Marseille play host to Paris Saint-Germain in French football’s biggest club fixture on Sunday, and are hoping it is the ideal time to face the reigning European champions.

PSG top the Ligue 1 table as the only team to have won their first four games. They sit six points clear of their weekend opponents.

Luis Enrique’s PSG side had a drastically reduced off-season break following their run to the Club World Cup final in July. They only began pre-season training a week before their first competitive outing of this campaign.

Having romped to another Ligue 1 title last season, PSG boast such a margin over the rest of French football that they could get through the opening weeks of the campaign while still building match sharpness.

Yet they have also been hit by injuries. Last season’s 35-

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