Twelve days before the end of the French Championship.
Twelve wins.
This is the goal that the PSG workforce set itself last week before tackling the first opponent on this road to the title, Dijon, Saturday February 27, in Burgundy.
A first success, 0-4, which launches the flock of Mauricio Pochettino perfectly in this final straight.
"1/12.
Work in progress, ”writes Presnel Kimpembe on his Instagram account.
“1/12”, can we also read on Kylian Mbappé's social networks.
As if the two French world champions were stimulating each other thanks to this quantified objective.
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No more room for error
The Parisians have lost much (too much) since the start of the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
Six times, against Monaco (2), Lyon, Marseille, Lens and Lorient.
Such a total had never arrived since the arrival of the shareholder QSI in Paris.
And when Unai Emery's PSG lost five times in 2016-2017, he lost the title at the expense of Monaco.
“We are starting to lose a lot of opportunities to win this title.
The other teams are advancing, ”noted Marco Verratti after the setback against Monaco (0-2) on February 21, at the Parc des Princes.
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Faced with tough Lille, Lyon and Monaco, Paris knows that it no longer has the right to make mistakes.
With four points behind Lille and one point over Lyon (before the current day), PSG even has the obligation to do better than its two rivals, which it will face in the series of matches to come.
By aligning twelve successes, the Parisians would certainly pocket the title.
In any case, they would avoid the regrets of the final sprint.
The memory of 2014-2015
In its recent history, PSG has already found itself in such a configuration.
During the 2014-2015 season, the team led by Laurent Blanc struggles with Lyon, Marseille and Monaco in the league.
But nine successes in a row (30th to 38th day), including a precious one at the Vélodrome, offer Ligue 1 to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his family.
Finally, winning twelve times in a row in the league, Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and PSG know how to do it.
In 2018-2019, they started the season with 14 straight wins to crush the championship.
This time, we have to do this series to conclude.
With the following schedule: Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Lille, Strasbourg, Saint-Etienne, Metz, Lens, Rennes, Reims, Brest.
See you on May 23 for the results of the new "pact" of Parisians.
