Atmosphere of fire.
For the first time since the coronavirus crisis and on February 29, 2020, against Dijon, the Parc des Princes is sold out on Saturday.
Mauricio Pochettino's players face Strasbourg (9 p.m., live commented), on behalf of the second day of Ligue 1. Unlike other groups of supporters, in Lyon, Saint-Etienne or Montpellier, the ultras of the club of the capital did not protest against the health pass.
They rediscovered their habits, their voices, their fervor, and set the mood on this hot August day.
But the show started before kick-off, with the presentation of recruits as numerous as they were prestigious.
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In view of the conditions of access to the stadium and the sanitary situation, the Parisian club decided to open the doors of the Park from 6 p.m., at H-3, against H-2 usually. Ambre Godillon and Robbie Thomson as masters of ceremonies, with Javier Pastore to warm the audience. The temperature rose a notch with the announcement of the starting XI. The public celebrated all the players, even if a few whistles accompanied the name of Thilo Kehrer, far from the standards of a German international for many years now and especially since his nightmare match against MU, in 2019.
But the Parc des Princes especially scolded at the announcement of another name: that of Kylian Mbappé. While his contract ends in a year, the crack of Bondy still refuses to extend or to take a position. In fact, nothing obliges him to do so. But Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has clearly encouraged the number 7 to stay in recent days, on the sidelines of the presentation of Lionel Messi. According to the Qatari president of PSG, Mbappé "
has no more excuse
", he who demanded a "
sports project
" that allows him to satisfy his desires for titles in recent weeks. According to various sources, Real Madrid are spinning around him. We are talking about a future offer of around 120 to 150 M €. For "NAK", no doubt: "
Everyone knows Kylian's future.
He is Parisian, he is a player from Paris.
He's very competitive, he has the mentality to win.
He has said publicly that he wants a competitive team.
There is no more competitive than this team.
So he has no excuse to do something else.
"The future will tell if the Parisian boss was right ...
Messi, a welcome to his (dis) measure
In the meantime, Lionel Messi is very Parisian. And this for at least two years. After Achraf Hakimi, Gini Wijnaldum, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Sergio Ramos, the “
Pulga
” made its appearance on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, just under an hour from kick-off. The public, already hot for the other summer recruits of PSG, flared up for the former captain of FC Barcelona, "
the best player in the world
" according to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. A boiling atmosphere. “
I no longer remembered that the Park could make so much noise,
” whispered the Parisian
announcer
, Michel Montana. After a few words from Messi, the five new kids took the pose, with a lot of pyrotechnic effects. It promises for the future…
Obviously, Messi will still have to wait to make his debut in Red and Blue, he who recalled his impatience to play his first Parisian minutes.
It may be in Brest next Friday, or in Reims the following week.
Unless he has to wait for the return of the international break, at the Parc des Princes, against the promoted Clermont.
Still, Leo Messi arrives on conquered ground.
Kylian Mbappé, he will have to reclaim the Parc des Princes if he plans to stay in Paris for the coming season ...
Messi and PSG recruits presented at Parc des Princes
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