Mauricio Pochettino’s Paris SG won against Brest (3-0) the first victory of the Argentine coach at the head of the French team, while Lyon, who used their tie at two in Rennes to achieve the honorary title of champion in the Equator of Ligue 1.
As against Saint Etienne on Wednesday, ‘Poche’ captured more attention than his stars on the pitch. “Back home. Welcome captain,” the ultras greeted him -in a Park of the Princes without an audience- with a banner that remembered his time as a player between 2001 and 2003.
The goals of the Italian Moise Kean from head to pass from Ángel Di María (16), Argentine Mauro Icardi (81) and Spanish Pablo Sarabia (83), however, do not reflect PSG’s problems to control the game against modest Brest (11th).
The star of the team, the Brazilian Neymar, was not available for this match due to an ankle injury in the duel against Lyon and will be out of court for another few days, so his debut with the new coach will have to wait.
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Pochettino will not be able to count for the French Super Cup on Wednesday against Olympique de Marseille with the German defender Thilo Kehrer, who tested positive for covid-19 shortly before the game this Saturday and must keep isolation.
“The truth is that we have had a few days to work. We had difficult matches. The greatest satisfaction is the effort made by the players and by the entire coaching staff as well, who have done an enormous job in a difficult moment. The victory is important, it is a satisfaction, “congratulated Pochettino, who confessed that they were “many emotions” he felt upon returning more than 17 years later to his stadium.
But the point added by the leader Lyon (40 points) deprived the Parisians of proclaiming themselves winter champions. The last time PSG were not leading the table at this point of the championship, in 2017, Monaco ended up winning the title.
Indeed, at the end of date 19, the set lionés of Rudi Garcia, who did not lead Ligue 1 in Ecuador since the season 2008-2009 (3rd at the end of that course).
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After a long time in which PSG was the sole leader of the Ligue 1 classificationToday, Lyon is the leader with 40 points, second is the Parisian team with 39 and Lille third with the same units, a very close table after 19 games played.
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