In two trips, Lionel Messi has still not beaten OM at the Vélodrome. After last year’s 0-0 in the league, the Argentinian lost this time in the 8th place in the Coupe de France with PSG (2-1). A logical defeat overall as the Phocaeans dominated their opponent, simply slowed down by Ramos’ equalizer before the break (45 + 2), and a little worried in the final minutes. The works of Neymar especially, while the Pulga finished a tasteless performance.
If it hadn’t been Messi, Galtier would have been forced out on the hour after Malinovskyi’s goal. Instead, Danilo Pereira and Vitinha paid the price for the Parisian coach, with no further effect. The world champion will have been a real dead weight for his people, without energy, or the desire to press, without desire, without idea, blocked each time by the opposing defense, where Neymar will have had the merit of trying and provoking ( in every sense of the word) to the end.
Messi missed out
Like some in his team who missed their evening (Ruiz, Vitinha), Messi did not come out with a flash of genius this time to save his people. “In the preparation for this match, there was the ambition to qualify. We must learn from this game. We really didn’t have enough situations in the second half, we have to be more dangerous. The players are disappointed, overwhelmed. Now is not the time to talk hot, we have to keep working, focus on ourselves. recognized Galtier after the meeting.
While he seemed to be back in shape during his last outings, the Pulga, to which our editorial staff gave a score of 3.5, had one of his worst outings in the Paris jersey. Inevitably, when it’s against OM, it shows a little more. Orphan of Mbappé, he could not benefit from the in-depth calls of his injured partner, nor from a Hakimi for example, better blocked this time in his corridor, where he had had plenty of time to project himself against Toulouse. He did not frame any of his 4 attempts.
“It’s a big disappointment. The Coupe de France was one of our goals. We are beaten by a great team from Marseille. It is a difficult time. Once behind, we created very few favorable situations. noted the PSG coach bitterly after the meeting. Without Mbappé and with a Neymar still below what he is capable of doing, Galtier for the time being has little other solution than to rest the weight of the team on the shoulders of an overwhelmed Messi. This evening.
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