To the point. For the launch of the historic PSG jersey, Kylian Mbappé has instead borrowed the currency of the great rival from Marseille. After 54 seconds of play, the Parisian striker had already opened the mark, after a call and a finish as sharp as a razor blade. At halftime, the 21-year-old world champion made in the direct style, again, to settle the question of his future until next June.
“I’m here, I’m in the project for a fourth year,” said the player at the microphone of BeIN Sports. The 50 years of the club is an important year. I will be there no matter what. I will try to bring trophies back to my team and give the best of myself. “
Already in the afternoon, in a tweet to announce the new PSG jersey, the world champion said he was “proud to be able to be part of this new chapter in the history of the club”. The statement contrasts with that of the UNFP trophies, a little over a year ago, when the Bondynois complained of a lack of responsibilities and threatened to take the door.
Neymar in tune
In fact, the Hechter jersey fits Kylian Mbappé and his best partner on the pitch like a glove, Neymar. The two men give a little more sparkle to the outfit born in the 1970s. And it adds a layer of historic varnish to the duo at 400 million euros. On the game side, the two men confirm the impression left on the first two friendlies. They are fit, ready to fight and more motivated to find each other than ever. Even with a Mitchel Bakker far from current PSG standards, the team leans to the left as soon as the two men are on the lawn.
On the opening scoring as on a face-to-face lost by the French (35th), it was the Brazilian who served as a launching pad, just behind. The two players finish their preparation with 7 goals on the clock between them (Editor’s note: four for Neymar, three for Mbappé) and legs of fire. The Brazilian still does not like having his ankles tickled, but he left the meeting, like his sidekick and the rest of the holders of the moment, without damage from half-time. The score was 2-0, and the team close to that which will face Saint-Etienne this Friday in the final of the Coupe de France.
“We feel better and better”
Celtic showed, more than Le Havre (9-0) and Waasland-Beveren (7-0), the face of an interesting sparring partner. We have sometimes seen PSG retreat, concede a header on the post, and have trouble pressing in a coordinated manner. The Greens, Lyon or Atalanta may not have learned much by noting that the side posts were the areas where to press to put the Parisians in difficulty.
But they will also have checked how much Paris hurts when he plays forward in the intervals. The second half, without trembling, confirmed that Sarabia, a potential replacement for Di Maria suspended in the Champions League, was in good shape with his 3rd goal of the preparation.
“We feel better and better, we are happy to suffer, slipped Mbappé when he left. We know what awaits us and we will need to suffer. It was a good level match against a team that came to put us in trouble, that’s good. Paris have scored 20 goals in three friendlies. He did not take any. Ander Herrera sums up his current state of mind in one sentence: “We are ready to play to try to win all the titles possible. “
