The PSG did not have a very good time in the Parc des Princes in Paris against Monacogame that started losing and that could barely tie thanks to a penalty that Neymar changed for a goal. Little for a team that aims for more than one point, and that has players like Lionel Messi o Mbappe on the pitch However, this Sunday there was another striking situation. Galtier, DT of the Parisians, decided to take Leo out when the match was 1-1. Here, the video of the moment.
Messi’s departure:
What may draw attention is that, with the game open and PSG looking for the winning goal, Galtier decided that Messi should be replaced: It was 86 minutes when the electronic sign showed 30 and Pablo Sarabia entered in his place. The Argentine saw his number and walked out, without making any gesture and greeting both the Spanish and the DT.
Messi, replaced.
Until the moment of change, Leo had had some flashes in a generally flat game. In the first half he scored a great left-footed shot from outside the area that took the stick out of him (on the rebound Mbappé also crashed his shot into the post) and in the complement he nailed the fair and precise pass for Neymar to accelerate towards the area, in the play in which the penalty was committed.
The goals of 1-1:
PSG play again on Wednesday visiting Toulouse, that is, in 72 hours, a situation that may have had to do with Galtier’s decision to remove Messi.
Galtier’s word:
“We were definitely bothered by a great team from Monaco in the first 35 minutes. They hindered our first ball exits and were very sportingly present to win balls. And he knew how to use his quality well in transition, such as scoring. We lacked a lot of mobility. We had very little movement, there were too many back balls to play, it was better at the end of the first half. But we were too surprised by the intensity of the rival. This first period should serve as a lesson for us to progress”.
“In the second half we had more mobility and availability, by fixing their defensive line, we found better technical relationships. Danilo’s entry gave us athletic value but also the ability to win the ball higher. We kept Monaco in a low block and we had great chances, but we couldn’t score that second goal.
Penalty kickers theme: “The hierarchy is well established: there is Kylian in one and Neymar in two. But then, there is the reality of the game and the moment. I saw that they exchanged and that Ney made the decision to execute, but after talking with Kylian. I appreciated Kylian’s attitude to have congratulated him and Ney’s to have thanked him. They are great players and it is also up to them to decide what it is based on how they feel. The most important thing is that Neymar scored and that Kylian came to congratulate him ”.
