This new season has started with a big success for PSG. Away to Le Havre, the reigning French champion opened this chapter without Kylian Mbappé but with a 4-1 victory thanks to 4 different scorers (Lee, Dembélé, Barcola and Kolo Muani on penalty). Enough to please Luis Enrique, who had formulated this little (premonitory) sentence in the press conference on the eve of the match on Thursday. “If someone scores 40 goals, we won’t close the doors. But if we have four players who score 12 goals, that’s 48 goals, so it’s even better.” However, the coach was not smiling after the match.
The fault lies with the probable serious injury of Gonçalo Ramos.I’m not a doctor but I think it looks pretty serious. I don’t know how many weeks he’ll be out but it’s serious.”he initially complained into the microphone of DAZNbefore adding another layer at a press conference. “He suffered a severe twist of the ankle. We are still waiting for confirmation from the doctor but he will obviously be out for a while. We hope it will be as short as possible.“A major sprain would make the Portuguese unavailable for at least 3 weeks, but his immobilization would be counted in months if the ligaments are affected.
There is no more room in attack
He only played a quarter of an hour before being brought down by Etienne Youté. A real first blow for the man who was supposed to take over from Kylian Mbappé at the forefront of the attack. A godsend also for Randal Kolo Muani, his replacement, who scored a first header on the bar as soon as he came on, and a goal from a penalty at the end of the match, his first at PSG in six months. “Randal Kolo Muani is one of the best French strikers. To be even better, he must have this confidence but I am very happy with him, he is a very good player, we must give him confidence”warned Luis Enrique.
While waiting for the verdict on the former Benfica player, the Spanish coach only has one striker left in his squad, at a time when the club has not completely ruled out the idea of recruiting a real newcomer. The name of Victor Osimhen is still mentioned even if his future is rather heading towards staying in Naples or going to Chelsea. PSG only has two weeks left to act, especially since there will be changes this season between a more demanding Champions League, and a Club World Cup in the summer of 2025. If the Parisians won three points, this evening also brought its share of bad news.
