The French champions were dominant against their most-hated rivals despite losing their star striker in the first half
Paris Saint-Germain survived a Kylian Mbappe injury scare to beat Marseille 4-0 at Parc des Princes on Sunday. The superstar forward was forced off early on with an ankle problem, but PSG remained strong, with Achraf Hakimi, Randal Kolo Muani and Goncalo Ramos getting the goals as the French champions eased to three points in Le Classique.
Marseille threatened early on through Vitinha, who had one effort blocked and then hit the woodwork, but the visitors soon fell apart as PSG grew stronger as the game wore on.
Luis Enrique will feel confident that Kolo Muani and Ramos can ensure they can threaten anyone who comes their way if they have to do without star forward Mbappe for a while, especially after seeing the pair combine so well for the fourth goal.
GOAL rates PSG's players from Parc des Princes…
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Gianluigi Donnarumma (6/10):
Did not have too much to do as Marseille failed to get a shot on target.
Achraf Hakimi (8/10):
Caught Marseille goalkeeper Lopez out with a sensational free-kick to give them an early lead and his shot created the danger for the second. A superb performance all the way through.
Marquinhos (7/10):
A great block to deny Vitinha an equaliser and was stable on the ball.
Milan Skriniar (6/10):
Fine on the ball but lacked a bit of awareness and left space in behind him.
Lucas Hernandez (5/10):
His passing was not up to scratch and defensively a bit weak.
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Warren Zaire-Emery (6/10):
Had some good moments but gave the ball away too many times.
Manuel Ugarte (8/10):
A stable presence in deep midfield, he dug in with a lot of challenges and his passing was sound.
Bradley Barcola (7/10):
Good passes and dribbles in a bright performance from the summer signing.
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Ousmane Dembele (7/10):
Had an awful start but really blossomed in the second half. His excellent cross set up Ramos for the third.
Randal Kolo Muani (8/10):
Did well to pounce on the rebound to net his first PSG goal and set up Ramos perfectly for the fourth.
Kylian Mbappe (5/10):
Sustained an injury early on in a challenge from Leonardo Balerdi and went off later in the half.
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Goncalo Ramos (8/10):
Was well positioned to meet Dembele's ball and get his first goal after replacing Mbappe, and then topped it off with a late second.
Fabian Ruiz (6/10):
Came on when PSG already had the game wrapped up and looked comfortable in midfield.
Danilo Pereira (6/10):
Slotted in for Hernandez and gave nothing away.
Nordi Mukiele (N/A):
A late replacement for Hakimi.
Carlos Soler (N/A):
Saw the last seven minutes after replacing Barcola.
Luis Enrique (8/10):
Got the major calls correct as his team's starting XI was strong. Dealt well with the loss of Mbappe and did not give many chances to the opposition.