A painful first. After 32 games without defeat, in all competitions, PSG lost their first meeting, Sunday in Lens (3-1), jostled by a monstrous Sang et Or of generosity, talent and collective genius. “Over the whole match, Lens deserves its victory, recognized PSG coach Christophe Galtier. It’s not so much the defeat that disappoints me or annoys me, it’s the way we conceded our goals, especially the first. »
The former coach of Lille and Nice admitted that his team had been “completely cut in two, completely disorganized. (…) We had to play the opposite of what we did, the ball had to move faster, go behind the backs of the Lensois midfielders. The players tried but there was too much technical waste and lost balls. We had to be very, very fair technically and we weren’t, so it created a lot of space, our players ran a lot towards our goal. It’s not so much the defeat that hurts but the way the team didn’t express themselves. »
“We shouldn’t question everything”
So, can this defeat in a melting Bollaert be worrying for the rest of the PSG season? Not at all according to Marquinhos, whose association with Sergio Ramos was undermined by Loïs Openda and his family throughout the meeting: “We must not question everything. We had a good start to the season, we qualified for the Champions League, we were invincible until today. We lose invincibility today [dimanche]. »
“We need to find a bit of group cohesion and solidity, confided the Brazilian defender. I don’t like losing, but hard work will pay off. They come back to four points, but the championship is long, it’s not today [dimanche] win or lose the title. But it is always in defeats that we put our feet back on the ground. »