Paris Saint-Germain was already flirting dangerously with emptiness. Now he has one foot in it after his defeat, on Tuesday, November 26, on the pitch of Bayern Munich (0-1) in the Champions League. Defeated by a small goal from Bavarian defender Kim Min-jae (38th), which does not say everything about the extent of their poor performance, the Parisians remain stationary in the standings and only add four points after five games in the most important. European competition.
PSG has not won in C1 since September 18, an eternity, and a success against a Girona that it had acquired with pain (1-0). Luis Enrique’s team continues to advance in Ligue 1 but does not seem prepared for the Champions League, despite being one of the semi-finalists last year. The intractable team that the Spanish coach dreams of, which seemed to have progressed in recent weeks, was shattered in Munich. Worse still, his PSG seem to have overruled themselves during this match.
Paris’ last two results in the competition, against PSV Eindhoven (1-1) and Atlético de Madrid (1-2), were “unfair” in the eyes of Luis Enrique. PSG had dominated but had not taken advantage of their chances and the focus had been on the inefficiency of the Parisian attackers. On Tuesday, after the defeat against Bayern Munich, they will inevitably turn to the Spanish coach, whose decisions were as strong as they were counterproductive.
“Bayern deserved the victory”Luis Enrique recognized this time, before taking over “with peace of mind” your decisions for this meeting. The first of them consisted of not fielding any center forwards, a surprising choice for a team that absolutely had to beat Bayern. Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano, the two center backs of the Bavarian club, surely experienced one of the quietest evenings of their careers, since no Parisian player was in charge of their area.
“We were very inferior”
In this new and unexpected tactical scheme, it was Nuno Mendes, a left-back whose offensive expression was often restricted, who at times occupied the vanguard of the attack. On the eve of the match, Luis Enrique warned that the two teams were similar, that they were grateful to have possession. “The problem is that there is only one ball, someone will have to suffer, them or us”the Asturian warned. With only 42.6% ball possession, PSG suffered a lot, especially in the first half, where “we were very inferior”Luis Enrique lamented.
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