The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international is hoping for an improved performance from Les Phoceens as the league leaders prepare to host arch-rivals, PSG at Stade Velodrome
All eyes will be on the clash between the two giants on Sunday, and a mouth watering encounter is expected between the two sides.
Both Marseille and PSG are in fine form at the moment and are currently first and second in the league respectively. And many are of the view that the winner of this game will go on to win the Championelle eventually.
Les Phoceens goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steve-Mandanda-c34177 is looking forward to the crunch game against the arch-rivals, and hopes to register a win on Sunday.
While talking to reporters, the 27-year-old stated that the Parisiens are a top team and are in good form at the moment. However, the Frenchman is upbeat about his side’s chances against the cash-laden club and is eying maximum points on Sunday.
"We are very much familiar with the quality of the Paris team,'' he told RMC Sport.
Mandanda said that Marseille need to be very focused against PSG and there is no room for error.
"We know we will have to be much focused and not make any mistakes, because teams like Paris Saint-Germain punish teams for such mistakes.”
Stressing the importance of defending well against a team like Paris Saint-Germain, the former Le Havre player said that OM need to defend well against the Parisiens if they want to get something out of that game, and at the same time, they need to attack
them as well.
“We need to defend well and we should also be very aggressive against the Parisiens.''
Praising the quality of PSG star player, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029, the France international said that the Swede is a world class player but Marseille have the ability to stop him from scoring.
“Ibrahimovic is a great player and the star of the league; a great striker in every sense of the word, but this is a football match and we do not fear him.”
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 take on Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Velodrome in their next game of the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign.
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