A week after having fun against the Inter Miami of Lionel Messi in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup (4-0), PSG had to work on Saturday to beat Bayern Munich (2-0). Faced with the Bavarians, the men of Luis Enrique proved once again that they were above the lot. Even reduced to nine-on-one, they won. But the two red boxes are a stain.
Because even if the Parisians did not fall for it and scored a goal with two less players than their opponents, the successive and combined expulsions of Willian Pacho (82nd) and Lucas Hernandez (90th+2) appeal to a sad precedent dating back to 2020. More specifically to November 3 of this year, during a meeting against the RB Leipzig.
Opposed to this other German club as part of the third day of the Champions League group stage, Paris Saint-Germain will lose on the opposing field. That evening, two players will be expelled on the Parisian side. Sanctioned with two yellows, Idrissa Gueye will leave her partners in the 69th minute of play. At the very end of the game, Presnel Kimpembe will in turn receive a second yellow, synonymous with red (90th+5).
PSG-Real Madrid, Lucas Beraldo holder?
Since this pitiful European evening, Paris had never finished nine-on-onze again. Until this Saturday, July 5, 2025. Luis Enrique, however, has a group provided and above all overall much more concerned than five years earlier, from the time when Thomas Tuchel still officiated. The fact remains that the Spaniard will have to find and choose who will replace Willian Pacho in central defense for the next match.
And it will be necessary that the pair of Marquinhos in central hinge is at the level, since PSG will meet against Real Madrid of a certain Kylian Mbappé on July 9 in the semi-final of the World Cup club (9 p.m.). Lucas Hernandez is also offside, it is probably Lucas Beraldo who should be established.
