No Neymar, no Messi, no problem. As often, Kylian Mbappé took Paris Saint-Germain on his shoulders on Saturday evening, against Brest (2-0), on behalf of the 21st day of Ligue 1. A match generally mastered by the Rouge et Bleu, "
not badly collectively
", according to Thilo Kehrer, despite too many breaches in the first half hour and during which Marco Bizot made prowess in his cages in the second half to avoid the Brestois "
a little beating
", as indicated by Michel Der Zakarian. “
We only lost 2-0. They were stronger than us, there was no match
", summarizes the Brest coach, when his Parisian counterpart, Mauricio Pochettino, said he was "
happy
" after this success which "
gives confidence
”.
A success which above all highlighted that Mbappé is at the heart of everything among the leaders of L1.
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Mbappé is the defender of Stade Brestois Brendan Chardonnet who talks about it best.
"
The influence he has at PSG is enormous, especially with the absences of Neymar and Messi, he's really the head of the gondola, you can feel it on the pitch, the star, the one who can unlock a match of his own. alone.
We saw it in the second half: when he wants to accelerate, you have to try to channel it, but it's not always easy
", judges the captain of the SB29, well placed to give his opinion on the crack of Bondy, him who was trapped on his goal in the 32nd minute of play.
The Mbappé special
Marking a little loose. The talent of number 7 did the rest… “
It's the class of a player like him. I don't want to get too close to take the hook, I leave him 20 centimeters too long, he slips it between my legs, it makes a re-entrant post, Marco can't do anything... They're ultra-efficient, that's has been like that since the start of the season, especially Mbappé. Everything has been successful for them since the start of the season. 20 centimeters was enough
for him ”, he underlines, more indulgent with himself than his trainer. "
We are far from marking on this one ... When we leave players of this caliber at this distance, they hit the mark, we pay cash
", grinds "
MDZ
", no more permissive with Irvin Cardona, who "
would have had to score
In the 9th, alone against Gigio Donnarumma, author of a real feat on this one, great class.
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Ninth goal in L1 this season, the 16th in all competitions and the 151st overall in Parisian colors for the ex-Monegasque, who seemed to dedicate this achievement to little Camille, this young fan mistreated on social networks in recent days .
A goal “à la Mbappé”, this strike at the near post from the entrance to the surface having become a specialty.
Essential ?
Always.
It's not new.
His ability to let himself be overwhelmed by his emotions is also known.
We had a new demonstration of it on Saturday evening.
“You don't even know how to referee here, you don't even know how to referee… It's always the same in this league. Here, it's always the same… You, you're next door and you can't see! »
Kylian Mbappé to the fourth referee
Two minutes later, after a start to the match which had already seen him get annoyed several times, Mbappé went to the card against Hugo Magnetti. The tone rose between the two men, the Brestois Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel and a few others tried to intervene. No jealousy, Mikael Lesage gave a biscuit to each of the two players. Which was not to the taste of the Paris Saint-Germain striker, ulcerated. And who came to talk about the country to Marc Bollengier, the fourth referee, at the edge of the field. “
You don't even know how to referee here, you don't even know how to referee… It's always the same in this league. Here, it's always the same… You, you're next door and you can't see!
“Launched the 23-year-old player, calmed down by… Marco Verratti, it's funny given the CV of the latter, and his coach. Mbappé took a long time to come down. Moreover, he pointed the finger at Magnetti several times as the game resumed, as if to say that the Brest midfielder was going to see what he was going to see.
In the end, the incident ended there.
He simply encouraged the Parisian to want to do himself justice by pushing certain actions too much, he who also lacked efficiency in the second half, when PSG could/should have increased the score.
“
I just saw them warming up.
We try to separate them, even if there were no beatings.
Afterwards, there were apparently words.
Nothing serious I think.
For the referee, it was a rather calm game.
There were a few cards, but it was more anti-game fouls than big tackles.
The referee was pretty calm and controlled his match
,” said Chardonnet.
Mbappé assumes his responsibilities
In the end, and this is an originality, there were things to tell after this PSG-Brest, from the new high-flying performance of Marquinhos to the post of Marco Verratti, passing by the second goal in two matches of Kehrer, Donnarumma's crazy save and the good impression left by Paris-SG on a collective level, especially in the second half. The entry of Sergio Ramos too, the cheers that fell from the sparse stands – 5,000 people max in the stadiums by government decision, to curb the spread of Covid-19 – and the transition to three or five behind, it depends, in any end of the meeting. One thing does not change: Mbappé focuses attention and makes the difference. The French international wanted responsibilities, he has them, more than ever in Paris.And he most often makes (very) good use of them… However, they will have to be shared (a little) when “Ney” and “Pulga” are back.
“The team scorer … and me”: Kylian Mbappé salutes in his own way the second goal in two matches by German defender Thilo Kehrer.
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