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Ekitike, regained confidence
“When it goes back, there will be plenty of it.”
This is what Hugo Ekitike promised in early November, before unlocking his counter.
He kept his word.
Since then, the former Reims player has scored four goals in five matches, he who opened the scoring against Sco on Wednesday (2-0), from the fifth minute of play. A gesture full of serenity, like a player with newfound confidence.
“I have absolute confidence in myself”
, he said after his first goal.
However, he doubted, turned, and had to fight to get back in the game.
It's done.
Not enough to challenge the predominance of the "MNM", but enough to represent a real option off the bench and give the change when one of the three front stars is not there, Kylian Mbappé for this match.
His 37th minute slalom, mystifying four players before blocking on the fourth, is the kind of action he would never have attempted a handful of weeks ago.
A good omen for the future, in the short, medium and long term.
Messi's sweets
If he was not celebrated for his coronation at the World Cup
(see elsewhere),
Leo Messi had every intention of delighting the crowd and his teammates with the ball.
Not a great match for the Pulga, especially when you remember his level of performance in Qatar, but a good match, during which he delivered many beautiful and good balls for his comrades.
Finally, he himself took charge of making the break in the second half, after checking the Var.
If we talk about sweets, Neymar has also distilled some, especially from outside the law.
The Brazilian, however, was much more messy than his former partner from FC Barcelona.
CLAW STRIKES
Nothing for Messi
As
Le Parisien
indicated on Tuesday, PSG have nothing planned to celebrate the world coronation of Leo Messi.
Absent in the first three matches of the capital club post-World Cup, the 35-year-old Argentinian was celebrated at Camp des Loges, among his teammates and staff.
"There is neither the need nor the request for Leo to be celebrated,"
Christophe Galtier has clarified in recent days.
“I dare to hope that it will be celebrated and celebrated by our supporters at the Parc des Princes.
There's no reason not to."
, added the Parisian coach.
Finally, the Pulga was only entitled to warm applause when the starting line-up was announced.
The supporters, however, had no more planned to celebrate the coronation of number 30 than the leaders.
"It's his big return to the Parc des Princes",
simply underlined Michel Montana, the announcer of the Rouge et Bleu.
Formula that he reused after the goal of the former Barcelonan, before a handful of
“Messi, Messi, Messi”
coming from the turn … Boulogne.
Angers, simple foil facing a small Paris
Admittedly, the Angevins raised their voices in the second half.
They were also not far from equalizing, against a Paris Saint-Germain at a trot.
The red lantern, however, did not show much on the Parisian meadow.
And again, the addition could have been more salty without a few parries from Paul Bernardoni or if Neymar had left a quarter of a second earlier on this incredible goal refused for an offside position at the end of the game, on a magnificent ladle of Messi by the way.
This is the tenth defeat in a row for the red lantern in the classification of the French championship.
Not the most surprising of course, given the gap between the two clubs, but one more.
And there was not much hope… The Parisians, them,
pocket three new points which are good after the defeat in Lens on January 1st.
Lens who also took only one point on the field of Strasbourg (2-2), 19th.
Suddenly, Paris increases its lead in the lead and can celebrate its honorary title of winter champion.
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