Accustomed to earthquakes, Los Angeles experienced a small earthquake on Thursday, at the Pink Bowl in Passadena. As a result of the defeat conceded by PSG against Botafogo on the second day of the Club World Cup. A 1-0 setback conceded despite a very clear domination of the Parisians, the men of Luis Enrique being surprised on one of the rare Brazilian counterattacks.
However, the Parisian coach refused to shout in injustice after the meeting and on the contrary paid a tribute supported to the Carioca club. “It was a tight match from the start with a lot of difficulty creating opportunities,
he entrusted to the Dazn microphone. They scored the goal on a little weird action but they defended very well and made a very good match. It was difficult for us from the start. »»
The former midfielder even refuted the idea that Botafogo remained a butt in his goal throughout the meeting. “Botafogo did not play so low in the first period, even if it was the case at the end of the match,” he said before asserting that the Brazilians were undoubtedly the strongest opponent met this season.
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“I think it may be the best team that we have faced this season. It was very difficult for us to create goal situations, he said. This defensive phase, we know it very well. It's really typical of teams trying to defend. We were not very inspired, it is a very difficult competition. There are 90 minutes left and can still happen a lot. »»
As a result of this defeat, PSG is now back to the wall and in order to prevail against Seattle in the third match to surely validate its ticket for the knockout stages. A scenario which is reminiscent of that of the group stage of the Champions League. “Our team is a specialist in managing bad times, he blown. In this sense, today, no one was waiting for this result but they deserved in this tight match. It's time to analyze everything and look at where we can improve. It is a very difficult competition because the next match will be key. It will be matches all the time like that. »»
