PARIS (AP) – Having been in the triumph of the much-needed European crown and having invested so much money in it, the defence of the name of the champions of Paris Saint-Germain is in danger of slipping.
Just a few weeks ago, PSG was 90 minutes away from joining Marseille as a French club to win the Champions League, but PSG lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich and the club has been in freefall ever since, as the unrest has accumulated in lack of authority and poor discipline.
What prompted a number of disconcerting occasions was a highly criticized resolution but approved by the club to allow star players to fly to Ibiza for a few days after Munich’s defeat.
To this end, PSG had received permission from the league to postpone their adjustment against Lens in the French league from 29 August to 10 September, following the break.
But six players, joining Neymar, Angel Di María and new captain Marquinhos, have returned from Ibiza and tested positive for coronavirus, while striker Kylian Mbappé in service with the French national team.
This meant that there was none for Lens’s fit, that PSG lost 1-0 in a setting in which coach Thomas Tuchel had to decide on two 18-year-old players in attack.
A few days before the match, PSG’s sporting director Leonardo made an infrequent appearance on television, defending the desire of players to go to Ibiza, despite the main considerations about the coronavirus at the Spanish station.
“Each team has had instances, but the Paris instances are a scandal,” Leonardo told Canal Plus television. “All the footballers went to Ibiza, and so went to Bayern. “
But Bayern’s league season doesn’t start until Friday, much later than that of the PSG, given any possible positive viruses.
PSG was taking a threat by allowing its players to leave, especially as the defense of their name had begun with 3 games in seven days and one of them the Sunday showdown opposed Marseille’s fierce rival.
Neymar and Angel Di Maria returned for the attack after recovering from the virus, but had little time to prepare for the most important league match of the season. PSG lost 1-0 to an opportunistic Marseille team that kept their first win against PSG safe in nine years.
Tension broke and the fight broke out at the end, with Neymar 3 PSG players and two Marseille players sent to f.
Chaos has led to three-match bans for Neymar, who claims to have been racially abused through Alvaro González of Marseille, and midfielder Leandro Paredes. Left-back Layvin Kurzawa has six games after being in the middle of the fights.
All were suspended for Wednesday’s league match against a suffering Metz, which almost creates a marvel at losing 1-0 to a purpose in the discount time.
“It will be an exceptional memory for us,” Tuchel said after achieving a victory in the 93rd minute. “We play against education in front of strong teams. “
Such post-match commentary hardly seems credible given that Metz has lost all three league games without scoring a goal.
Tuchel has been forced to reorganize the team and has used 25 players in 3 matches so far, more than any other team in the league, and now has a serious injury that adds to his mounting problems.
Left-back Juan Bernat faces a long run after breaking a ligament in his left knee in front of Metz, but with Kurzawa suspended for five more games, Tuchel has no left-back identified for Sundayday’s match at noon in Nice.
Nice is led by Patrick Vieira, and has shaped his team to give him the way he is a notable player for France, Juventus, Inter Milan and Arsenal: a mixture of power, balance, us and discipline.
This is the last team the PSG must face given the current situation.
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