No, you're not dreaming.
With nine days remaining, PSG occupies… the last place of L1!
Not the official one of the general classification, but the unofficial one of a mini-championship between the four contenders for the title.
The Parisians have garnered only one point out of 12 possible in four games (out of six) against their three main rivals.
In detail, they conceded two losses against AS Monaco (3-2 on the first leg and 0-2 on the return) and lost to Lyon at the Parc des Princes (0-1).
The capital club only avoided defeat in their match in Lille (0-0) on December 20, when Kimpembe had managed a miraculous rescue in front of Turkish striker Burak Yılmaz at the end of the match.
A calamitous record for the Parisian ogre who used to martyr his opponents.
Is this number of starving points prohibitive in the conquest of the Hexagoal?
"No, because a championship is not played against 3 teams but 19, and we must not forget that thanks to its general goal-average
(Editor's note: +44)
, PSG has a point ahead of all the other teams , thinks Rolland Courbis, consultant for RMC Sport.
Paris only has half a joker left.
Parisians must not lose in Lyon.
A draw would not be catastrophic provided you win behind the last 8 games.
With the victory at 3 points, which distorts everything for me, I see the PSG ending up narrowly champion.
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"It is during these meetings that you mark your territory"
The main problem is in attack.
In four games, or eight halves, the Parisians were effective only once during the first period of the first leg in Monaco on November 20.
Kylian Mbappé had scored a double (25th and 37th) before the Rock club reversed the trend after the break by scoring 3 goals by Volland (52nd, 65th) then Fabregas (84th).
During the other three meetings, PSG has been silent on each occasion.
The last time the Parisians experienced the worst difficulties against their direct competitors dates back to the 2016-2017 season.
PSG was then in the fight with Monaco and Nice and had gleaned only 2 points out of 12 with two draws at the Park (2-2 against Nice and 1-1 against Monaco) and two setbacks (3-1) in the South .
The men of Unai Emery, who remained on 4 titles in Ligue 1 in a row, had ceded their throne, that year, to AS Monaco led by his young prodigy… Kylian Mbappé.
"These meetings against direct competitors are important because it is during these meetings that you mark your territory," said former PSG coach Luis Fernandez, consultant BeIN Sports.
The players have to tell themselves that they are there to win and win the championship.
If they are not aware of it, they are facing a huge disappointment in Ligue 1. "