Bordeaux in expiatory victim against a PSG inflated to block after his defeat in Dortmund (2-1)? This is the scenario that we could have expected on Sunday, at the end of the 26th day of Ligue 1. Quite the opposite of what happened at the Parc des Princes. "A bizarre match," said Thomas Tuchel. Match from which Paris came out with more questions than before kick-off. The objectives from here to Dortmund (March 11)? Put Neymar and the ghosts back on top physically, find the substitutes for Marco Verratti and Thomas Meunier, gain confidence and continue to align the results, as we mentioned before the game. If it is not the final result, and this 4-3 victory, it is off to a bad start.
Thiago Silva at the infirmary, Neymar at a standstill
Regarding the physical aspect, Paris deplores a new injured, Thiago Silva. Muscle injury for the red and blue captain. And it would be a real blow if "O Monstro" were to forfeit March 11 in C1. If necessary, coach Tuchel will no doubt choose to bring Marquinhos down a notch. Except that Verratti is suspended for the second round against BVB. The German coach had to find a middle to replace the "Little Owl". He should designate two. It would be one more question mark. Recall that with the absence of Colin Dagba, still in the recovery phase, Thilo Kehrer is called to take the place of Meunier, also suspended, right against Dortmund.
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Last but not least, Neymar was in dire need of playing time after missing, coerced and forced when he wanted to play, three weeks of competition before the first leg. With his expulsion against Bordeaux, he can already forget about the match against Dijon next Saturday (5.30pm). And also that of Lyon, March 4, in the Coupe de France? The disciplinary committee will decide on Wednesday. "It is not necessary to do (what he did), but he is also human", underlines Tuchel with leniency. Not wrong: the referees could / should have sanctioned Youssouf Sabaly, the latter having caught the Brazilian for several meters without being reprimanded. The reaction of the "Ney" is nonetheless open to criticism.
"The feverish PSG? A little, but ... "
Laurent KoscielnyFinally, for confidence, we will also iron. Except Edinson Cavani, established in place of Mauro Icardi, scorer and decisive passer. The Matador even offered itself a beautiful moment of emotion by reaching the symbolic bar of 200 achievements with the Paris-SG. But for the rest, we still saw gross individual errors (including those of Sergio Rico) and a PSG overall still groggy after Dortmund. "The feverish PSG? A little, confirms the Bordeaux Laurent Koscielny. Afterwards, they spent a fairly difficult week in terms of results and confidence. When you lose points, matches, confidence goes away very quickly. But they are great players, they have the capacity to get up from that. It is up to them to remain united, united, and to go together to beat this Dortmund team, to remain at the top of the classification in Ligue 1. "
For that, it would still be necessary to find the state of mind and especially the solidity which was that of PSG not so long ago. Even in 4-4-2. A PSG which cash now goal on goal, 18 since the start of the year and nine in the last three games. “If we play as in the first period at Amiens, it is not possible to play in 4-4-2, notes Thomas Tuchel, who had returned to this scheme against Bordeaux. But it is not a question of structure. We are able to finish without a goal conceded in 4-4-2. We have to improve our way of defending, our defensive duels, our efforts, the distance between our players to play as a block, it's clear. ” And if possible by March 11. "After a defeat in an important match in C1, it's still complicated," continues the German coach, who also received some whistles during the presentation of the teams. The best thing is that we won. It gives a good basis to improve, analyze and use this week in training. ”
Parisian fans get impatient
And there are always these questions on the minds of the troops, like this flowery banner deployed on the Auteuil side Sunday evening: "Kombouaré, Gino, Rai, it was the rage to conquer, (Thiago) Silva, Mbappe, Neymar , fear of winning? Wear your balls. " A question in the form of an accusation that was obviously not to the liking of Kylian Mbappé. "Afraid of winning?" He wonders ironically on social networks. It is up to him and his teammates to show the most fervent Parisian supporters that their concerns were unfounded. In the field. That's good, that's all they ask, like this second banner: "Worthy to wear our colors? See you on 03/11 ”.
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