A few weeks later than scheduled, Marseille and Lyon face off at the Orange Velodrome on Wednesday for the latest instalment of Choc des Olympiques in Ligue 1.
The fiery derby was originally set to take place in the final weekend of October, only for the authorities to postpone the contest in the wake of a despicable attack on the Lyon team bus.
Missiles were pelted at the windows of the vehicle, leaving then-Lyon head coach Grosso with facial injuries which required hospital treatment, and the decision was taken to postpone the derby, despite Lyon owner John Textor claiming that his side wanted to continue with the clash.
No punishments have been handed down to Marseille for the disgraceful actions of their supporters just yet, and since the unsavoury incident in October, Gennaro Gattuso's side have been solid if yet unspectacular across the French top flight and Europa League.
Three wins, two draws and one defeat have been added to Marseille's notebook for 2023-24 since the start of November, although the hosts have delivered back-to-back successes in front of their own fans in recent days, triumphing against Ajax 4-3 in the Europa League before seeing off Rennes 2-0 on Sunday.
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