There is no shortage of superstitious in the world of sport. We imagine that some supporters of Paris Saint-Germain saw in Maël a potential black cat, even if their favorite team has not undergone great curse. And that he is not the only one to be potentially targeted.
Those who attended the Parc des Princes at the PSG-OGC Nice match (1-3), Friday evening at the opening of the 31st day of Ligue 1, saw Maël, 14, microphone in hand on the lawn singing the “here is Paris” before the kick-off.
Marquinhos (PSG).
The teenager had been invited by the management of the Parisian club, President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi in person, after the misfortunes met by this supporter ten days earlier at Villa Park.
Expelled for a celebration
In Birmingham, on April 15 on the occasion of the quarter-final return of the Champions League lost on the field of the Villans (3-2), Maël was expelled from a tribune at the break to have … celebrated a goal from the Parisian team.
PSG had led 2-0, thanks to Hakimi (11th) and Mendes (27th) before taking English lightning (two goals scored in less than three minutes in the second period (55th, 57th).
FC Nantes rubs their hands
“I apologized to my father by telling him that he had bought the places for nothing, explained Maël to Here Paris Ile-de-France. I felt guilty because I lifted my arms, so I thought it was my fault. »»
The Champions de France 2025 therefore invited him, with his family, in the presidential stands of the park, Friday April 25 for PSG-OGC Nice, the opening match of the 31st day of Ligue 1. An evening which, too, did not take place as planned.
Avoid London next week
Franck Haise's players created the big surprise by winning 3-1, the first defeat of the Parisian team in the league this season. PSG thus misses the mission it had given itself: beat the record of invincibility in the championship held since the 1994-1995 season by FC Nantes (32 consecutive matches).
If we summarize, Maël experienced two setbacks of his heart club with three goals collected each time, in the space of ten days. It is not known if he planned to go to London, next Tuesday evening for Arsenal-PSG, semi-final first leg of the Champions League. Some would dissuade it.