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50 years of PSG: six legendary matches told by supporters

2020-08-12T06:31:10.246Z


For the 50 years of PSG, we have selected six meetings that have marked its history. Supporters, present at the stadium that day, by


The history of PSG, 50 years old this summer, is punctuated by legendary matches with a crazy scenario, exploits and extraordinary goals. Matches that contribute to the collective memory of the club that the front row supporters remember perfectly.

PSG-Saint-Etienne (2-2, ap, 6-5 tab), May 15, 1982

Pascal Gouraud, 56 years old: "Rocheteau's goal, as if it were yesterday"

Rocheteau's equalizer at the end of extra time against the Greens in the Coupe de France final in 1982./LP/Thierry Besnier  

“I will never be able to forget this Coupe de France final. I was 20, I was at the Park with my father, Auteuil stand on the second floor. We had prepared tifos all day that we hung on the concrete at the time. The stadium was a little green at the start, Saint-Etienne was still very popular at the time. It is also the last match in France of Michel Platini who puts a double but the Park in an atmosphere of madness, electric, quickly capsized in favor of PSG, technically inferior but with players of character like Luis (Fernandez) or Pilorget . Rocheteau's goal is as if it were yesterday with Surjak's overflow. I place him in the lead in the club's legendary matches. "

PSG – Real Madrid (4-1), March 18, 1993

Bernard Gineste, 68 years old: "The most beautiful match"

Antoine Kombouaré's “Golden Helmet” header against Real Madrid in stoppage time. Icon Sport  

“I remember that on Kombouaré's goal which sent us to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, I shed a tear. At that time, in the gallery, everyone was crying and kissing. It was madness. I was there in 1986 for the first French league title or in 1996 for the victory in the final of the Coupe des Coupes, but it was not so strong. It's the best PSG match I've ever seen because it had everything: the incredible scenario, the quality of the opponent, the number of goals and the intensity. With my son, we were seated in the K stand, just on the goal line where Ginola, Valdo and Kombouaré scored. Valdo, after his goal, even came to greet us. I remember he wanted to climb onto a giant can of Coke and almost broke his face. "

PSG-Rapid Vienna (1-0), May 8, 1996

Nicole Cerny, 68 years old: "We trembled until the end"

Bruno Ngotty's free kick will be remembered in the Coupe des Coupes final in 1996./PRESSE SPORTS  

“It was the game not to be missed! All the supporters were excited as PSG were playing their first European final after three straight semi-final eliminations. We were seated behind Rapid Vienne's goal in the first half so we were able to appreciate Bruno Ngotty's huge strike. His free kick from 35 meters mystified the Austrian goalkeeper for our greatest pleasure. We were all taken with ecstatic joy after this goal. PSG could not achieve the break, we trembled until the end but the main thing was victory. I felt my greatest emotion during this meeting. I have supported PSG since its creation and at the time, a victory in the European Cup seemed unreal. The next day, I took a day off to congratulate the players during the parade on the Champs-Elysées. "

PSG – Bucharest (5-0), August 27, 1997

Frédéric Labadie, 54 years old: “A collective euphoria”

Beaten in the first leg on the green carpet (3-0) against Steaua Bucharest, the Parisians  

“It was a really crazy game. When we arrived at the stadium, we all had in mind this 3-0 defeat in the first leg on the green carpet. It seemed difficult to come back, there was a real worry even though, out of optimism, I wanted to believe it. It was a Champions League preliminary round match in August, but the Park was almost full. Everything changed on Rai's first goal. A penalty from the second minute, we saw it as a sign of fate. Suddenly, we believed in it more than ever. The atmosphere grew with each goal scored. The audience went up a notch each time. Opposite, Bucharest was atomized. We remember Leonardo's four assists but for me, Rai is the big man of the match. Beyond his three goals, he had an incredible influence on this team. At the final whistle, it floated over the Park like a sort of collective euphoria. And also a very big relief! "

PSG-OM (2-1), April 29, 2006

Mickaël Sebban, 39 years old: “This strike from Dhorasoo…”

After a long ride, Vikash Dhorasoo unleashes a shot that deceives Barthez./Icon Sport  

“I remember how magnificent the tifo ON LA VUT (the Coupe de France) was. We were just before the World Cup so to destabilize Barthez, we shouted Coupet, Coupet! The Kalou potato, I did not see it well because I was the opposite. But then the second… I was behind the goal. And there you see Vikash (Dhorasoo) who starts to run ... There you say to yourself: he is going to do more m ... Frankly, we expected so much more from him. And there, I do not know why, he knocks. And, that hit, I slowed it down in my head. It's a crazy thing. You have half a second where you wonder if it's serious! And then it's euphoria, something sick. When the referee whistles the end, it's madness. Behind me, they take out the banner OM: Straight to the bus !! And it spoofs! Frankly, the season was saved. We won the first final in history against Marseille. "

PSG-Barcelona (4-0), February 14, 2017

Charles-Henri Chantegrelet, 34 years old: "The team was touched by grace"

That evening, PSG suffocates Barça like Kimpembe, intractable on Messi. / LP / Guillaume Georges  

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"It is certainly the most successful match of the QSI era at the Parc, because opposite, it is Barça, with Neymar, Messi, Suarez ... In addition, this 8 th first leg, it is the first big Champions League match with the ultras, all PSG lovers were gathered for this Valentine's Day evening. In the stands, we did not understand what was happening to us, we looked at each other, we asked if it was really real and we said to ourselves that there was a flaw in the system. It's difficult to bring out a Parisian player, but we ended up with a Kimpembe from nowhere, who ate Messi as not allowed. Suddenly, the stars aligned, the team was touched by grace and Barça did not understand what was happening to them. When we left the Park, we were all smiling and we thought it was in our pocket. We were far from suspecting that we would experience the terrible comeback three weeks later ... "

Source: leparis

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