The Parisians beat Brest 2-0 in a match that saw Kylian Mbappé once again prove decisive after opening a can when Pochettino’s men were at a disadvantage.
The situation as a whole
Aside from the disaster in the capital, PSG will win Ligue 1 by a comfortable margin. Today against Brest, the side that held out until Mbappe’s goal, the reigning French league leader won again thanks to the great individual talent at his disposal. Mbappé put his team ahead as usual with a fantastic goal from the edge of the box in the first half. Kehrer unexpectedly closed the match in the second half. Ramos played 20 minutes and was going to make the score 3:0. Without Neymar still injured in his ankle and without Messi still recovering from the coronavirus, Pochettino is unlikely to have added any new features to the squad. The most notable absence was that of Ramos. Today, the central defender made his second replacement in a row, and although both France and the club claim that he has fully recovered, the Argentine coach’s decisions portend, at least, quite different. PSG were lucky to keep Mbappe. We do not yet know if this will continue in June, but the club must take advantage of the exceptional moment in which the French footballer is going through. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t solve his team’s problems and he is by far the most decisive player for the Parisians this season.
Fofana exacerbates the Saint-Etienne crisis
Seko Fofana’s goal in stoppage time was the culmination of Lance’s comeback (1-2) and exacerbated the crisis of Saint-Etienne. The team is in last place in Ligue 1 and has increased their number of defeats in a row to six. So far, the change of coach and the arrival of Pascal Duprat have not affected the Greens. Saint-Etienne was close to defeating a rival who in the first round was the discovery of French football. The hosts took the lead shortly before half-time, in the 38th minute, with a goal from Algerian Riad Boudebouz after an assist from Adil Aushish. Duprat’s side held the lead despite pressure from visitors who equalized with a quarter of an hour left when Florian Sotoka converted a corner from Jonathan Klaus.