Marseille 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Malinovskiy stunner claims thrilling Coupe de France win

Malinovskiy’s
fantastic
winner
was
just
reward
for
a
scintillating
Marseille
display
at
Stade
Velodrome
on
Wednesday
(February
8).

Igor
Tudor’s
team
had
12
shots
in
the
first
half
and
took
the
lead
through
Alexis
Sanchez’s
31st-minute
penalty,
which
was
cancelled
out
by
Sergio
Ramos’ header.

Ramos
thought
he
had
sent
the
tie
to
penalties
when
he
headed
home
in
stoppage
time,
but
the
offside
flag
came
to
Marseille’s
salvation.

A
frantic
opening
set
the
tone.
Pau
Lopez
denied
Nuno
Mendes
before
Gianluigi
Donnarumma
tipped
over
from
Cengiz
Under,
saved
Malinovskiy’s
stinging
effort
and
watched
Sead
Kolasinac’s
strike
arrow
just
wide.

PSG’s
luck
ran
out
when
Ramos
tumbled
into
Under
just
inside
the
area
–
Sanchez
coolly
sending
Donnarumma
the
wrong
way
from
the
spot
and
becoming
the
first
Marseille
player
to
net
in
a
home
Classique
since
Florian
Thauvin
in
2017.

Neymar
struck
the
right-hand
post
with
a
superb
low
shot,
though
the
woodwork
then
came
to
PSG’s
rescue
when
Under
clipped
the
crossbar
after
Donnarumma
unconvincingly
thwarted
Jonathan
Clauss.

Marseille
were
made
to
pay
for
their
profligacy
on
the
cusp
of
half-time,
Ramos
nodding
in
from
Neymar’s
corner.

Parity
lasted
just
12
minutes,
though,
with
Malinovskiy
lashing
a
venomous
half-volley
beyond
Donnarumma
from
the
edge
of
the
box.

Valentin
Rongier’s
wonderfully
timed
tackle
prevented
Mendes
going
through
on
goal
as
PSG
hunted
an
immediate
response.

Marseille
were
immensely
fortunate
Ramos
strayed
offside
before
heading
in
from
a
cross-shot
that
hit
the
bar,
though
they
ultimately
deserved
their
luck
as
14-time
Coupe
de
France
winners
PSG
crashed
out
at
the
same
stage
as
last
season.