A recital in Clermont.
Paris Saint-Germain, broad leader of Ligue 1 after 31 days, was in demonstration last Saturday (1-6).
Above all, its stars shone: Neymar and Kylian Mbappé each scored three goals while Lionel Messi delivered three assists.
"
It's a shame that it's only happening now
," admitted Mbappé at the microphone of Canal +, about the progress of the famous trio, nicknamed "MNM".
Consultant for
Téléfoot
, Bixente Lizarazu followed in Mbappé's footsteps on Sunday.
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When there is an opponent, they crack.
Bixente Lizarazu on Paris Saint-Germain players
Can the form displayed by the Parisian attacking trio feed regrets, a month after the elimination in the knockout stages of the Champions League by Real Madrid (1-0, 3-1)?
“
No, no regrets, if they don't know the calendar…
”, quipped Lizarazu on the
TF1
set .
“
The money time is the Champions League that they missed,
recalls the 1998 world champion.
There, we are on exhibition matches, they are well above, there is no 'adversity.
“Clermont, 17th in Ligue 1 and who remains on 5 defeats in a row, does not have the pretension of a Real Madrid, leader of La Liga and winner of his quarter-final first leg at Chelsea last week (1-3) .
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PSG in exhibition mode?
Former Bordeaux and Bayern player, Lizarazu regrets the mental fragility of the Parisians: “
When there is an opponent, they crack.
They cracked against Real.
That's what they have to settle.
Arrive in good shape at the right time, and in the face of great adversity, show that they have resilience.
The talent is there, but… I have the impression that it was the Harlem Globetrotters
(an American basketball team famous for its spectacular matches without stakes, editor's note)
.
The Harlem Globetrotters is exhibition, it's not high competition.
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Relaunched on Messi's big game in Clermont, Lizarazu is not unaware of the facts.
“
But too late again,
insists the former left-back.
It was in the match against Real that I was hoping to see him at a higher level.
“PSG still has 7 league matches to play, including the reception of Olympique de Marseille this Sunday.
