To go back to the last tenure of Presnel Kimpembe with Paris Saint-Germain, we have to go back to February 19, 2023, where the Parisians of Christophe Galtier had won against LOSC on the score of 4-3, with goals signed Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Lionel Messi … an era now distant. But more than two years later, “Presko” finally started a match this Friday. But with the hopes of the Ile -de -France club, during a trip to Nîmes.
Returning from injury and present in the group since January, Presnel Kimpembe has only played a few pieces of matches against Le Mans and the Stade Briochin in the French Cup, then during the large Parisian victory against Brest in the Champions League (7-0), as well as during the trip to Saint-Etienne, in Ligue 1, for a total of 67 minutes on the field. Faced with this situation, he asked to be able to evolve with the club reserve to find playing time, but his first match is still well below expectations.
Presnel Kimpembe in difficulty
Led by the 2018 world champion, on the bench against Aston Villa two days ago, the Parisian U23 team moved to the lawn of the Antonins of Nîmes Olympique, but the first minutes remained complicated for the 29 -year -old left -hander, author of a very poorly mastered withdrawal pass for his goalkeeper Louis Mouquet (11th). Before completely missing his duel in the surface and irregularly tackling an attacker of the crocodiles, thus causing the penalty of equalization for the Nîmes.
Also put in difficulty at the end of the first period, the central defender then gave his place in the 61st minute of play, unable to avoid the draw conceded by young Parisians. A difficult first match for him, who will still have to prove himself before he can be a solid element of the rotation for Luis Enrique. Lately, the Parisian manager explained to see “Its improvement and I want it to be in the best conditions to start a match. It helps a lot with its leadership and its importance and we all want it to be able to do it on the ground. There is a lot of competition and I want there to be even more next season ”. Presnel Kimpembe will therefore have to hang on to hope to become an important element of the group of Luis Enrique.
