This Friday morning, L'Equipe went behind the scenes of PSG's great victory over Manchester City (4-2).
By beating Manchester City (4-2) last Wednesday in the very important C1 match at the Parc des Princes, PSG not only put itself in favorable conditions to see the Champions League play-offs next February… But also made a huge gift to the Emir of Qatar by finally offering him the scalp of the Citizens, in the rivalry between him and the United Arab Emirates.
Obviously, and as reported by the daily L'Equipe, the Parisian president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, was not a little proud of the result obtained by his team. And went straight to celebrate it in the locker room with the players of the coach, Luis Enrique. Under the eyes of the entire group and his advisor Luis Campos, the president of PSG broke into a long tirade on “courage”, “personality” and “confidence” by validating the 180 degree turn taken for two years: “You are all the star of the team”. Strong words which do not, however, mask all the small tensions of recent days within the French champions themselves and which the match against Manchester City did not completely obscure.
Gonçalo Ramos missed the departure of Luis Enrique
The latest concerns the Portuguese striker of the Parisian club, Gonçalo Ramos, author of the goal which completed Paris' success against City. And who also had things to prove that evening. According to the sports daily, Ramos, who entered the second half for this very important match, did not take very well to Luis Enrique's comments at a press conference on his choice to do without No. 9 most of the time.
-Raised on the question in front of a Pep Guardiola who had returned from this fashion, the Asturian had blurted out “Who is City’s No.9?” His name, what is his name? His name, his name! Haaland. That’s why Guardiola plays with a real 9 and not me.” Touched in his self-esteem, the former Benfica scorer was also keen to prove that he too had the ball. With this victory in their seventh Champions League match, against Manchester City, the French champion moved back to 22nd place in the competition rankings. Which now allows him to see the dams. Be careful, however, there is still another crucial match to play against the Germans from Stuttgart (a draw could be enough).
It will be next Wednesday on a crucial evening with a host of important matches. For PSG, for Manchester City and for others. Time, in the meantime, for the rich news of the transfer window.
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