[3], The rivalry reached new heights during the 1992–93 French Division 1 campaign. [2] Nevertheless, they still are the two most popular French clubs in the country and abroad, ahead of Lyon. [19][76] In turn, only two players have scored for both sides. [47] Frédéric Déhu and Fabrice Fiorèse were the first to cross that line in 2004. Both clubs are at or near the top of the attendance lists every season as well. [27], Although Marseille quickly bounced back into the top flight in 1996 after two seasons in Ligue 2, their new owner was not so keen to spend like Bernard Tapie. Marseille secured a first win over Paris Saint-Germain in 21 matches as the Ligue 1 champions lost 1-0 on Sunday and had Neymar sent off on his return from serving a Covid-19 quarantine.... more » 12.09.2020 05:08 [29], Since the arrival of Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) as PSG owners in 2011, though, the matchup has turned into a one-sided affair. [11][21] The French Football Federation stripped l'OM of their title and offered it to second-placed PSG, who refused it because club owners Canal+ thought that claiming the trophy would anger their subscribers back in Marseille. After joining PSG in 2000, Déhu quickly became team captain. "[47] Four years later, however, Heinze signed with Marseille and PSG fans welcomed him at the Parc des Princes with insults, whistles and hostile banners. [30] Now with the money to compete with the best clubs in Europe, many great players have been part of PSG's all star-lineup that Ligue 1 had not seen since the early 1990s Marseille squads, including the world's two most expensive players, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, as well as Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Edinson Cavani, Ángel Di María and Mauro Icardi.
Most notably, they won their second league title in 1994 and their crowning glory, the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, becoming only the second French team to win a major European title (after l'OM), and the last one to date. Serge Blanc, Colleter, Camara. victoire à l'OM 2 à 1. [47], The Butchery of 1992 and Ravanelli's simulation, Cavani's free-kick, COVID-19 and Payet's provocations, Olympique de Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain, Paris Saint-Germain v Olympique de Marseille, Match was played in front of 5,000 fans due to restrictions on attendance related to the, most successful clubs in French football history, country's most successful club in history, Football records and statistics in France, "Joey Barton puts the "punch" back into the Marseille-PSG rivalry", "Marseille vs PSG: France's bitter and violent north-south divide laid bare", "The top 50 football derbies on the world 20-11", "Marseille: Histoire du club dans chaque compétition", "Le PSG est le nouveau club préféré des Français", "The Top 15 Biggest and Most Supported Football Teams in the World", "OM-PSG: dix "clasicos" qui ont marqué les esprits", "Révélations sur l'OM: Corruption, titres volés à Monaco, adversaires drogués... L'ex-lieutenant de Tapie vide son sac", "The story of Marseilles' tainted 1993 Cup triumph", "L'histoire du PSG 1991-1998 : Le PSG devient un grand d'Europe", "The Greatest French Club Sides Of All Time – Part 3", "The Greatest French Club Sides Of All Time – Part 5", "Pourquoi le PSG a refusé le titre de champion retiré à l'OM en 1993", "Marseille relegated due to lack of funds", "1993 : le complot fomenté par Paris contre Marseille", "Scandal leaves a stain on the white shirt of Marseille", "PSG v Manchester City emblematic of how Gulf rivals are fuelling football", "Didier Deschamps hails Marseille's 'extraordinary' Ligue 1 title win", "PSG destroys Marseille 5-1 in French league", "Icardi, Mbappe shine as PSG thrash Marseille", "PSG Have Spent €1.17Billion On Players And Still Haven't Got Past Champions League QF's", "Former Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt to Buy French Soccer Team Marseille", "Paris St-Germain 0-1 Marseille: Five sent off in injury time after brawl", "Neymar accuses Marseille defender Gonzalez of racism after being sent off for slap during brawl", "Marseille – PSG 2-2, 09/05/75, Coupe de France 74-75", "PSG – Marseille 2-0, 13/05/75, Coupe de France 74-75", "Paulo Cesar and Jaïzinho, 2 World Champions at the Velodrome! The duo are the two most successful clubs in French football history and the only two French teams to have won major European trophies. Senegal striker Boubacar Sarr was the first to accomplish this feat. During his PSG days, he netted once in February 2002. [20][22] As a result, the 1992–93 title remains unattributed. [3][9][10] Both teams usually top the attendance lists every campaign as well. [30][34] The latter game, coupled with PSG's 2020 UEFA Champions League Final appearance, reignited the tensions as Marseille's Dimitri Payet mocked their defeat to Bayern Munich. The 1990s were the real starting point of the rivalry, though. Formed in 1899, Marseille have been competing for trophies for most of their history and, for the first 87 years at least, were more concerned about games against Saint-Étienne or Girondins de Bordeaux than trips to the capital. Club president Daniel Hechter was found guilty of running a ticketing scheme in 1977 and his replacement, Francis Borelli, incurred serious debts and financial irregularities in 1991.