The time of the reunion. This Friday evening, Paris Saint-Germain found its Parc des Princes on the occasion of the 2nd day. Opposed to Angers, the European champions took advantage of this first meeting at home to continue their turnover operation. If Lucas Chevalier was once again aligned in the Parisian cages, Marquinhos and Pacho succeeded the duo Berado-Zabarnyi, tenured in Nantes. For the rest, Hakimi, Mendes, Neves, Goué and Dembélé found a place in the starting eleven. Under the eyes of its audience and despite an outcome under the sign of the festivities, the capital club would, however, widely disappoint.
PSG is still looking
Dominators at the start of the game, the teammates of Bradley Barcola then shone above all by their offensive clumsiness and their lack of inspiration in the last meters. Symbol of this football purge: it was necessary to wait for the additional time of the first period to see the first Parisian shot framed. Vitinha's work (45+4th). Before that, the red and blue will have mainly multiplied the sterile possession phases (83.5% during the first act), the desperate solitary rushs and the shooting all more imprecise than the others (9 attempts, only 1 framed). Candidate for the Ballon d'Or, Ousmane Dembélé sent him his penalty directly to the Auteuil gallery (27th).
45 indigestible minutes, which did not end up the Parisian desire. On the return from the locker room, the reigning French champion took over the Angevin goal and finally saw himself rewarded. On a center of Doué, countered by Belkebla, Ruiz appeared to conclude from a right foot strike in first intention (1-0, 50th). Sufficient to wake up the members of the CUP, present in the Boulogne podium? Certainly. Enough to release PSG in the game? Far from it. Too often static, guilty of many technical and uninspired failures, this Parisian team confirmed its lack of rhythm, like Dembélé, Hakimi, Neves or Barcola, very below their usual level.
2 victories in 2 games, frames still breathless
A gloomy evening where Luis Enrique still took advantage of the lack of crying ambition of the Angevins to continue his managers. The past hour, Warren Zaïre-Emery and Gonçalo Ramos relieved, as such, Joao Neves and Bradley Barcola (67th). A few minutes later, Mbaye hits him in the hands of Désiré Doué. Three changes which however changed absolutely nothing to the physiognomy of this poster. Luis Enrique's flocks managed. Fabian Ruiz passed close to the double. The band of Alexandre Dujeux observed and the PSG thus confirmed its very beautiful series against the Scoists (no defeat in its last 28 games against Angers in Ligue 1 with 21 victories and 7 draws).
Questioned at the microphone of Ligue1+ at the end of the meeting, Fabian Ruiz, aware of the lack of pace of his family, despite everything of this second row victory, allowing PSG to temporarily take the lead in the ranking. “”It was a difficult match. Angers defended very low. This victory is important. I am very happy for my first goal and this new victory“Admitted the former Naples player before asserting in the mixed zone that it will take a little more time before seeing “The best version of PSG”. An observation also shared by Joao Neves.
An end of the evening between festivities and emotions
“We know that we don't have much preparation, but I think we played a beautiful match, we were good, we were beautiful, I think that all those who saw the match saw a competitive team”underlined the Portuguese before giving in the microphone to its coach Luis Enrique. “It's a match as we expected. Angers knows how to defend very well, facing a low block, it's hard to find spaces. I think we deserved this victory. It's important to win, we start the season two weeks ago and we are used to being at the level ”added the Spaniard before returning to the state of form of his troops.
“It remains time to be 100%. We have to be 100% all season. All matches are important, you have to be 100% every game. I think we can do better than last season, it's my motivation. I try to transmit it to my players. There is a lot of improvements. You have to think about the future and think about what you want to win for the future ”. The essentials guaranteed, the entire Parisian workforce finally concluded this evening by presenting its trophies from the season spent at the Parc des Princes. A final jubilation scene where Gianluigi Donnarumma, announced close to Manchester City, took the opportunity to say goodbye.
