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Mbappé, sharp as lightning
Signed Kylian Mbappé. Author of his 27th and 28th goals of the season in Ligue 1, the crack of Bondy made the Auxerre nets tremble on his first two opportunities. Two goals synonymous with victory for PSG (1-2), in this 36th day of Ligue 1. Unstoppable. "We pay cash on their first two situations... That's why he's the best player in the world. He showed his qualities tonight, "analyzes Christophe Pélissier, admiring. There is something: Mbappé had legs of fire in Burgundy lands. Finally, we can say that he scored "only" two goals, as he created so many situations. His teammates regularly threw him into the back of the opposing defense. Almost too much sometimes. But how can we blame them? In the meantime, this success bears the seal of "KM", as so often. The captain of the Blues retains at the same time the lead in the scorers' rankings, he who had seen Alexandre Lacazette join him Friday, during the Lyon victory over AS Monaco (3-1). Boss.
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Abbé-Deschamps believed in it...
A little cooled by the double of Mbappé at the beginning of the match, the Auxerre public has never let go of its favorite players. And Abbé-Deschamps really ignited after Lassine Sinayoko's goal at the beginning of the second half, pushing AJA and dreaming of a feat against the probable future champion of France Paris. Nice and warm atmosphere. "The public is with us, it's super important, relishes Pélisser. At 0-2, we felt the crowd pushing. If we made this second period, it's thanks to them! We will need them until the end so that they give us their desire, their grinta, and we will not give up on the field." On Sunday, however, it would have taken more to snatch a point against PSG. "All in Toulouse," read a banner unfurled at the end of the match, in view of the next trip of the AJA. A crucial match, for the maintenance during the Nantes will go to Lille (the ranking here). The Ultras also had another message to convey, it was addressed to the owners of Paris-SG ...
... And the AJA too
If Abbé-Deschamps believed in it, it is because the AJA believed in it. As coach Péisser pointed out, "many teams would have collapsed" instead of the Auxerre formation. Quite the opposite. Under the impetus of a Gauthier Hein very legs, the locals did better than stand up to Christophe Galtier's players. "The draw would have been deserved? Yes, I think so. We competed with this team, we created situations. Unfortunately, we could not convert more than one, "regrets the coach auxerrois, who "does not blame (his) players". "We could have collapsed, but we showed that we were there. Not enough to take a point, but let's hope it will be on the next matches. (...) At the moment, it is the head that controls the legs. There is fatigue, but we will fight until the end, until the last second, until the last breath, we will be there, "he promises again, he whose choices paid off Sunday night, like this tenure of the speedy Sinayoko to take advantage of the boulevards in the Parisian defense.
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Bad weather for Ekitike
Let's give back to Caesar what belongs to him: by his presence on the front of the attack and his races at the loss of the ball, Hugo Ekitike served the collective well. For the rest, the former Rémois did not achieve much. He even missed the inevitable at the end of the first period. Symbolic of a player in cruel lack of confidence. In fact, he doesn't have one at all after a season that he spent mostly on the bench. And in addition, he was injured at the beginning of the second half. When you don't want to... "He had a little twist of his ankle on a tackle, but he also felt muscle fatigue. It doesn't look serious... We will see in the next 24/48 hours, blows Christophe Galtier. I hope it will be operational because it is interesting, even if it lacked success on the last gesture, or presence." The Parisian coach did not hide that his number 44 returned to the locker room "very frustrated at the break. His classmates and I made sure he relaxed. (...) Like all strikers, he needs and wants to score. This is not the case. But if everything goes well physically, he will have opportunities, "promises Galtier.
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Donnarumma again misses a scoring opportunity
With his six saves, Gigio Donnarumma once again displayed the range of his qualities on Sunday night. Big performance. Yes, but here's the thing: it also showed why some are not yet 100% convinced. On Sinayoko's goal, there is a clear feeling that AC Milan's former last bulwark can and must do better. A goal that allowed Auxerre to believe. Note that Donnarumma was also saved by his bar on a heavy strike from Rayan Raveloson.
Paris, the art of complicating the task
Like his season, PSG started strong before suffering at the end of the first half and even more so in the second. The art of complicating one's task. "We struggled to start this second half, with a lot of technical errors, simple mistakes. It gave hope to Auxerre. We make a gross mistake on their goal. After this goal, we know that we will have a difficult second half, "analyzes "Galette", believing that the exit of Ekitike did not help his team. "We didn't recover the ball high at all, so we took waves," he said, asking his group to be "more consistent". There are also the intrinsic limitations of this workforce. Limitations that opposing coaches know by heart at this stage of the season. "We knew that, sometimes, Paris does not defend en bloc," summarizes Pélisser. "I hope we will have the happiness to be champion on the next match and to be able to celebrate this at the Parc des Princes with our supporters (June 3 against Clermont)," said Galtier, who looks more and more marked in this long and difficult end of the season.
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Paris players snub fans
After putting its activities on hold, the CUP agreed on a number of advances with the club's management. Suddenly, the Parisian Ultras returned to business in Auxerre, pushing PSG throughout the match: flags, songs, smoke ... The whole nine yards. However, no player bothered to come and greet them at the end of the match... Anything but a coincidence, even if Marquinhos promises not to see it as a message. In fact, the Parisian captain passed one. And it won't please everyone... "We know their importance. It's a time when we have to think, them and us, so that we can continue to work together next season. We must take the same path, the same direction, to get our goals, titles and thrill our supporters. We need the players and the fans to think carefully so that we can do better next season," said the Brazilian defender. Message received?
