Thursday, April 13, 2017

Marseille hosts Saint-Etienne in real French derby (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 file photo, Marseille's Giannelli Imbula, center, challenges for the ball with Saint-Etienne's Renaud Cohade, right, and Allan Saint-Maximin, during their League One soccer match, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, southern France. Forget Le Classique and stay tuned for the biggest grudge match in French soccer. The real French derby pits Marseille and Saint-Etienne, the countrys two most decorated clubs, who meet Sunday, April 16 at the Stade Velodrome.(AP Photo/Claude Paris, file)

Forget ''Le Classique'' and stay tuned for the biggest grudge match in French soccer. The real French derby pits Marseille and Saint-Etienne, the country's two most decorated clubs, who meet Sunday at the Stade Velodrome. Known as ''Le Classique,'' the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille only became popular during the 1990's when the arrival of foreign stars such as Rai, Rudi Voeller and George Weah started a strong rivalry heavily promoted by the clubs' respective owners - Bernard Tapie at Marseille and pay TV Canal Plus at PSG.


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