Saint-Germain Continues His Form

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain continued their resurgence, securing a 2-1 victory over their hosts Marseille in the French classic. Meanwhile, Algerian international striker Mohamed Amoura played a key role in Nice’s first win of the season, handing Lille their first defeat with a 2-1 victory in the fifth round of Ligue 1 on Monday night.

In the first match at the Vélodrome stadium, PSG claimed their second consecutive win following two draws and a loss, defeating their traditional rivals Marseille 2-1 and deepening the latter’s crisis. Spanish international Ferran Torres, recently transferred from Barcelona, continued his scoring habit by opening the scoring in the 66th minute, just seven minutes after coming on as a substitute for Georgian international Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, following a pass from Déziré Doué. This goal raised his tally to four in the league and seven across all competitions.

Torres shares the top of the league’s scoring chart with four other players: Marseille’s Algerian international forward Amine Gouiri, who provided the assist in today’s match; Malians Kamory Doumbia (Brest) and Lassin Sinayoko (Paris FC); and German player Paris Brunner (Monaco).

Marseille managed to equalize six minutes later through Englishman Angel Gomes, assisted by Gouiri (72nd minute). However, Brazilian international captain and defender Marquinhos restored PSG’s lead just two minutes later (74th minute). The troubles for the southern club worsened when their American striker Timothy Weah, son of George Weah—legend of PSG and former AC Milan star, and former president of Liberia—was sent off in the 77th minute for receiving his second yellow card.

PSG moved up to sixth place with eight points, while Marseille remained stuck on three points in 17th place, just above the relegation zone, suffering their third consecutive league defeat and fifth consecutive loss across all competitions.

In the second match at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, Amoura shone brightly and was instrumental in his team’s early goal, delivering a cross that Belgian defender Nathan Ngouy was forced to deflect into his own net (22nd minute). Nice’s second goal came in spectacular fashion, following a precise long diagonal pass from Gaëtan Huard, which Algerian international Amoura finished brilliantly to score the second goal (67th minute).

This marked Nice’s first win of the season, allowing them to escape the relegation zone and climb to 14th place with five points. Meanwhile, the team managed by Italian coach Davide Ancelotti suffered their first defeat, squandering the chance to reclaim top spot from Monaco and dropping to fourth place, remaining on ten points.