The meeting between the first and the third in Ligue 1 was a junk summit, quite hopeless in the idea of promoting the Championship of France.
Paris and Nice were fairly bored despite a few bursts like an action Messi-Mbappé-Di Maria on the return from the locker room or a header from Kasper Dolberg on the post in the wake (59th).
But the slump - technical waste, poor offensive initiatives, absent change of pace - was the most shared "quality" on the pitch, with sometimes Parisian attackers who no longer pretended not to want to.
It is possible that they are fed up with the obscure tactics of Mauricio Pochettino who stuck three artistic circles behind them with Danilo Pereira, Gana Gueye and Dina Ebimbe, known the world over for their creativity. These charming boys are not involved and, moreover, they have never been unworthy in this game. But what can a coach expect by setting up a 4-3-3 with three players with similar characteristics who are better at recovering than using the ball?
If the answer is nothing, then it is a triumph for the Argentinian coach of PSG who continues to make fun of the world.
Rafinha and Marco Verratti were on the bench so they could play.
That one is plagued and the other comes back from injury is not our problem since they are on the scoresheet.
It will be necessary to wait for the hour of play passed to see Little Owl rush into the game.
A game in full decline
PSG-Nice also provided information on the language elements of the club, from the president to the coach.
Parisian pundits have been explaining for months that Kylian Mbappé is at the heart of the project.
The day Neymar disappeared because of an ankle in compote, the offensive line was thus recomposed: Di Maria on the right, Leo Messi in the center and Kylian Mbappé left lane.
Only one of the three has therefore played in his place, Di Maria, forcing the other two to shift to their left compared to all the previous games played so far.
It is therefore El Fideo which is at the center of the project since it forces the others to move and even Mbappé to play far from the goal while the world champion has scored in four of his last five outings, in all competitions. .
On the 16th day, PSG did not win against any of its three pursuers before meeting the next, Lens, Saturday at Bollaert.
Anyway, we know, Paris only wins with a boost of fate (expulsion during Saint-Etienne-PSG) or when you have to revolt as after Keylor Navas' red card against Nantes.
This PSG-Nice is part of the continuity of a game in full decay, mediocre in essential areas: the hinge, the side, offensive creativity.
Even Leo Messi arouses immense pain when observed.
Only the keeper is good, whether it's Navas at Manchester City or Gianluigi Donnarumma against Nice.
For the rest, PSG is fake, counterfeit.
