup was valued at €627 million..

In the 5th minute, Greenwood’s shot was blocked, and the ball bounced up for Marseille’s left center-back Aguerd to leap high and head in the opening goal, which remained the only goal of the match. Paris then dominated possession but failed to score, while Marseille’s goalkeeper Rui Silva made multiple miraculous saves. Ultimately, Paris couldn’t break through and lost 0-1 away, suffering their first defeat of the season and ending their four-game winning streak, also losing the top spot in Ligue 1. G. Ramos failed to replace Dembélé, registering only one shot as the starting central striker, clearly an underperforming number 9.

Throughout the match,Paris held 68% possession, with 12 shots including 5 on target; Marseille had 9 shots with 2 on target..