This time, Leonardo did not come down to whisper a word in Pochettino's ear, Di Maria was able to finish his match and PSG won (3-0).
This is one of the lessons - not the only one - from the qualification of PSG at the expense of Lille for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.
Let's say that, when the club of the capital does not join the section of the news in full match, the spirits are lighter and the legs a little less heavy.
Without money on the horizon, Paris tried to put his football back at the same time as his head right side up, after a worrying week in various respects.
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Everything is not to be kept in this round of 16 where the Parisian ultras hounded their players on the way to the Parc des Princes before the game and the start of the curfew.
But, at least, PSG had not confined its game as against Barça in the return match and in the second half against Nantes.
By regaining a healthy aggressiveness in the middle battle in the first period, Pochettino's men were able to recover some interesting balls from their opponent.
Mbappé was forgiven for his ball against Nantes
And if we retain the capacity for resilience of Marquinhos and Di Maria, holders at the kickoff, and which we imagine that it was not their easiest match to apprehend, we will also note the incredible efficiency of the Parisians. scorers on each of their attempts.
It needed that and a great Keylor Navas to extinguish the ardor of a Lille formation weighed down by a lack of realism and guilty errors.
At the risk of repeating itself, Paris now has the best goalkeeper in its history.
And it is not offending Bernard Lama to write it.
If he does not have the agility of the 1998 world champion in the air, the Costa Rican goalkeeper has everything else and especially firepower on his line.
By stopping a new penalty against Yazici 11 minutes from the end of the game, he saved Paris a complicated end to the game.
At that time, the Parisians had all the trouble in the world to hold the ball in a second period once again missed.
We do not remake ourselves.
But with a keeper of this caliber - and a Mbappé who was forgiven for his ball against Nantes - PSG can travel far.
In the Coupe de France, of course, where Paris is still the favorite, but also perhaps in the league with the trip to Lyon on Sunday and the return match at the Parc against Lille after the international break on Saturday April 3.
For the Champions League, the draw of which takes place this Friday, it will still be necessary to raise the level.
MATCH SHEET
Half-time:
2-0.
Referee:
M. Delajod.
Behind closed doors.
Goals.
PSG: Icardi (9th), Mbappé (41st sp, 90th + 3).
Warnings.
PSG: Rafinha (3rd), Gueye (64th), Mbappé (78th).
Lille: Bradaric (18th), Djalo (40th), Xeka (44th), Soumaré (44th), Ikoné (80th).
PSG:
Navas - Dagba (Florenzi, 46th), Marquinhos (cap.), Diallo, Kurzawa - Paredes, Gueye (Danilo, 69th) - Di Maria, Rafinha (Verratti, 69th), Kean (Draxler, 79th) - Icardi (Mbappé , 38e).
Entr.
: Pochettino.
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Lille:
Maignan - Celik (Pied, 73rd), Botman, Djalo, Bradaric - Weah (Bamba, 62nd), Xeka (André, 62nd), Soumaré, Luiz Araujo (Ikoné, 73rd) - Yazici, Yilmaz (David, 46th).
Entr.
: Galtier.