Whatever the result or the manner, it will remain as the game after. Four days after their painful elimination in the knockout stages of the Champions League against Real Madrid (1-0, 1-3), Paris Saint-Germain got rid of dying Girondins de Bordeaux, Sunday March 13, on behalf of of the 28th day of Ligue 1 (3-0).
History will remember above all the atmosphere in which the players of Mauricio Pochettino won their twentieth victory of the season in the league. The players were whistled as soon as they entered the warm-up. Banners and chants demanded the resignation of the leaders. The Auteuil stand was half emptied even before the end of the first period.
A strong sign of the dissatisfaction of the Parisian supporters, the second goal, scored by Neymar with the toe (52nd), was greeted by a bronca. Boos of which the Brazilian was the privileged target with Lionel Messi, who decided with the clamor welcoming the opening of the score of Kylian Mbappé (24th) after a subtle discount from Georginio Wijnaldum.
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Irreproachable despite the shipwreck against Real, which he has a good chance of joining next summer, the French striker was the only player spared from the spans of the Parc des Princes, alongside Keylor Navas, who replaced Gianluigi Donnarumma after his damaging mistake at the Santiago Bernabéu. The Costa Rican also gave an irreproachable performance by showing up after 42 seconds, with a saving parade on a missile from Rémi Oudin (1st).
Paris really did not have to force his talent to win on Sunday against the bottom side of Ligue 1. The Bordelais greatly facilitated his task, like the third goal scored by Leandro Paredes (61st), which was able to afford to eliminate two defenders on the same hook and finish with a quiet shot from the left foot into the top corner of Gaëtan Poussin.
On the one hand, Paris continues to increase its lead at the top of the championship, bringing it to 15 points after Nice’s draw against Montpellier on Saturday (0-0). On the other, Bordeaux sinks a little more and can no longer get rid of a very embarrassing twentieth place.