Reims: the still complicated return of Lucas Hernandez

A few days after the precious success in the Champions League against Mnachester City, Paris Saint-Germain reopened the doors of its Parc des Princes but this time at the Reims stadium as part of the 19th day of Ligue 1. Were especially on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who played his great first in the Parisian starting eleven, other elements remained interesting, however, given that Luis Enrique made some changes in his team with in particular a hinge composed of Lucas Beraldo and Lucas Hernandez. A way to run before the 8th and final day of C1 on Wednesday against Stuttgart in Germany.

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Officially back to competition for a few weeks, Lucas Hernandez was chaining his third consecutive tenure in the league this Saturday evening after having already taken part in the eleven against AS Saint-Etienne and RC Lens. On this subject, Luis Enrique had generally satisfied with the return of the French international: “Lucas Hernández is a soldier. He smiles in training. He quickly recovered from a serious injury. It was sensational tonight. He was given 60 minutes to recover. He is fully in competition. No match is secondary. The hinge was good “he said. Released at the time of play against Reims, the former Bayern player still seems to have trouble regaining his pace.

Often overwhelmed by Rémois counters!

Author of no recovery, no interception and no blocked shot, Lucas Hernandez even had a mistake on the reams equalization by not covering the striker Keito Nakamura on the pass of Marshall Munetsi. The Marseille native only managed only one tackle and even received a yellow card for late intervention (35th): “It was not an easy match. They played their game well. They played well defensively. We missed a little more depth, to take a little more the corridors. Afterwards, it was not an easy match, I think the draw is deserved. Now we are focusing on this Wednesday match. We continue every three days, it's very important to recover well to chain Wednesday's match which is very important for us“He said after the meeting. But beyond the collective service, the physical form of the French international remains, quite logically, far from being optimal.

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Asked about this, Lucas Hernandez played the honesty card. Return from an injury is never simple, even more when it comes to the crossed ligaments: “How do I feel? It's never easy when you come back from a big injury like that. Crusaders are never easy to come back. But hey, I try to give the maximum at each match. Sometimes there are matches where I feel better, others where I feel a little worse. But the most important thing is to continue to chain matches, take play time. Little by little, I will find my best level“, He finally concluded. If nothing is alarming strictly speaking, Lucas Hernandez will quickly get back on the right path by accumulating solid performance, especially since PSG seems to trust him by seeking any defensive reinforcement despite the coming departure of Milan Škriniar to Fenerbahçe .