A not very tasty Paris-Brest, which leaves both camps unsatisfied. This is what the twenty-two actors served on Saturday, September 10, at the Parc des Princes. The timid 1-0 victory for the Parisians took shape thanks to a candy from Neymar.
Four days after putting on a big show against Juventus Turin (2-1), which confirmed PSG’s appetite on the European scene, the Parisians were more bland when it came to receiving the Bretons on the occasion of the 7th day of Ligue 1. The main thing being done by regaining the lead of the championship, they can nevertheless turn serenely to the next service in C1, with Maccabi Haifa on the menu, Wednesday.
With only two changes in his starting lineup (Bernat and Danilo), Christophe Galtier had nevertheless chosen the same ingredients as since the start of the season. But on the pitch, everything was more messy on Saturday, despite the technical ease of the Parisians, like the ladles served by Messi at the start of the match and at the origin of the big chances for Neymar (11th) and Mbappé (13th). ). It was the Argentinian who made the difference half an hour into the game to serve Neymar, who did not tremble alone against Bizot (1-0, 30th).
We then thought the PSG launched towards a new demonstration. It was without counting on the Stade Brestois, which came to the Parc des Princes with ambitions and character. The always sharp counter-attacks of Michel Der Zakarian’s men regularly came to worry the Parisian rearguard in the first period. Less in second, even if this is where the Pirates almost hit the mark on a penalty not converted by Islam Slimani (70th).
Jostled at the end of the match by Bretons with a knife between their teeth, the Parisians could only blame themselves. In this Ligue 1 meeting stuck between two Champions League meetings, they lacked a hint of envy. Maybe a pinch of success, too. Messi, Neymar and Mbappé came up against Bizot one by one. The French striker was, it seems, in a day without.
4 – Paris won by a goal difference in a Ligue 1 match when they saw their opponent miss a penalty for the 4th time in the QSI era (since 2011/12) and for the 1st time since May 2019, on the lawn of Angers (2-1). Gigio. #PSGSB29 pic.twitter.com/0DD95pm9wb
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But it didn’t work out very well. In the first period, an offside position prevented Kylian Mbappé from folding the game, just before the break, when he had just doubled the lead. Like his scoring machine, Paris was therefore not very inspired. And if the PSG did not frankly waver, it still came out rather well, like Presnel Kimpembe.
Already warned, the French defender should have been expelled at the end of the match after a dangerous tackle and a gesture of humor on the referee of the meeting. Which would undoubtedly have salted the bill for Christophe Galtier and his brigade, who, at the time of getting rid of, have the pleasure of taking over the lead in Ligue 1 with 19 points in seven days. A frantic pace which can also explain the drop in speed of the day.