Paris Saint-Germain largely dominated FC Nantes (4-0), during the Champions Trophy on Sunday in Tel Aviv. A great introduction to its new coach Christophe Galtier.
by and (with AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain succeeded in its return from the classes. The Parisian club did not need Kylian Mbappé, absent due to suspension, to easily dominate FC Nantes during the Champions Trophy, Sunday July 31, in Tel Aviv, Israel. This meeting, which the Professional Football League exports regularly (Canada, Tunisia, Morocco, United States, Gabon, China, etc.), opposes the reigning French champion – the Parisians – to the winner of the last French Cup – the Canaries – At the start of each new season.
Argentino Mauricio Pochettino, Christophe Galtier, arrived in Paris this summer to succeed the Argentinian Pocsettino. On the OGC Nice bench in 2021-2022, the coach had lost the final of the French Cup against the Canaries (0-1) on May 7. By largely winning the Champions Trophy, the new Parisian coach has perfectly launched his season and that of the club.
On paper, the meeting seemed to be unbalanced and turned out to be the being in the game. With new recruits (Moussa Sissoko, Evan Guessand) but deprived of his official center-center from the previous exercise (Randal Kolo Muani, Leaving at Eintracht Frankfurt), FC Nantes could only resist the Parisian assaults for twenty minutes. The Defense of the Canaries first gave in a delicious Lionel Messi dribble, which the Argentinian concluded from a strike at close range against Alban Lafont. Shortly before the break, it was Neymar who broke the point home, by inscribing a sublime direct free kick from the surroundings of the Nantes surface (45 e + 5).
Hakimi has suffered whistles
At the end of the locker room, PSG did not release its effort. Sergio Ramos, with a heel, came to triple the bet for Parisians, well served by Pablo Sarabia (57
On the side of the new Parisian recruits, the Portuguese midfielder Vitinha (bought at FC Porto) was attractive in the first period, while the French defender Nordi Mukiele (recruited at RB Leipzig) came into play at the end of the match when the Fate of the match was already sealed.
At Bloomfield Stadium, the Moroccan defender of PSG Achraf Hakimi, who took a position on social networks in favor of Palestine, was whistled by the audience of Tel Aviv each time he touched the ball. Last season, during this match between the French champion and the winner of the French Cup, already relocated to Tel Aviv, the Moroccan international had also been conspired. In 2021, Lille had beat PSG (1-0).
In a week, the French championship resumes its rights. Saturday, August 6, PSG will put its title back into play during a trip to Clermont. The next day, FC Nantes will play in Angers.