The Park of the Princes has just witnessed a crazy score chase. With almost the strongest squad (only missing captain Marquinhos), PSG dominated from the beginning, but Lille was the team that had the first chance to score. However, when the Northern team failed to take advantage of those opportunities, they had to pay a very high price. From 12-17 minutes, Mbappe solo surpassed 2 Lille defenders to open the scoring with Neymar’s beautiful goal from a very good one-touch coordination of the home team. Leading 2-0 but somehow, PSG was led 2-3 with continuous mistakes of the defense and the same midfield played a forgettable day.
The trio of Marco Verratti – Vitinha – Fabian Ruiz could not control the ball, passed too many wrong and played extremely poorly. When Lille dominated with fast and effective counter-attacks, PSG could only rely on Mbappe. The players with the ball are great for Mbappe to use speed and technique to make a difference. Two goals and eight successful sprints in all eight in this match once again proved the paramount role of the French super striker with PSG. He received the title of Player of the Match.
This is also the second time this season that Mbappe has played excellently against Lille. In the first leg, he scored a hat-trick, contributing to a 7-1 victory for PSG at Pierre-Mouroy Stadium. Including both matches this season, Mbappe penetrated Lille up to 5 times and became a horror for the defense of the Northern team.
Mbappe scored a double, Messi took an impressive free kick to seal the victory. But the 4-3 win over Lille still shows how fragile PSG are. From defense to midfield, everyone left. People who hear the name think it’s good, but are actually poor, defensively shallow, duel often lose. Like before Bayern in the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round, the match against Lille, coach Galtier’s team was completely inferior in all respects.
PSG will not be able to live forever with the brilliance of the stars. Their system always has problems. In recent matches, football adviser Luis Campos has also had to join the coaching bench with coach Christophe Galtier. However, is this the support or the imposition and narrowing of the power of the French ruler? Either way, that signal shows that PSG is in need of help and must quickly get rid of the current state of being too dependent on the star.
