French League: PSG face Marseille in grudge tie

Lionel Messi. Pic/AFP

Lionel Messi gets his first taste of French football's biggest rivalry this weekend as Ligue 1 leaders PSG travel to face Marseille on Sunday.

The Argentine is set to take the field in the fixture known as Le Classique. It is a rivalry that grew in the early 1990s, when Marseille were the dominant force in French football.

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