PSG could hardly start its new European campaign better. Three months after Striped Avor Inter Milan in the Champions League final (5-0), the capital's club offered a new force demonstration against Atalanta Bergame with a 4-0 victory thanks to goals from Marquinhos, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes and Gonçalo Ramos.
And the Parisian performance was all the more impressive since they had to compose without two of the heroes last spring. Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué, injured with the French team, are both on the side and were in the stands on Wednesday, replaced by Bradely Barcola and Senny Mayulu.
Beyond the new penalty-failed penalty by Bradley Barcola, the champions of France nevertheless had a new reason for concern at the end of the meeting. Shortly after the hour of play, Joao Neves, again so precious in the midfield, had to go out prematurely.
Joao Neves stayed on the lawn after the match
By trying to counter a strike at the entrance to the surface, the Portuguese midfielder felt embarrassment behind the left thigh and was left to leave his partners while Kang-in Lee, entered a few minutes earlier in place of Senny Mayulu replaced him in the midfield.
Questioned at the end of the meeting on this new blow of fate, Luis Enrique was expecting. “We do not know yet, we will have to do exams tomorrow or the day after tomorrow”, he said at a press conference.
Present at the Parc des Princes, Giovanni Castaldi wanted to be more reassuring. “He stayed with his partners. There was no particular concern. It seems that it is fair to the precaution that a serious injury ”, He explained to the microphone of the channel L'Equipe about the former Benfica player, who also remained on the lawn after the meeting to salute the Parisian supporters.
His presence on the lawn of Olympique de Marseille on Sunday is nonetheless very compromised. And this while Parisians will already have to deal without desired Doué and Ousmane Dembélé but also Lucas Beraldo, injured last weekend against Lens.
