Thomas Tuchel believes Andre Villas-Boas' claim Paris Saint-Germain are in "another league" to their domestic rivals was simply an attempt to manage Marseille fans' expectations ahead of Le Classique.
Villas-Boas said this week that Sunday's clash at the Parc de Princes matters little to him, given PSG's vastly superior financial muscle.
The Ligue 1 champions have dominated in France since they were taken over by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, winning six out of a possible eight league titles.
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PSG are also responsible for paying the two biggest transfer fees of all time, shattering the world record when they spent €222 million to get Neymar from Barcelona in 2017, while Kylian Mbappe cost a reported €180m from Monaco.