PSG is on cloud nine. Author of a remarkable first season on his bench despite coaching and management of certain egos which has sometimes been criticized, Luis Enrique has what it takes to mark the history of the club from his first season. Indeed, while the Ligue 1 title stretches out its arms to them after a 2023-2024 vintage during which the competition never measured up, the Parisians are still in the running to win the Coupe de France and the Ligue des Champions. To win the national trophy, a victory against Olympique Lyonnais, which the Parisians have largely beaten twice this season (4-1, 1-4), will be enough on May 25 in Lille.
On the continental scene, the situation is likely to be different. Although the semi-final opponent, Borussia Dortmund, is an opponent that appears inferior on paper, you should never sell the Marsupials until you have killed them. However, Kylian Mbappé’s teammates will be able to rely on their brilliant history against the Ruhr club. Eliminating the latter in the round of 16 of the Champions League in 2019-2020, PSG also crossed swords with the German club in the group stage and won their match at home (2-0) before going for the draw against the yellow wall of Signal Iduna Park (1-1). In addition to this confidence against Dortmund, PSG can also rely on its successful double confrontation against FC Barcelona.
A demanding PSG obsessed with the quest for a treble
Indeed, after a defeat at the Parc during the first leg, the Parisians returned Barça to Catalonia thanks in particular to the early expulsion of Ronald Araujo (1-4). In addition to the victory of a group which fought to get its ticket for the last four of C1, an interesting discussion would have arisen from this trip to the north-east of Spain. Indeed, as indicated The Parisian, in their quest to become better match after match, Luis Enrique’s players would have spoken to debrief the meeting and point out the group’s failings. From then on, several faults were pointed out and the imperfections pointed out during this interview were erased in front of OL.
Indeed, our colleagues affirm that the need to make a big start to the match was approved by the group at the end of their match against Barça. Result of the races, PSG already led 2-0 after six minutes against Les Gones. The other aspect highlighted was the need to have a compact defensive block. Against the Lyonnais, Luis Enrique’s squad did not take many dangerous actions despite the very offensive composition of the visitors. Within the group, a studious atmosphere would reign with the need to transform this great season into a historic one. Aware that they still have some flaws to remove to get there, the PSG group is working and would be obsessed with the quest for a title for “not having arrived here for nothing”. The coming weeks will show if Paris Saint-Germain is still able to progress.
