Paris Saint-Germain lost this Friday against Botafogo (1-0) in the club World Cup. A first defeat for the men of Luis Enrique for more than a month, their last setback dating back to the meeting against RC Strasbourg (2-1) in Ligue 1. The champions of France and Europe remained on a series of six consecutive victories, all competitions combined.
The Parisian team, aligned with a partially altered workforce, has sorely failed in realism, despite a good number of opportunities. A statistic says a lot: 2 shots on 16 attempts for the red and blue, against 4 shots framed, for the assets of attempts for the Cariocas.
“Nothing is played, nothing is finished”
At the microphone of DaznDésiré Doué did not chew her words at the end of the meeting and drawn up a lucid observation.
“We were not effective enough. We had a lot of situations, a lot of actions. They had two or three shots and they managed to score. They were very effective in front of the goal, not like us. It's a very aggressive team, we knew it, we saw the videos. We have raised our level of play in duels, but it is really the effectiveness that is missing tonight ”he regretted.
However, the neo-Tricolore, borrowed from optimism, sees in this poor performance an opportunity for learning.
“This match will be used to bounce back. All the major teams must go through defeats like that. Nothing is played, nothing is finished. We have a next game to play and we will win it ”judged the Parisian number 14.
PSG will face Seattle's Sounders next Monday for their last meeting of the group stage. Second of group B with 3 points, tied with Atlético (3 pts) but preceded by Botafogo (6 pts), Parisians will imperatively have to win against the Americans, last with 0 points, to hope to rally the knockout stages.
