The combination that led to the opening of the scoreboard
After the break for the FIFA dates the french championship resumed in which the PSG of Lionel Messi and company face the Lorient by date 30. So far the Parisians are solo leaders twelve points behind their main pursuers, Rennes and Jorge Sampaoli’s Marseille.
The home duel took to the field of play with a posture that left no doubt: he bet on dominating and not allowing surprises from his rival, in a strange context in the stands, given that the ultras, after the protest with whistles in front of to Bordeaux, this time he opted for silence to continue claiming after the elimination in the Champions League.
Against a Lorient that played wait and go, PSG were masters of the start of the game and the arrivals appeared naturally. At 3 minutes Mbappé leaked, defined cross and covered the goalkeeper. At 6, Danilo Pereira won in the heights and his header went wide. AND at 12 the scoreboard was broken: Paredes went deeper, Messi played for Mbappé, the Frenchman met Neymar, and the Brazilian did not forgive. The trident again showed how much damage it can do if combined.
The actions in the Lorient area continued like a cascade, while the visitor only disturbed with a run that Nuno Mendes neutralized. At 28 ‘, Mbappé extended the advantage after a hook and a dry shot. And he received the only standing ovation so far.
The 2-0, courtesy of Mbappé
Messi’s game was interesting. Active, axis of the attacks, he even had two chances: a rainy assist from Neymar, who connected first and his attempt went over the crossbar, and a touch to the middle of the former Santos that the Flea finished off wide.
With the expected return of The flea with the number 30 on his back after missing the last match after presenting a flu picture, Mauricio Pochettino try to put the best on the field of play to begin to sentence the championship and regain the league titletoday in the hands of Lille.
Despite the return of the Argentine, author of a goal in the win against Venezuela, the one who cannot say present will be Angel Di Mariaafflicted with a “muscle problem”. Rosario felt pain this Saturday, the club said in a statement.
It should be noted that both teams arrive at this day’s meeting with the desire to recover the path of victory. The local team comes from losingwhile the visit obtained a draw last date.
PSG does not want to regret another fall: 0 to 3 ended its match against Monaco. In the four previous days, their results were varied: they have won two games and lost two. Lorient, meanwhile, added one to one on the previous date, after drawing 0-0 with RC Strasbourg. In the last games he played, he had two wins and two losses.
Another of those who cannot play the match in the Parc des Princes is Keylor Navas, after returning with discomfort in the adductors in the classification of Costa Rica. His injury had to be “evaluated”, PSG explained. Among the absentees is also the Italian midfielder Marco Verratti (hamstring), whose return to training “is planned for the middle of next week.”
The last five times they met PSG and Lorient in the tournament they had all the possible results. The local team accumulated 3 victories, while the visit added 1. In 1 game they finished equal on the scoreboard.
FORMATIONS
PSG: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes; Danilo Pereira, Leandro Paredes, Idrisa Gueye; Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. DT: Mauricio Pochettino.
Lorient: Matthew Dreyer; Houboulang Mendes, Julien Laporte, Leo Petrot, Vincent Le Goff; Laurent Abergel, Enzo Le Fée, Thomas Monconduit; Dango Ouattara, Ibrahima Koné and Terem Moffi. DT: Christophe Pelissier.
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