Marseille will try their best to maintain their unbeaten streak this season when they visit Parc des Princes in the highlight match of round 6 of Ligue 1 2023/24.

However, this will be the ultimate challenge for interim coach Jacques Abardonado and his team. Because at the Parc des Princes, Marseille won exactly once in the last 17 clashes, the rest they lost 15 and drew 1. Furthermore, Marseille’s current away form is also very bad, with 4 defeats and 1 draw. 2 draws after 6 matches.

For their part, PSG wants to prove that the 2-3 defeat to Nice in round 5 at Parc des Princes was just an accident. Because after that, they defeated Dortmund 2-0 here in the first match of the 2023/24 Champions League group stage.

In addition, the Ligue 1 defending champions also need to improve their poor home field record. PSG only won 4, drew 1 and lost 5 in the last 10 matches played at the Parc des Princes (excluding friendlies). Wanting to equalize the gap with top team Monaco, Luis Enrique’s PSG must win against Marseille this time.

PSG welcomed the return of Presnel Kimpembe and Fabian Ruiz after injury, while Marco Asensio and Nuno Mendes are still sidelined due to foot and hamstring problems. Goalkeeper Sergio Rico is in the process of recovering from a “fatal” fall from a horse.

That is, coach Luis Enrique still does not have the strongest squad to welcome Marseille in this French derby. However, he still has names like Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembele and especially super striker Kylian Mbappe to be able to defeat the port city team.

Meanwhile, Marseille will likely be without Ismaila Sarr due to a hamstring injury, while Pape Gueye is out due to suspension. Not having the Senegalese player is a big disadvantage for interim coach Jacques Abardonado’s team as he scored 2 goals in Ligue 1 this season for the Velodrome team.Expected lineup PSG vs MarseillePSG (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Skriniar, Hernandez; Zaire-Emery, Ugarte, Vitinha; Dembele, Ramos, Mbappe.Marseille (4-3-3): Lopez; Clauss, Gigot, Mbemba, Lodi; Ounahi, Rongier, Veretout; Correa, Aubameyang, Harit.