Beaten by Arsenal this Tuesday during the 2nd day of the Champions League (2-0), the Parisians lacked many ingredients to hope to bring back a result from London according to Marquinhos.
PSG learned a lesson this Tuesday on the pitch at the Emirates Stadium. Without Ousmane Dembélé, punished, the Parisians logically lost to Arsenal (2-0) due in particular to a painful return from Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal. Luis Enrique’s team suffered its first defeat of the season and returned to the league stage (18th out of 36) while awaiting Wednesday’s matches.
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This first clash against a top European team highlighted the many problems in the Parisian game, despite a better performance in the second half. “It was a complicated start to the match for us. We couldn’t get out of the pressure, we took time to position ourselves well and press well. We made mistakes and we paid for it with goals “They took advantage of our weaknesses. It was two errors on a cross. This match will help us improve for the future, we didn’t succeed,” Marquinhos conceded on the microphone. from Canal+ at the final whistle.
Two home matches to restart the machine
Returning from the locker room, Arsenal turned their backs to contain the attacks of PSG, who found the bar through Joao Neves, and the post with a strike from Nuno Mendes. “At the start of the match, it was complicated. In the second it was a little better. We played in their camp. For the matches that follow, even away, we have to do what we know how to do. We is a team that plays on the ball, that likes to have possession, that tries to attract the opponent to open up spaces and take advantage of them. Not all teams have strong points and weak points. suffered the goals. We have to do worse. We have a lot of balls but we lacked movement in space, to be more aggressive and to score goals. opportunities. In the Champions League, we have to do more than that,” said the Brazilian captain.
With three points in two games, Paris is in the soft underbelly of the ranking and is approaching an important turning point in its European season. The Parisians will try to solidify their base on Sunday against Nice in Ligue 1. Two receptions in the Champions League will then follow: October 22 against PSV Eindhoven and November 6 against Atlético de Madrid.
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