Five sent off as Marseille grab rare win at PSG

September 15, 2020 00:00:00

PSGs Neymar reacting to a racist insult from Olympique Marseille's Alvaro Gonzalez during the match at Parc des Princes at Paris in France on Sunday — Internet

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters): Olympique Marseille earned a smash-and-grab 1-0 win at Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain after forward Florian Thauvin struck in the 31st minute of a pulsating though ill-tempered match at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.

Littered with fouls throughout, the clash boiled over in the last minute of stoppage time with referee Jerome Brisard sending off five players after a full scale brawl broke out on the pitch.

Paris Saint Germain's Neymar, Laywin Kurzawa and Leandro Paredes as well as Marseille's duo of Dario Benedetto and Jordan Amavi were given their marching orders after rival players threw punches and kicks at each other.