PSG trample Lille with two goals from Danilo and an assist from Nuno Mendes – Observer
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Last season, or Lille was French. Christophe Galtier’s team beat Lionel Messi’s millions, remembered the heyday of Hazard and company in Ligue 1 and participated in the goals of Burak Yılmaz and Jonathan David, in the quality of Soumaré and Ikoné, in the safety of Mike Maignan and in the Portuguese José Fonte, Tiago Djaló, Renato Sanches and Xeka to do the unthinkable. Unthinkable, especially, if we look at the standings in the middle of the following season — Currently, Lille are 10th, 21 points behind leaders PSG.
It is not difficult to understand why. Galtier left Lille to take charge of Nice, Maignan went to AC Milan, Soumaré to Leicester, Luiz Araújo to Atlanta United, Ikoné to Fiorentina and even Yazici and Reinildo, already in the winter market, reinforced CSKA Moscow and Atl. Madrid. Jocelyn Gourvennec arrived to guide the team and Onana, Grbić, Gudmundsson, Zhegrova and even the experienced Ben Arfa were hired. But the backbone that had won Ligue 1 by one point more than PSG was no longer there.
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— LOSC (@losclive) February 6, 2022
It was in this context that Lille, with just one victory in the last three rounds, hosted PSG this Sunday. The defeat to PSG this season, with two more points than the second María and with Messi, Mbapé and a single defeat with Messi, Mbapé and a single victory of a surprise final in the Coupe de France. Pleasant. In addition to the front three, Mauricio Pochettino launched Danilo Pereira in midfield, together with Verratti and Paredes, and Nuno Mendes was also a starter on the left of defence. On the other side, José Fonte was the only Portuguese side, the only one that Tiago Djaló and Xeka have already started on the bench and Renato Sanches started out due to injury.
Interestingly, the game was particularly special for José Fonte: the 38-year-old Portuguese centre-back, since 2018 at Lille, played his 100th match as a starter and captain for the French in Ligue 1 this Sunday. PSG opened the scoring in the first few minutes with a totally Portuguese goal, with an unbalance on the left to cross and see Danilo Pereira fulfilling an incomplete save by Grbić to push towards the goal (10′). OL Lt A Half-hour, with Sven Botman already close to the half-hour, with Sven Botman following an assist from Ben Arfa (28′), Pochettino’s team didn’t but a space as the equalizer opened a turnaround.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) February 6, 2022
At half-time, Kimpembe regained the lead following a corner from another error by Gbić, who did not attempt a ball at the near post (32′ e) Lionel Messi doubled the lead close to half-time when he shot over the goalkeeper after an incomplete run by Mbappé (38′). At the end of the first half – and with Di María out injured, replaced by Draxler – PSG were quietly winning and due to three avoidable defensive errors on the part of Lille’s defense.
Second part, with little time, with a few minutes, with the same energy, five main, with the same energy. Danilo, with a kick from outside an area that still deflected an accessory, scored twice and increased PSG’s lead (51′). Mbappé scored the fifth goal with just over 20 minutes to go, with a shot following an assist from Verratti (67′), and Jocelyn Gourvennec only moved at this point to exchange Ben Arfa and Weah for Bradaric and the ex-Boavista Angel Gomes.
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— ELEVEN Portugal (@ElevenSports_PT) February 6, 2022
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— ELEVEN Portugal (@ElevenSports_PT) February 6, 2022
Until the end, little has happened. PSG ran over Lille, who defeated three goals through guilt, took 14 rounds and two consecutive defeats in Ligue 1, defeating the championship in midfield. a rout created in Portugal: Danilo scored twice, Nuno Mendes assisted and the Parisians prevailed.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) February 6, 2022