Ligue 1: the 3 traps that could deprive PSG of the title

Eight days before the end of the French Championship, PSG got back to the right place at the right time, seizing first place on goal difference with Lille, thanks to its victory in Lyon (4-2 ).

But the Parisian training knows it, it is not yet at the end of its troubles.

Some obstacles await the club on its way to a tenth coronation.

1. The Champions League, points trap

It's as simple as the calendar: PSG's last two defeats came at the end of its two Champions League games against Barcelona.

After the 8th first leg, Mauricio Pochettino's men sank in front of Monaco (0-2).

Barely qualified against the Catalans, they again liquefied against Nantes (1-2).

Suffice to say that Strasbourg is rubbing its hands.

The Alsatians welcome PSG between the two quarter-finals between them and Bayern Munich (April 7 and 13).

Saint-Etienne will go after the return against the Germans to a semi-finalist or a disappointed team, evacuated from its European dream.

The last two Parisian defeats are also reminiscent of the one in December against OL at home after the final group match against Basaksehir.

Three times, the thesis of chance does not hold.

Paris invests so much in the C1 that it forgets itself when the domestic games return.

The difference this time is that PSG know they have no margin over their opponents.

2. The Covid empties the players

17 Parisians out of a workforce of 25 have tested positive for Covid-19 this season.

The proportion is enormous compared to other groups, in L 1 as in other parts of society.

The disease has already affected stars, from Kylian Mbappé to Neymar via Marco Verratti.

Bad news, they can contract it again.

The latest victim, Moise Kean, had to isolate himself for ten days, forcing him to miss four games including the return against Barcelona.

In a club with a higher propensity than elsewhere to get injured, the slightest new case of Covid can become an incredible puzzle.

Paris is aiming for the title in L 1 but also wants to win the Coupe de France (it is qualified for the quarterfinals) and of course the Champions League.

And since the long-term effects of the Covid are still unknown, it is time to no longer forget the barrier gestures at PSG.

3. Forget to question yourself

It is now a well-known antiphon: the main opponent of PSG remains PSG.

It is still true.

It is because he does not always provide the effort, giving in to ease, that he sinks.

Neither the Champions League nor the Covid have to do with its defeat in Lorient (3-2) or Monaco (3-2).

Paris often shot himself in the foot on his own as he dominated the proceedings.

Like any competition, Ligue 1 is ruthless in the event of deconcentration, lightness, a block cut in half between the offensive sector which wants to make the show and the defenders left to their own devices.

Nothing changes: it is by being a team, at least for an hour as in Lyon, that PSG can hope to catch their dream of a new title under the Qatari flag, the 8th since 2013.