Le Classique between Marseille and PSG postponed
Paris Saint-Germain's scheduled trip to face fierce rival Marseille at the Stade Velodrome on Monday has been pushed back to Tuesday, due to storm warnings in southern France.
PSG opened its Ligue 1 title defence with four straight wins and were due to put that perfect record on the line in Le Classique.
Roberto De Zerbi's Marseille, meanwhile, ha endured an inconsistent start to the campaign, recording two wins and two defeats, with both those losses coming via late goals against Rennes and Lyon.
But the iconic game was pushed back less than seven hours before the original kick-off time, due to a severe weather warning covering the Bouches-du-Rhone region.
There is an orange warning in place for rain, flooding and thunderstorms across the region, with up to 120mm of rain expected in some areas.
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) subsequently announced the game would be played on Monday, kicking off at 8pm local time.
The game will be the 110th meeting between Marseille and PSG in all competitions, with the Parisiens boasting 52 wins in those matches (23 draws, 34 defeats).
Marseille is winless in its last 12 home games against PSG in Ligue 1 (three draws, nine losses), their worst-ever such run against a single opponent.
Marseille has not scored at the Velodrome against its rival in its last six league meetings, which is also its longest streak against a single club.
