Luis Enrique, Ousmane Dembélé and PSG won awards in Paris but the real action was taking place at the Vélodrome
On a night when Paris Saint-Germain were named the best team in the world, their centre-forward the best player in the world, and their man in the dugout the best manager in the world, they were second best at the Vélodrome, losing a league game in Marseille for the first time in 14 years.
The 21st night of September will live long in the memory of the Marseillais. It was the night that an apocalyptic deluge engulfed the city and the wider Var region, bringing the city to a standstill and forcing the postponement of the heavily anticipated classique. The sheer strength of the storm dispelled any notion of a wider anti-PSG conspiracy from the local authorities, who made the decision just hours before kick-off and after Luis Enrique’s side had already arrived in the city. PSG retraced their steps, returning to Paris and then making the trip back down south the following morning.
