Lens-PSG (1-1): Messi, Icardi, Di Maria ... an Argentine attack too pale

In the North, as we knew, it was the Corons.

On the other hand, we expected less to find the gauchos there as well.

All the gauchos of Paris.

This Saturday, against all expectations, Mauricio Pochettino went there with his little surprise by establishing all his compatriots for the meeting against Lens.

Faced with the muscular fatigue of Kylian Mbappé, first invited to breathe on the sidelines, the Parisian coach has, for the first time since taking office, aligned an attacking trio 100% Argentinian Di Maria, Messi and Icardi.

Long appeared in recent weeks more focused on his sentimental torments, copiously staged on social networks by his wife Wanda, than through football, Mauro Icardi has thus made his return in a starting eleven in which we had not had it. no longer invited since October 15 against the Angers SCO.

A tenure that must have awakened some memories in the Argentinian who had not started a match alongside Leo Messi and Angel Di Maria since September 6, 2017 and the meeting against Venezuela, counting for the qualifiers for the Cup of the world 2018.

Icardi, still not

A good memory since at the time the Parisian striker was involved in the only goal scored by the Albiceleste. No offense to him for his "reunion" with his compatriots, history has not stuttered. At least not for him. In search of his first goal since that scored in front of Lyon on September 19, Icardi did not go far from shaking the nets for the fourth time this season. Despite his lack of playing time, it was he who was the least disappointing of the band, his pivotal strike (37th) - the first framed by PSG - as his subtle deviation from the center of Messi (45th), having each time found Leca.

The story, however, was more capricious with the seven-fold Golden Ball.

As was the case against Bruges, Lyon and Marseille, Messi has for the fourth time since his arrival been weighed down by the amount of the opposing goalkeeper.

But, this Saturday, it is undoubtedly Angel Di Maria who will have the most to blame himself.

Not content to have, once again, been little inspired in the game, the number 11 will also have missed the inevitable against a Leca with silver hands.

“No glittery starlets here!

That players with a warrior mentality!

“Had chambered the lensois kop of the Red Tigers on the banner unfurled before kick-off.

Not sure that the performance of the Argentinian trident made him change his mind.