Tops / Flops Reims-PSG: Mbappé still there, the Parisian defense not reassuring

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Mbappé, well and truly involved

It is announced with insistence on the departure of several players for Real Madrid.

But Kylian Mbappé is indeed still at PSG.

And he did not seem disturbed by the rumors surrounding him on the lawn of Reims.

Always as punchy with the ball at the foot, he was decisive with a double goal scorer: first by scoring with a header, his 2nd consecutive goal of the kind, following a cross from Di Maria (16th), then by being clinical against Rajkovic on a perfect service from Hakimi (63rd).

Far from having his head elsewhere, he spared no effort from start to finish.

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Hakimi, still decisive

The Moroccan side is undoubtedly one of the major recruits of PSG this summer.

In his right lane, he shines and he once again showed all his technical ease on the lawn of Reims.

Getting along well with Di Maria, he never wavered and was rewarded for his activity with a good assist for Mbappé on a precise cross after a big race.

Gueye, precious in the middle

It does not have the most buzzing name but it remains an important element of this flashy PSG.

Tireless, Idrissa Gueye was able to plug the gaps and actively participated in the high pressure exerted by his team which suffocated Reims during the first half hour.

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Paris must still gain in security in defense

If the PSG won, it was again shaken in defense.

Enough to give work to Mauricio Pochettino, who will have to find the right formula to balance his team.

Because with the lack of withdrawal from the attackers, the defenders were still involved and we can raise the very complicated performance of Abdou Diallo, definitely not a left side.

The Kehrer-Marquinhos hinge was also involved but more than the men, it is a global defensive animation that will have to be found in the weeks and months to come on the Parisian side.

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Reims was too much of a spectator

Despite a good start, the Reims stadium was suffocated by the big Parisian pressing and ended up losing the thread in the first period.

It was not until the resumption and a few entries into play for the Champenois to be sharper, with more dangerous situations.

But in the end, they seemed too limited to hope to come back to the game.

Neymar, irrelevant

He has hardly returned from vacation, but Neymar seemed completely irrelevant and out of form on the lawn of Reims.

The Brazilian was positioned with Mbappé and Di Maria in attack but he did nothing good, between loss of balls galore and poorly adjusted passes.

Far from being sharp, he will have to work extra hard to get back into the game.