It is an image of just a few seconds but which has not gone unnoticed. We are not talking about Neymar's strike brushing against Lopes' post, but about a scene broadcast this Friday evening on the screens of the Stade de France, before the meeting between PSG and Lyon, where we saw Kylian Mbappé arrive at the stadium in the middle of his partners without crutches and especially without limping.
A week after his sprained right ankle in the final of the Coupe de France against Saint-Etienne (1-0 for PSG), this semblance of regained ease had something to delight the Parisian supporters. “Kylian is in the age where he can quickly recover, advance Thomas, a regular at the Parc des Princes. He can return for Bergamo (in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, August 12), there is a small chance. I hope so anyways. "
With @KMbappe to support the group 👊 # PSGOL pic.twitter.com/6aACiQvzxf
- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) July 31, 2020Remains that, without Kylian Mbappé package, the atmosphere of this final of the League Cup has not reached new heights. But it was a bit more animated than the Coupe de France, thanks in particular to the Lyon fans, not destabilized by the incessant requests from the stewards to put on their masks. The 3,500 spectators, spread over the two corners of the Stade de France plus a side stand, did not expect, anyway, to experience the football night of the year. The essentials for many were elsewhere.
"A really special atmosphere"
“I am a subscriber to the Parc des Princes, so coming back to the stadium and seeing PSG again is great,” says Benoît, invited for the occasion. Afterwards, it's weird because we're used to seeing the Stade de France full. It's a really special atmosphere. "" I wonder why the organizers do not open the whole stadium, and increase the gauge to 20 or 25,000 people. There is plenty of room to respect physical distance, ”asks his father Gérard.
Social distancing, Nicolas Sarkozy has scrupulously observed. Installed not far from the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the former President of the Republic followed this meeting as a fervent supporter of PSG. Ditto for DJ Snake, Neymar's father, arrived at the stadium around 8:15 p.m., a few minutes before Wanda Icardi the wife and agent of the Parisian striker, of the Marquinhos family in full force or of Isaac Kimpembe the father of the 2018 world champion. On the Lyon side, the main supporter was Tony Parker, the former star of the NBA and the French basketball team appointed to the OL Groupe Board of Directors.
