The Ligue 1 The curtain falls on this season with 10 games simultaneously but with all eyes on the country’s capital. One of the most attractive parties takes place in the Princes Parkwhere the champion Paris Saint Germain receives a Metz that seeks to finish in the Promotion zone. Beyond having the title in their pocket for a while, they have another great reason to celebrate: Kylian Mbappé announced before the meeting that will continue in the club.
After a short act where Nasser Al-Khelaifi announced alongside himself Mbappe the news of its continuity, the ball began to roll on the grass. It didn’t take long for the signs of affection to arrive Angel Di Mariawho announced during the week that he is going to continue his career away from France. The Argentine midfielder was the protagonist in the first preview of the cast directed by Pochettino with a distant shot that did not happen to majors.
Although the PSG dominated the lawsuit, the first clear arrivals were from Metz taking advantage of the relaxation of the local team, first with an overflow of Farid Boulaya which was ended badly by Pope Sarr and then with a shot of Fali Cande that covered Keylor Navas. Those shocks made the powerful cast managed by Qataris react and their stars began to generate danger.
After a shot from Leo Messi that went near the post and after a good cover by the goalkeeper Marc-Aurele Caillardthe first goals came, both scored by Kylian Mbappé who found spaces behind the rival defense. It was first enabled by Say Maria and then by Messi. The Argentines put him to run to Kiki and the Paris Saint Germain put on 2-0 up on the scoreboard in a period of three minutes (25 ‘and 28’).
That was not all. At minute 32, Neymar took advantage of a weak rejection inside the rival area in a remove from Di María – Messi had left him hand in hand to the Video– and defined with quality before the exit of Caillard to sign the 3-0 in favor of a PSG that took the laziness out of the first few minutes and exposed its entire hierarchy in a handful of minutes. That flurry of goals allowed him to go into the break with a comfortable result.
At the start of the second half, those of Pochettino they did not take their foot off the accelerator and Kylian Mbappé signed his hat-trick thanks to a blunder Kouyatewho lost the ball against the French attacker at the door of his area and left the definition served on a plate. Mbappe eluded Caillard to sign the 4-0 with an empty bow. Everything got worse in Metz why Boubacar Traore He was sent off when he saw the second yellow card for a hard tackle on Ney.
Then came the most emotional moment of the day. At minute 68, Messi he crashed a shot into the post and the rebound fell at the feet of Angel Di Mariawho was near the small area and took his time to accommodate the ball, deceive the goalkeeper of the Metz and sign the 5-0 of a game that was already defined a long time ago. The Video broke down in tears celebrating his goal with Neymar, Mbappe, Messi and the rest of his companions.
A few minutes later, Say Maria was replaced by Andrew Herrera and received the ovation of the entire Parc des Princes. His companions made a corridor for him while his wife, Jorgelina Cardoso, cried with emotion in one of the boxes. It was a very moving closure for the cycle of seven seasons that Rosario had in Pariswhere he won 18 titles.
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Although Paris Saint Germain got the consolation prize of winning the local tournament (the big goal was the Champions League), this game will be very important as there will be some farewells and probably some important announcements.
With Mauricio Pochettino in the eye of the storm and publicly emphasizing his desire to fulfill the remaining year of his contract, one of those who confirmed his departure is Ángel Di María. Video, who arrived in the French capital in 2015, became the club’s top assister. In those seven seasons he won five Ligue 1s, five French Cups, four French Cups and five French Super Cups. His future would be at Juventus in Italy.
From PSG they announced that once the lawsuit is over there will be an entertainment for the squad and that three footballers will come forward to speak with the public. One is the Brazilian Marquinhos, the captain of the squad. Another is the Italian Marco Verratti, who became the top winner in the club’s history.
He will also take the microphone Kylian Mbappé, the top scorer in the championship. His words generate great expectation because he has not yet officially announced if he will continue to defend the colors of the French team or if he will move his talent to Real Madrid. The European press speculates that the striker would have chosen to prolong his stay and even talk about an impressive economic offerin addition to an ambitious sports project.
“I think that the illusion of every member of PSG and of the whole family is to win the Champions League. It is something that has become an obsession for this club. Hopefully we can achieve it, ”said coach Mauricio Pochettino at a press conference, making it clear that his idea is to continue.
The forward for this commitment would be made up of Ángel Di María, Mbappé and Lionel Messi, who still has one more year of contract with the French team.
Metz, for its part, is risking its chance to remain in the elite of France. With 31 units he appears in the playoff zone, but only because he has a better goal difference than Saint-Étienne (visits Nantes).
Formations:
PSG: Navas – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, Kimpembe – Verratti, Danilo – Di Maria, Messi, Mbappé, Neymar. DT: Mauricio Pochettino
Metz: Caillard – Mikelbrencis, Bronn, Kouyate, Kana-Biyik, Cande – Pajot, Traore, Sarr – Boulaya, Lamkel Ze. DT: Frédéric Antonetti
Estadio: Princes Park
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