There are some huge games to look forward to across Europe this week and one of the best will take place at the Stade Vélodrome as Olympique de Marseille meet Paris Saint-Germain in Le Classique.
There is sure to be a tremendous atmosphere at the match and the hosts begin the weekend in third place on 17 points while the visitors are top of the table on 27 points.
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Marseille come into the match having picked up a point thanks to a 0-0 draw at Lazio in the Europa League on Thursday night.
It was a decent result for Marseille but it means they have recorded just a single victory from their last 6 fixtures in all competitions. The win came at home last weekend in Ligue 1 against Lorient and Marseille were forced to come back from 1-0 down to take maximum points.
Recent form in Ligue 1 has been poor for Marseille and they have picked up just a single victory from their last 4 matches. There have been defeats against Lens at home and Lille away plus a 0-0 draw at Angers.
However, trends show in their last 17 games in Ligue 1, Marseille have been undefeated on 14 occasions. They have managed to score 1 or more goals in their last 13 home matches in Ligue 1 and at least 2 goals have been scored by Marseille in all of their last 6 home matches in the league.
PSG make the trip to the Stade Vélodrome on the back of a 3-2 home win in the Champions League against RB Leipzig.
Having taken an early lead after only 9 minutes, PSG found themselves 2-1 down early in the second half but managed to score two more goals of their own, including the winner from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.
That result means PSG have won 6 of their last 7 matches in all competitions and they are undefeated in 12 of their last 13 games.
Trends show PSG are undefeated in 20 of their last 23 away league games and they have won 5 of their last 6 on the road.
PSG have not been beaten in their last 8 straight away clashes with Marseille in Ligue 1 and have managed to score 2 or more goals against Marseille in 8 straight away league matches .
Team news and Marseille appear to have a fully fit squad for this game and should be at full strength.
The same cannot be said for PSG and they are definitely without Leandro Paredes and Sergio Ramos. There are also doubts over the fitness of Neymar, who has been struggling with a groin problem.
This has the makings of being one of the most exciting games of the season in France. We expect to see both teams find the back of the net and over 2.5 goals scored.However, there is no doubt which team is the favourite to take maximum points and PSG could extend their lead further at the top of the table with the victory.