It was PSG’s second early Cup exit in a row, following last season’s last-16 loss to Nice.
Marseille defeated rivals Paris Saint-Germain at home for the first time since 2011, winning 2-1 to advance to the French Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. Ruslan Malinovskyi scored an excellent second-half winner.
But Malinovskyi of Ukraine put the hosts back in front, and they held on to end their long wait for a victory over PSG at Stade Velodrome.
“We know that our supporters have been anticipating this victory for quite some time. We are delighted to share this with them “Marseille captain Valentin Rongier told France 3 that his team had only won twice in their previous 27 meetings with PSG.
It was PSG’s second early Cup exit in a row, following last season’s last-16 loss to Nice.
