The Paris leader has established itself in the evening 2-0 thanks to a goal of Kylian mbed. At the end of the afternoon, the Lantern Red Saint-Etienne conceded a sixth defeat in a row in the championship (2-1), against Lens which points to fourth position.
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Braking during his last two championship games against Lorient then Lyon (1-1 each time), Paris-Saint-Germain signed a serious success against Brest (2-0), Saturday, January 15, at the Princes Park, at 21 e Ligue Day 1.
still deprived of Lionel Messi, who is recovering from the Covid, and Keylor Navas, tested positive in the morning, Paris was able to count on Kylian Mbed and Gianluigi Donnarumma to reinforce his place of leader, one month of the huge Rendez-vous de Champions against Real Madrid. The Parisians always have 11 points ahead of Nice, winner the day before Nantes at Allianz Riviera (2-1).
But Paris was first jostled by brests without complexes, like Franck Honor and Irvin Cardona. On an end typing of the latter (9 e ), Donnarumma had to take out an impressive parade to preserve his cage. Mbed it left him the Brestois keeper Marco bizot frozen on his line, offshoking an earth strike, posting post, for the opening of the score (1-0, 32 e ). The child of Bondy pushed his personal counter to 19 goals in 27 matches on the current exercise, including 10 L1 units, recollant with two lengths of the Lille Jonathan David.
In the second period, Thilo Kehrer, already author of the equalization against Lyon last Sunday (1-1), doubled the bet after a number in the surface of Nuno Mendes (2-0, 53 e ).
“We might have liked to win with more deviation, admitted the Parisian coach Mauricio Pochettino. Each match, every competition is different. But the second period can help us to have more confidence.”
Strong time of the evening: Sergio Ramos, entered at the 72 e , has played his first minutes as PSG player on the lawn of the Princes Park. The three previous appearances all competitions of the ex-defender of Real Madrid had taken place outside. Only shadow in the table, the injury from the Dutch environment Georginio Wijnaldum, replaced at half-time.
Saint-Etienne does not get out of it
The Lensois Seko Fofana still decisive, in Saint-Etienne, January 15th 2022. Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / AFP
Lens ruined the victory hopes of the Red Lantern Saint-Etienne. The Pascal Dupraz team, diminished by the absences related to COVID and the CAN, however, thought, hold its third success of the season, the first for two months.
A goal of Ryad Boudebouz was first rewarding a first period dominated by the Greens. The offensive environment, aligned with fake 9, opened the mark just before the break by concluding a flash of a beautiful recovery, after a service of Adil Aouchiche (1-0, 38 e ) .
But the Incoming Lensois Florian Sotoca deceived the new Stéphanois guard Paul Bernardoni, loaned by Angers, a headed head (1-1, 77 e ), on a center of Jonathan Class , best championship passer with nine offerings.
Already a hero of the blood and gold during the reversing match against Lille in Bollaert in Cup de France on January 4, Seko Fofana offered the victory to his family in the additional time of a superb coiled striking (2-1, 90+ 5). The Franck Haise team is chained after its success against Rennes (1-0) and temporarily clins to the e place, three points in Marseille and the podium.
With a sixth defeat of rank, Saint-Etienne remains tailored in the last place. But Dupraz has “not seen a training that abdicated”. “We will go to better days if we keep these attitudes but you have to do quickly,” insisted the coach arrived mid-December at the bedside of the Greens. The next opponent of Saint-Etienne is none other than the historical and geographical rival, the Olympique Lyonnais, Friday 21 January.
