Mickaël Madar would have preferred to hold another speech. But the many absences and the level of play displayed by Paris Saint-Germain, the club whose colors he defended between 1999 and 2001, do not make the Canal + consultant optimistic a few hours before the PSG meeting in Leipzig, Wednesday, November 4, in the Champions League.
Are PSG under pressure before the start of this 3rd day of the Champions League?
MICKAËL MADAR. How could Paris not be under pressure? Given the absences, it is a complicated match that awaits him. Although Leipzig also seems in trouble, that PSG beat them in Final 8, I think their transition game can hurt. Especially considering the way it’s been defending lately. And if the Parisians put Leipzig in confidence at home, they are in the m… (sic).
Can PSG be so strong without its stars?
I don’t see how Paris can get by without Neymar and Mbappé. These are the two players you rely on to win, all the time. It’s not like PSG are a possession team that relies on a similar playing philosophy regardless of the players. It often plays without inspiration and it is your individualities that make the matches win. Already, when the stars are there, it’s complicated, so in their absence, I’m skeptical, even pessimistic.
Should Tomas Tuchel continue to play Marquinhos in the middle and Danilo behind?
At some point, someone has to tell him… Anyone who doesn’t see that Marquinhos is better behind than in the middle has never played football, that’s not possible. He can help in the middle, of course, but this guy is a real defender, he’s not Thiago Motta. Moreover, we have felt less comfortable lately. It also pains me for Danilo. He must really be wondering what trap he got himself into.
If Paris bowed to Leipzig, it would be …
It would start to compromise qualifying. Attention, Paris is then able to win in Manchester, against Leipzig, Başakşehir and to qualify. But it would become difficult to apply in the first place. In reality, the real disaster would be that Paris does not qualify for the eighth. It would be a mistake to believe that this cannot happen. With so many absentees, Paris is not immune to anything.
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