Mendes flies forward through the middle once more before finding Ekitike to his left, but his cross into the area is met by a strong header away from Rongier as the clock ticks down on a Marseille win!
90' +1
We're into five minutes of injury time at the end of this game, and will we see another late twist to this high-octane encounter?
90'
Vítinha enters the game and replaces A. Sánchez.
Sanchez comes off having also been a crucial cog in this Marseille machine at the Velodrome, and Vitinha, of Marseille this time, replaces the Chilean.
88'
Neymar beats one in midfield before finding Messi, who shapes to shoot but is tackled superbly by Gigot on the turn, who sets off on the counter for Marseille in a brilliant display of defending!
86'
Under has been quieter in the second half, but has still had a massive part to play in this game, and comes off to rousing applause for new signing Azzedine Ounahi to see out the final minutes.
85'
A. Ounahi enters the game and replaces C. Ünder.
84'
Neymar cuts inside and runs across the edge of the box, being forced wide by Mbemba and Rongier. He hesitates from shooting and instead looks for Ekitike, but the pass is wayward and rolls behind for a goal kick!
83'
Marseille break out from their own box and Veretout sends Malinovskiy flying down the right on his own with the ball. The Ukrainian playmaker is isolated goalscorer is isolated though, and has to slow down significantly as support arrives.
81'
Neymar swings a cross-field pass into the box looking for the run of Hakimi at the far post, but Kabore cuts it out for Marseille and is able to clear the ball away from danger.
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76'
Carlos Soler enters the game and replaces M. Verratti.
Verratti's been at the centre of plenty in the middle of the park in this game, but comes off now for Carlos Soler, who scored PSG's penultimate goal in their 7-0 round of 32 victory over Pays de Cassel.
75'
Hakimi's inside pass finds Neymar in all sorts of space, and he beats two challenges as he darts into the box, but a loose final touch allows Gigot to step in and hook the ball clear!
73'
The two number 10's come together after Sanchez drops deep to pick up possession, but is clipped by Neymar to win another Marseille free-kick.
71'
Marseille win a corner off a deflection from Hakimi, but Donnarumma gets a strong hand to Sanchez's delivery and palms it clear for PSG.
69'
Guendouzi is caught very late by Neymar in the centre circle, in a very similar foul to Ekitike's on Gigot, and the Brazilian is very lucky to have avoided a card there.
67'
Gigot takes a nasty pair of studs in the calf from Ekitike, and has stayed down. The players take on water during this interval, which is more than understandable given the pace this game is being played at!
65'
Under cuts inside to find himself on the edge of the box once more, but his shot this time doesn't have anywhere near enough power to trouble Donnarumma, who saves with ease.
64'
Nuno Mendes gets yellow.
Mendes runs through the middle and looks to shoot, but Veretout gets back to dispossess him with a well-timed tackle. The PSG left-back lashes out though, and is rightfully shown a yellow card by the referee.
63'
W. Zaïre-Emery enters the game and replaces Danilo Pereira.
H. Ekitike enters the game and replaces Vitinha.
I. Kaboré enters the game and replaces S. Kolašinac.
Vitinha is also withdrawn by Christophe Galtier, and another striker in Hugo Ekitike comes on.
Danilo also comes off as PSG look to get themselves back into the game by introducing teenage striker Warren Zaire-Emery.
Kolasinac is the first Marseille player rotated, as Issa Kabore comes on for him.
57'
R. Malinovskyi has scored a goal for Marseille!
55'
Malinovskiy intervenes in midfield and looks to turn away on the counter, but he's tripped by Danilo amongst a crowd of players and wins the hosts a free-kick.
53'
It's been a rather scrappy start to this second half, with neither side yet able to carve out any chances. There's been plenty in the way of fouls though, and two yellow cards, suggesting the free-flowing fizz of the first period may well give way to an attritional battle as both sides seek the winner.
49'
C. Mbemba gets yellow.
Neymar is the next to go down, after being caught late by Mbemba, and the centre-back becomes the second OM player in as many minutes to go into the book.
48'
M. Guendouzi gets yellow.
The second half has kicked off in a very feisty manner, and after Verratti attempts to skip through midfield, he's tripped by Guendouzi, who is shown a yellow card which has certainly been coming.
46'
Malinovskiy kicks off the second half, as Marseille get us back underway.
45' +2
Sergio Ramos has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Neymar.
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GOOOOAAAALLL!!! PSG equalise out of nothing!! That Messi shot took a deflection, and Neymar's corner is met by a superb glancing header from Ramos at the near post, which sees the ball beat Lopez before nestling in the top-right corner!!! It's 1-1, and all of Marseille's brilliance in this first half is undone right at the end of it!
HALF-TIME: MARSEILLE 1-0 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN.
45'
We'll play an additional minute of stoppage time to close out this highly entertaining first half.
39'
Hakimi races onto a cross-field pass and hooks the ball square for Messi, but his shot from the edge of the area is well blocked by Gigot.
36'
Hakimi looks to make another break down the right flank, but is shunted over the touchline by Kolasinac and wins the free-kick.
32'
PSG look for an immediate response as Messi beats two on his way into the box, but Gigot does brilliantly to get goal-side of the Argentine and wins the ball cleanly!
31'
Penalty goal scored by A. Sánchez for Marseille!
GOOOOOAAAALLL!!! Never. In. Doubt! Sanchez steps up to take the penalty, and with a hop and a skip nestles the ball nonchalantly into the bottom corner, sending Donnarumma the wrong way and Marseille into a 1-0 lead! It's no less than they deserve, and the home fans certainly know it!
27'
A Marseille corner is well cleared and Hakimi springs the counter-attack, surging away down the right flank. Support arrives and he looks to tee up Vitinha, but the final pass is poor and the chance comes to nothing!
24'
Sanchez does brilliantly on the turn to play a throughball forward which puts Under in behind. He's racing onto it, but Donnarumma rushes out of his goal to scythe it clear and over the touchline!
23'
PSG try to play the ball out from the back following an offside free-kick against Sanchez, but Verratti is clipped from behind by Guendouzi and the visitors gain another foul.
17'
Neymar is put into yards of space, and cuts inside to link up with Messi. He tries to find space in the box, but his pass to tee up Vitinha goes astray and Marseille clear!
15'
Mendes has picked up an injury and stayed down, so plays stops until the PSG left-back is able to return to his position.
13'
PSG counter with the hosts' defence scrambling back in cover. Neymar, with a four-on-three, looks to pick out Ruiz in space to his left, but Mbemba cuts out the pass with a beauty of an interception and strides forward for Marseille!
12'
Under whips a teasing ball towards the back post, where Kolasinac arrives late and skews a header wide of the target!
10'
Malinovskiy's cross into the area takes a deflection and loops towards the six-yard box, before Donnarumma comes out with a big punch to clear the danger for PSG!
8'
Verratti is clattered from behind by Guendouzi, and the two number sixes don't look happy with each other after no card is shown by the referee. It's been one hell of a start to this one!
6'
A Marseille attack looks to have come to nothing, but the ball is picked up by Veretout in midfield. From 20 yards, he goes for glory, and fizzes a very good effort just over the bar!
3'
Clauss looks to drill a low cross into the area, but the ball deflects off Hakimi and flicks up into the right-back's midriff. The hosts scream for a penalty, but the referee isn't budging and calls play on!
2'
Guendouzi comes forward and plays a throughball into the box for Malinovskiy to chase. He flicks it on to Under, but a vital Ramos touch causes the winger to mis-kick the ball and it goes behind for a goal kick!
1'
Messi kicks off for PSG, and the latest chapter in Le Classique is underway!
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in the Coupe de France, as Marseille take on Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.
'Le Classique' is played for a second time this season between France's two most successful clubs, with PSG winning the home league fixture 1-0 in October. Marseille reached the last 16 by beating Rennes 1-0 in the round of 32, thanks to Matteo Guendouzi's second-half strike.
PSG, ahead of closest chasers Marseille by eight points in Ligue 1, beat sixth-tier side Pays de Cassel 7-0 in the last round. Kylian Mbappe, now the competition's top scorer in 2022-23, scored five, with Neymar and Carlos Soler chipping in with further goals in either half.
MARSEILLE (3-4-2-1): Pau Lopez; Chancel Mbemba, Samuel Gigot, Sead Kolasinac; Cengiz Under, Valentin Rongier, Jordan Veretout, Jonathan Clauss; Matteo Guendouzi, Ruslan Malinovskiy; Alexis Sanchez.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN SUBS: Sergio Rico, Alexandre Letellier, Timothee Pembele, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Juan Bernat, Hugo Ekitike, Ismael Gharbi, Carlos Soler, Warren Zaire-Emery.
The teams are out on the pitch, and we're just moments away from kick-off in Marseille!
The teams return for the second half, and we've got every finger and toe crossed in hope that it's anywhere near as good as the first!
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game as much as we did! Until next time, goodbye!
That 2-1 victory sends Marseille into the last eight of the 2022-23 Coupe de France, the draw of which will be finalised after Lorient and Lens have met in the final round of 16 clash. They may still trail PSG by eight points in Ligue 1, but having dumped them out of the domestic cup, and set to face the champions in less than three weeks, they'll be confident they can produce another complete performance to taste victory again at the Velodrome.
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