Paris Saint-Germain suffered a 1-0 defeat at Marseille in Monday’s rearranged “Le Classique”, with Nayef Aguerd’s early header proving decisive in his side’s first home league win over their bitter rivals since 2011.
After Sunday’s weather-enforced postponement of the match amid heavy rain and storms, PSG fell to their first league defeat of the season on a night where Ousmane Dembélé was presented with the 2025 Ballon d’Or men’s award in Paris.
Marseille started brightly, striking inside five minutes as centre-back Aguerd headed in at the far post after goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, signed from Lille in the summer, completely misjudged Mason Greenwood’s cross.
PSG pressed for an equaliser but home keeper Gerónimo Rulli held firm, making several key stops including a sharp save from Achraf Hakimi. Striker Gonçalo Ramos headed over a golden chance to level after the break as the visitors paid the price for wasteful finishing.
Dembélé was able to attend the Ballon d’Or as he is out of action with a thigh injury, but Luis Enrique accepted his coach of the year prize via video link. PSG also won the men’s club of the year award, but events 480 miles south of the capital took some of the shine off their big night.
The win lifted Marseille to sixth with nine points, with four teams level on 12 points at the top of the Ligue 1 table. PSG have yielded first place to Monaco on goals scored, with Lyon and Strasbourg behind on goal difference. Lille are in fifth place with 10 points from five matches.
Napoli were made to work hard but they maintained their perfect start to the Serie A season with a 3-2 home win over promoted Pisa on Monday.
The hosts huffed and puffed for much of the first half without really threatening until Billy Gilmour’s deflected shot put Napoli ahead six minutes before the break, with the Scottish midfielder netting his first goal at senior club level.
Pisa drew level from M’Bala Nzola’s 60th-minute penalty but Leonardo Spinazzola had Napoli back in front 13 minutes later. Scott McTominay then set up Lorenzo Lucca to make it 3-1 eight minutes from time, before Lorran’s 90th-minute goal for the visitors made for a nervy ending.
Antonio Conte’s side maintain their 100% record with 12 points after four games, two points ahead of Juventus, who were held to a 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona on Saturday. Pisa stay second-bottom of the table with one point from their first four fixtures.
