Mauricio Pochettino could not pretend Sunday s Classique victory bore any resemblance to the matches he played in with Paris Saint-Germain due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Head coach Pochettino took PSG to Marseille for the first time since his return to the club.
It was a triumphant outing for the former Tottenham manager, who oversaw a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi.
Mbappe said afterwards the fixture had regained importance this season, with Marseille having won at PSG early in the season in a game that saw five red cards.
There was only a single dismissal this time – Dimitri Payet sent off late on – but Icardi described the success as revenge .
For Pochettino, though, who was not involved in the reverse fixture…