What if the title race was finally restarted? Defeated by OL (1-2), this Sunday evening, at the end of the 30th day of Ligue 1, PSG – who will host FC Nantes on Wednesday (poster for the 26th day postponed by the LFP) – did not, in any case, completely kill the suspense. With a reshuffled eleven (Dembélé, Neves, Marquinhos and even Kvaratskhelia started on the bench), the capital club, in fact, suffered its fifth defeat of the season. Surprised by a valiant and attractive Lyon team, the reigning French champions logically surrendered. Punished by Endrick and Moreira at the start of the match, Paris ultimately never found the necessary resources to fall behind, despite the entry of the managers at the hour mark and Kvara’s goal too late.
Note also that PSG had not been led by 2 goals at half-time at the Parc des Princes in L1 since August 11, 2012 against Lorient. But worse than the collective proposition of PSG – very fragile defensively, dominated in the midfield and far too messy on the offensive level – certain individuals worried. What can we say, in this respect, about the performance performed by Gonçalo Ramos, holder at kick-off. Too little impact in the game, imprecise in front of the goal (45 + 1), the Portuguese striker also distinguished himself in the worst way by completely missing his penalty, which could have restarted his team (32). Another failed outing finally pushed Luis Enrique to recall him to the bench shortly before the 60th minute of play. At the same time, the Parisians confirmed their difficulties in taking penalties with now 50% failures in official competition this season (6/12).
Lens relaunched, concern for Vitinha…
Amorphous, constantly caught up in the duel and guilty of a multitude of inaccuracies, which will not have failed to annoy the coach of the Rouge et Bleu, Paris thus gave hope to the Lensois. At the end of this 30th day, PSG – which has a match in hand – has, in fact, only a small point ahead of the Sang et Or. And as if that were not enough, we will have to add to this poor collective performance and this bad accounting operation, another worrying news. Hit in the ankle after a bad reception, the Portuguese midfielder had to abandon his team at the end of the first period (39th). A worrying outing for the Parisians, who will host Bayern Munich on April 28 in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League.
“Nothing positive, when you change a player for a slightly dangerous action, you have to wait for the tests and we’ll see”also indicated the Parisian coach after the meeting. If we will therefore have to wait to know the seriousness of this injury and the duration of unavailability, PSG has, in any case, relaunched the Blood and Gold. Enough to scare Luis Enrique? Not really. “Did you want a more competitive Championship? You have it. Lens is having a very good season and it will be difficult until the last match.thus swept away the Parisian technician. One thing is certain, to avoid a very tense end to the season, Paris Saint-Germain will have every interest in reacting quickly. See you on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes with the reception of FC Nantes, which for its part is playing for its survival in the elite of French football…
