"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Relief, the last guests of the evening have just arrived, a few minutes before the kick-off of Leipzig-PSG, this Tuesday, August 18. Barbara, Sylvers and their son Côme hurry to join the sofa and the chairs deployed around Cédric and Coralie's television. The couple's apartment in Thiais (Val-de-Marne) was designated as the rallying point for the group of friends for this Champions League semi-final that everyone already feels, rightly, as historic.
"Normal, this is where we eat the best", smiles Johanna, the sister of the evening hostess. “Ah, you are silent! You are the black cat. We'll take you out if we start to lose, ”teases Jonathan, another of the guests, a member of the Parc des Princes for 20 years. “The last time I came to them, it was for the comeback against Barça,” confesses the young woman. Meanwhile, the pizzas, crisps and beers spin to the coffee table in front of the television. In Lisbon, the match begins. In Thiais, we warm our voices. And Neymar quickly raises the tension on the sofa with his face-to-face in the first moments which ends on the post.
"What a genius, it is Pelé"
"But his passion in life is to miss goals ...", loose Johanna, still scalded by the failures of the Brazilian against Atalanta. No time to debate, Mbappé scores. The little band is screaming. Refuse. New screams, this time in spite. "Do you want my prognosis?" I can feel it, ”slips Matthieu, who shows off his PSG jersey this evening, ten minutes after kick-off. Marquinhos proves him right afterwards. "Yes, Marqui, you are soooooooo bad," Jonathan yells, his voice filled with passion for the Brazilian, but quickly covered by the fog horns released for the occasion.
At 1-0 for PSG, the atmosphere is relaxed. “Come on, it will do it! »Jeremy says. We get annoyed at the faults of Leipzig, we get carried away on the free kick full of mischievousness of Neymar which ends on the post - "What a genius, it is Pelé" -, but above all, we rejoice in front of the new goal of Di Maria, just before the break.
“You never know if they score fast or if you take a red… No, but it will. Barring an accident, we will go to the final, ”breathes Cédric, who was present in the stands of the Parc des Princes during the first semi-final of the Champions League of Paris Saint-Germain, 25 years ago. "They are launched there", estimates Matthieu. On the table, the sweet replaced the salty for the last half hour of the match. While Paris unfolds before winning 3-0, Coralie inquires about the potential adversary of Mbappé's partners. Lyon or Bayern? Whatever the opponent on Sunday evening, it will still happen at Cédric and Coralie. The little gang already have a date.