The sunny weather and the programming at tea time had perhaps misled them, had probably led the PSG players to believe that they would spend a cushy, quiet Sunday, going through the 28th day of Ligue 1 in ” plateau-teloche”. And that like from the sofa, effortlessly and in slippers, they could maintain their invincibility at the Parc des Princes against Rennes who a priori did not deserve to be received with great fanfare.
Missed. Since this Sunday, March 19, Paris can no longer boast of being the only Ligue 1 team to have still not lost at home. Reassuring news, if not encouraging, as the tasteless and poor performance of Christophe Galtier’s players deserved nothing better than a zero score during this opposition against Bretons who gave them a lesson in professionalism by respecting , them, the fundamentals necessary for the construction of the least success.
Ten days after the failure against Bayern and the second consecutive elimination in the knockout stages of the Champions League, the stands had nevertheless reminded them of the basics, shown the example of what a flawless investment was, that which a club like Paris must have pegged to the heart to the body whatever the CV of the adversary of the day.
The gigantic blue-white-red tifo deployed before kick-off, the incessant chants and the permanent support that fell from the stands found no echo on the lawn.
As in Bavaria ten days ago, this team has again shown that it is not one. That if the absences of Neymar, Soler, but also Kimpembe, Ramos and Marquinhos who had forced Galtier to launch a New-Look defense (Bernat -Danilo – Bitshiabu), had certainly not facilitated the Parisian task, they were not enough to explain the differences between each other on the lawn.
Lyon, Nice and Lens to come
To say why, the inspiration and the desire of all had remained in the locker room, to the point that Vitinha and Ruiz had not yet won any duel at rest. To explain why Messi only stood out by delivering three passes – two of which were admittedly magical – to Kylian Mbappé and to note, again, that when the latter stumbles on a Mandanda in a state of grace, Paris is really a team more than ‘ordinary.
Mysteries like these, Christophe Galtier will have a lot to elucidate on the return of the international week in order, as he said in the preamble to this 28th day, to convince his troops that nothing is yet decided in the quest for a eleventh title of champion of France.
Because despite its nine-point lead at the top of the standings, it will take another Paris than the one that only reacted after the goals of Toko-Ekambi (45th) and Kalimuendo (48th) to chain the meetings. to come against Lyon, Nice and Lens.
