Overview
- On-field microphones for Ligue 1+ captured Ousmane Dembélé telling Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg that Leonardo Balerdi was “a disaster” who “keeps talking,” in footage aired Wednesday.
- The exchange came during PSG’s 5-0 Le Classique at the Parc des Princes, where Dembélé scored twice in a dominant performance.
- Marseille announced Roberto De Zerbi’s departure by mutual agreement after internal consultations, with the heavy loss and a Champions League exit to Club Brugge factoring into the move.
- L’Équipe rated Balerdi 1/10 and called his outing “an authentic ordeal,” while fellow Argentine Facundo Medina also struggled and scored an own goal.
- The clip’s release roughly 48 hours after the match reframed the blowout as both a sporting and verbal episode, intensifying criticism of Marseille’s defense.