Marseille, France – Buckle your seat belt, e be like say the Ligue 1 action dey hot as Marseille prepare to face newly promoted team, Paris FC, for Stade Velodrome on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Na after dem suffer one small disgrace last week against Rennes, wey dem lose, even with advantage of one player for more than one hour.
Na true say last week no too shine well for Les Phoceens as dem fail to score, despite having three shots less than dem opponent wey get red card! E make sense, if you think say dem dey really need to deliver big for their fans to save face this season. And as we say dem dey enter matchday two of the Ligue 1, dem hope paddy dem fit catch some form!
As dem dey battle to bounce back from last week’s wahala, e dey important make dem remember say dem get strong home form. Last season, dem finish second with 74 goals wey dem score, so many people dey look forward to fireworks from dem against Paris FC. If dem no fire plenty goals, e fit add more pressure on dem.
But Paris FC no be wahala-free, dem also dey look for their first point after dem lose dem opening match. Even though dem newly promoted, dem show say dem sabi defend, wey dem concede just 17 goals last season for away matches. But last week, dem carry 1-0 loss run enter dem body as dem no fit equalize against Angers. Na real slave mentality this one be!
As plan for this weekend, Marseille go enter field without two of dem players, Rabiot and Rowe, after wetin happen for dressing room. Na wetin we call ‘team wahala’ be that! Dem go try replace dem with smart players like Gouiri and Gomes wey dey ready to shake things up!
For Paris FC, dem dey enter the match fresh and fit, thanks to a complete squad, but dem go still need to show mad resilience to stand toe-to-toe with Marseille wey dey boast aggressive attacking mentality.
So, who we go watch out for? Sure, Aubameyang dey set to lead the line for Marseille, and wahala fit follow as dem dey plan to weave attacks like say dem be magician! But make we know say Krasso of Paris go also try use him strength take make some noise!
In short, bets don settle wey Marseille dey stand as favorites for dis encounter. Anything less than three points go mean say dem need to check their gear and recalibrate before dey start the season full-time! Na game wey we all dey look up to, we go see if the players fit deliver the excitement wey fans dey expect or dem go fall flat like pancake for ground.
As the match dey approach, the atmosphere dey hot, academy babe dey expect plenty goals. So grab your popcorn and make you enjoy the show!
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