Paris FC, despite its victory in the Coupe de France on penalties last May, still cannot do it against PSG. Since the 2nd club in the Capital absorbed Juvisy in 2017, it has never managed to beat PSG. Paris FC even completely got through this derby against PSG, which therefore won a 13th victory (for 7 draws) in 9 years.
With nearly 5,000 spectators at Charléty, the public responded. But the planned 500 PSG Ultras ultimately gave up coming because they would not have been authorized to use their entertainment equipment.
After the 0-0 result in the first leg in December at the Poissy Campus, this time there was no match. In the first half, Paulo Cesar’s players literally walked on those of Sandrine Soubeyrand who learned a real lesson. Physically and technically superior, PSG stunned Paris FC thanks to a double from Merveille Kanjinga (14th, 35th) and a penalty from Romée Leuchter (28th). The power of the 22-year-old Congolese striker really hurt the Paris FC defenders. She brings her total to 10 league goals.
Despite several changes, Paris FC has not managed to reverse the trend. It was not the dream scenario for captain Clara Mateo who was playing her 250th match and whose goal counter remains stuck at 99 goals. “We are not going to draw any conclusions straight away, the season is still long, we are still involved in all the competitions,” said Clara Mateo at the microphone of Canal +.
In the standings, Paris FC remains 4th (27 pts) behind Nantes (29) and Fleury (28), and now finds itself under threat from PSG which is back to one point. Despite losing 9 points on the green carpet, PSG is back in the race for the playoffs at the end of the season. “We had to win, we did it in style, it could be a benchmark match, we progress match after match,” confides Sakina Karchaoui.
After this slap, Paris FC will have to put their heads back together on Wednesday (9 p.m. at Charléty) against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League play-off. PSG and Paris FC will meet on Saturday February 14 in the semi-final of the new Coupe de la Ligue.
