PSG-Nîmes (3-0): Paris passes its test before the clasico

There is nothing to hang from the curtains, or cry genius, but three days after its surprise defeat in Lorient (2-3), Paris has this time avoided the accident.

At a moderate pace, some will regret.

But it was a question of not letting Lille go by, winner of Bordeaux (3-0) a little earlier, at the top of the standings, and, in this sense, Paris did the job (3-0).

We can always advance that opposite it was only Nîmes, the last in Ligue 1, and that the Crocos found a little going after the break when Paris was once again retreating in a disturbing way.

But again, despite seven absentees and not the least (Navas, Neymar, Marquinhos, Verratti among others), Paris was able to tame a pusillanimous opponent without forcing his talent, which for the occasion was in the stands.

There remain the lessons of such a game four days before the clasico and they are meager.

Note, however, that Mauricio Pochettino seems to want to install his team in 4-4-2.

This was already the case in Lorient, it was again the system used against Nîmes.

Certainly to put Mbappé - positioned in the axis - in the best possible way.

And if he did everything backwards in the first period, the world champion recovered after the break with a superb goal from outside the area.

Di Maria and Paredes, winners of the arrival of Pochettino

In this system, Paris chose to press very high, and Nîmes quickly thwarted.

Gana Gueye - 0 minutes played in the last three games - set the tone with a first recovery 30 meters from goals concluded with a strike from Sarabia repelled by Reynet.

But this first alert did not put the chip in Fomba's ear.

The Nîmes midfielder proved to be a strong ally on the Parisian opening scoring.

His full axis pass took the form of a hara-kiri from which Di Maria took advantage.

In the process, the Argentinian was able to sign with his heart, which had not happened to him for nearly three months.

A fairly incredible period of famine for a player of this ilk.

Especially since Fideo is one of the big winners from the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino.

Holder in all the matches since the assumption of functions of his compatriot, “DiMa” for the close friends is already one of the basic men of Pocket as well as Leandro Paredes who continues since his return from injury.

This does not suit Rafinha who, for once, does not really have the favors of the former manager of Tottenham.

But it's hard to prove Pochettino wrong when his team wins, without shining but also without trembling.

And a priori without deploring new injuries except perhaps Dagba affected at the very end of the match.

Before challenging OM, and regaining additional strength, Paris is much better off than its next opponent.

MATCH SHEET

Half-time: 2-0.

Referee:

M. Letexier.

Spectators: in

camera.

Goals:

Di Maria (18th), Sarabia (36th), Mbappé (68th).

Warning.

Nîmes: Meling (21st).

PSG:

Rico - Dagba, Kehrer, Kimpembe (cap.), Bakker (Kurzawa, 88th) - Di Maria (Rafinha, 70th), Gueye, Paredes (Danilo, 80th) Sarabia - Kean (Draxler, 80th), Mbappé (Icardi, 88th).

Entr.

: Pochettino.

Nîmes:

Reynet - Burner, Briançon (cap.), Miguel, Meling - Fomba, Cubas (Alakouch, 90th + 1), Ahlinvi (Deaux, 46th) - Ferhat (Benrahou, 84th), Ripart (Koné, 78th), Duljevic ( Majouga, 77th).

Entr.

: Arpinon