Le Classique

Le Classique (The Classic) is a football match contested between French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille. The fixture is also known as Le Classico, Classico, Derby de France, PSG/OM, OM/PSG, French clásico or Clásico. The term Le Classique is modelled after El Clásico, contested between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish press borrowed the term Clásico from South America, where most countries use it to label the biggest rivalries in the continent, such as the Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate, and the Uruguayan Clásico between Nacional and Peñarol.