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The "MNM", the first beneficiary of the tactical change
“
Extraordinary
”, “
fantastic
”: Christophe Galtier sang the praises of his attackers on Tuesday evening, after the card against Maccabi Haifa (7-2) on Tuesday.
There is enough… Two goals and two assists for Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, big influence and a goal from Neymar.
The three thieves of the "MNM" have put the small dishes in the big ones.
Three players who visibly enjoy looking for each other, finding each other, helping each other.
Admittedly, it should be remembered that this Israeli team is not intended to be familiar with European summits.
Nevertheless, with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar at this level, Paris can see it coming.
And if the "MNM" shines so much, the tactical change recently made by Christophe Galtier is not for nothing.
"
It's all good for the team.
(…) In this organization, the fact of being able to defend a little more in density also allows us to have transitions.
And when there are transitions and one of the three leaves with the ball, it comes alive quickly, it plays fair and for each other
, ”deciphers the Parisian coach.
Note that Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar have scored 40 of the 50 Parisian goals since the start of the season.
The "MNM" in power, more than ever.
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The art and the way
PSG feasted on Tuesday evening.
The substance and the form.
Sublime goals, spectacle, stars on fire… “
The team played fantastic football
”, summarizes Christophe Galtier, claiming to have “
seen the players having a lot of fun and it is very important, it must continue
” .
They took some, but they also gave some.
"
When we all play together and simple, it's very beautiful to see
," confirms Marquinhos.
“
We wanted to win this match.
We did it.
We would have preferred not to concede these two goals... But overall, it was a great game on our part and the fans undoubtedly took pleasure in watching it
adds Vitinha.
Perfect in accounting terms, with this victory synonymous with qualification and a goal difference that allows them to stay ahead of the Group H standings ahead of Benfica, this match was also a feast for the eyes.
Football is a game. A show too.
We have seen it.
Hakimi, the return
The trend is confirmed.
Transparent for a long time, Achraf Hakimi lives again with this passage to four defenders.
Surprising, when you know that the Moroccan flourished at the piston position with Dortmund and Inter Milan… Except that in fact it is not that much.
“
The three midfielders release Achraf Hakimi, who has been seen little in recent weeks in the five-defender system.
We see him more and more in this role of counter-attacker which he adores
”, underlines Christophe Galtier, also underlining that his team has “
often found depth
on Hakimi's side in this meeting in the form of a demonstration.
We finally find the real Achraf Hakimi.
All the more reason to continue with this system which definitely has many advantages.
It is not Marquinhos who will say the opposite, he who readily admits that "
it's easier for (him)
" to play four behind.
“
It worked very well.
Maybe in some games the three-man defense will work better.
We are a great team, with great players, you have to know how to adapt to everything
, ”adds the Brazilian captain.
But it's better if everyone is in the best possible position to shine individually within the collective, like Achraf Hakimi, who becomes himself again.
CLAW STRIKES
The blow of the breakdown and more goals conceded
In the game, not much to reproach the Parisians for on Tuesday evening… We can however underline that they drew on the return from the locker room, with several hot situations on the goal of Gianluigi Donnarumma and this second goal which had the merit of “
revive
” Maccabi Haifa.
Goal on which the Israelis had the leisure to multiply the heads against an apathetic defense.
“
I'm… not annoyed, but I would say that we weren't demanding at the start of the second half.
As much as we were taken, and it was well played by Haifa, on the first goal, as much as we lacked requirement and rigor on the second.
Apart from that, I'm obviously satisfied with the game and the performance of the team as a whole.
“Said Galtier.
In the end, PSG have only finished one of their last 11 C1 matches without conceding a goal.
“
As a defender, I can't forget the two goals conceded, two goals that we could have avoided
, plague Marqui.
This is what we have to work on because the big deadlines that await us will be played out on the details
.
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Neymar can't keep his nerves
PSG will have to do without Neymar Jr against Juventus next week in Turin.
And this because the Brazilian could not help but go up in the towers after a very virulent tackle from the so-called Abdoulaye Seck on Kylian Mbappé in the 26th minute, earning him a warning.
However, “Ney” knew well that a yellow would be synonymous with suspension, one undoubtedly reminded him of it before the meeting.
Nothing worked.
Too bad for him, and the Paris-SG…
Overflows in the stands
Before this risky match, the PSG had banned "
shirts, escapes or accessories from the opposing team
" as well as the "
flags of countries not represented at PSG
", while the prefecture had limited the visitor parking gauge (1650 against 2400, or 5% of the stadium's total capacity).
Wasted effort.
Pro-Palestinian flags and messages swarmed the Auteuil tribune.
Not really a surprise, we knew that many Parisian Ultras are sensitive to the Palestinian cause… “
Gaza exists, Gaza resists, free Palestine
“, we could read on a banner.
One among many.
Moreover, the many songs to the glory of Achraf Hakimi before the match are certainly not due to chance, knowing that the Moroccan has also shown his support for the Palestinian cause in the past, which has earned him whistles. in Tel Aviv or Haifa.
As for the visitors, they were finally at least as numerous outside the park as inside… Which park multiplied the smoke bombs, fireworks and firecrackers, causing a stoppage of the match in the first minutes.
In the end, despite this intrusion of the conflict in the Middle East into the Park, there were no serious incidents to report.
A few arrests, nothing more.
In fact, this match was played in a great atmosphere.
And that is a real crush...
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