PSG were hoping for a better start.
Beaten by Chelsea (0-1) this Thursday at the Jean-Bouin stadium for its first outing in the group stage of the Champions League, the women's section of the Parisian club did not put itself in the best conditions for the future.
A disappointment for his coach Gérard Prêcheur who recognizes that the match at Real Madrid next week will already be decisive.
How do you analyze this setback?
GERARD PRECHEUR.
Hot it's not always easy but there is frustration.
It's always a disappointment to lose on a set piece.
It's one of their strengths, we knew that.
They are superior to us in the aerial field, we had worked on it but we are sanctioned.
Chelsea are also a team that defends very well, they haven't conceded a goal since the start of the season.
They play counterattacks well, we performed well in this area.
But, offensively, I find that our technical level, even if it was better in the second period, was not enough to have the upper hand over the opponent.
This is where two or three players had to raise their level of play to achieve this.
We were in difficulty in the duels.
How much did the absence of Lieke Martens affect your team's performance?
For once we could prepare a match with a little time.
We benefited from it for ten days during the international break.
We had worked well and she was expected to play central striker tonight (Thursday), with Ramona (Bachmann) on the left.
The fact of learning of his absence on the morning of the match, it is an unforeseen event that we would have done without but I will not look for an excuse.
It allowed Laurina (Fazer) to express herself and show the extent of her qualities.
For Lieke, it was a bad cold, the flu, I hope it's only temporary.
With this defeat, you are already under pressure before going to challenge Real Madrid next Wednesday.
Absolutely !
There are 6 matches (in the group stage), we start badly this mini-championship of four teams.
There is a first pressure with Real Madrid, we will not hide it and we will see how to manage it now
Why don't we see more of Sandy Baltimore under your command?
When I analyzed Sandy's last season, she was in trouble, especially towards the end.
I did everything to restore her confidence, asking her to hit on the left and the results I expected did not arrive.
We worked during the international period trying to put her on the right to work on her left foot by returning to the axis, but that does not suit her.
She was very clear with me: playing on the right does not suit her!
So, on the left, she is in competition with Lieke, Ramona and we saw it tonight with Laurina.
She is not in pole position for the left striker position since it is only in this position that she can play from what she told me.