It's better than nothing. Juan Bernat has played football again, nearly five months after his last appearance on the pitch on March 11 against Borussia Dortmund. Against Sochaux (1-0) this Wednesday at the Parc des Princes, in a meeting synonymous with the last training for PSG before the Champions League, the left side played 62 minutes. Time for a reassuring warm-up for Thomas Tuchel in view of the upcoming European quarter-final against Atalanta Bergamo, in a week, on August 12, in Lisbon (Portugal).
Holder at the kick-off, Bernat seems to have finally left his calf discomfort aside. Physically, he spared no effort in the left lane, multiplying the races, like two notable defensive returns (10th, 36th). With a few more training in the legs, his tenure against the Italians should not be a problem.
The other satisfaction of a poor evening in real chances and in goal - Choupo-Moting marked the only achievement on a recovery error from the Sochaux goalkeeper - is called Pablo Sarabia. Tried as a holder to replace Di Maria, suspended against Bergamo, the Spaniard showed envy and his technical quality. A performance far superior to that of Draxler, who struggles to hide his demotivation.
El Chadaille, first!
Another notable fact of this meeting: Leandro Paredes missed a penalty, well stopped by Prévot (28th). The Parisians have also multiplied the distant strikes, by Draxler, Gueye or Choupo-Moting, above or stopped by the keeper of the Lion Cubs.
To conclude, in a match cut into two periods of 40 minutes, Thomas Tuchel took advantage of the last 20 to launch several nuggets announced from the training center: Xavi Simons, Edouard Michut or El Chadaille Bitshiabu. The latter, a central defender, is only 15 years and two months old. Seeing him evolve on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, even behind closed doors, is a small event.
Match sheet
PSG-Sochaux
Half-time: 1-0.
Referee: M. Dechepy.
Spectators: in camera.
Goal. PSG: Choupo-Moting (15th).
Warning. PSG: Sarabia (39th).
PSG: Navas (cap.) (Rico, 41st) - Dagba (Pembélé, 62nd), Mbe Soh (El Chadaille, 69th), Diallo (Kamara, 69th), Bernat (Bakker, 62nd) - Sarabia (Simons, 69th), Herrera (Gueye, 62nd), Paredes (Ruiz, 62nd), Draxler (Michut, 69th) - Choupo-Moting (Nagera, 69th), Kalimuendo. Entr. : Tuchel.
Sochaux: Prévot (cap.) - Paye (M'Bakata, 61st), Lacroix (Moltenis, 76th), Pogba (Diedhiou, 54th), Ndour - Soumaré (Ndiaye, 58th), Weissbeck (Virginius, 76th), Thioune (Daham , 49th), Lopy, Ourega (Thio, 73rd) - Kitala (Jarmouni, 65th). Entr. : Daf.
