A team with two faces. In the Champions League, everything is going well for PSG. First in the standings (tied with Bayern Munich) thanks to three victories in as many matches, as well as a notable goal difference (+10), the Parisians assume their status as reigning champions and dictate their law.
In Ligue 1, the level of play displayed is slightly down. Second, one point behind OM, Luis Enrique's men are slipping against the teams at the top of the table. Over the last four days, the capital club has recorded a defeat, in Marseille (1-0), a victory against the current fourteenth Auxerre (2-0) as well as two successive draws against Lille (1-1) then Strasbourg at home (3-3).
For comparison, we had to wait until the 31st day of the 2024/2025 season (April 25!) to see Paris Saint-Germain fall in the French championship against Nice (1-3). A difference in results which is enough to arouse suspicion as to a probable prioritization of the C1, despite Ligue 1.
“We have the same identity”
Asked about this during the pre-match press conference against Brest (Saturday, 5 p.m.), Luis Enrique did not really share the same opinion as PSG observers. “You always do the analysis based on the result, it doesn’t work like that, he found. We have the same team in Ligue 1 and the Champions League. We did the same thing in the championship as in the Champions League. » No excuse possible, not even that of injuries. “We have the same identity, even if there were different players because of injuries.(…) But I saw the same identity, the same mentality in the championship and in the Champions League as last year when we won everything. I don't worry about others. »
The Spanish tactician is therefore not really worried by his second place in Ligue 1, in favor of a leadership seat occupied by the big rival. “The most important thing is to win the matches, he recalled. That's the priority, winning the matches in Brest and Lorient then the home match against Nice. It's very difficult, we know how difficult it is, but that's our goal as a team. »
