A club with the financial strength and ambitions of Paris Saint-Germain should not take a minimal defeat at home tragically and say goodbye to the Champions League after the first half of a big double-header. But if we put that minimum in the context of the lesser evil that befell the French champions last night, then at the very least there is cause for concern at the Parc des Princes.Not because of the result itself, but because of the impression the Saints left. Because the impression in more than two-thirds of the game was – to put it mildly – bad. For more than 70 minutes, Bayern brutally dominated in Paris, and as the only positive item from that period of the match – when it comes to PSG – the surprising compactness of the double block stands out. It was that ‘little detail’ that kept the French champion alive in those seventy minutes and in this double match in general.The fact that Kylian Mbappe could not play from the start due to an injury, i.e. the change in the situation on the field after his entry, exposed the fact that the expensive Parisian squad crucially depends neither on the most expensive player of all time – Neymar, nor on Lionel Messi, many will say the best of all time. But from the fast-footed Frenchman.##NAJAVA_MECA_7023749##From the tactical point of view, Bayern in a way gave a guide to PSG’s rivals in the near future, and perhaps helped the Arab leaders to resolve the dilemmas surrounding the fate of two of the three biggest stars. Much has been said in recent weeks about the fates of Neymar and Messi. It is not excluded that the decision will be made immediately after the rematch in Munich, especially if the Saints are eliminated…Christophe Galtier knew, as did every well-informed football lover, that with the Argentine and the Brazilian as the most advanced tandem, he could not vaporize Bayern in terms of pressing. French journalists still wonder if the experienced expert could have done something to prevent Bayern from trampling his team for so long? In short: No. With the usual relaxed approach to defensive tasks, Messi and Neymar would fall too easily as the first barrier, so Galtier opted for a low block. And on that side he was not wrong, the only thing is that without Mbappe he had almost no potential for a dangerous counterattack, and that allowed Bayern to suffocate his squad.That insane pressure at one point had to bear fruit. It happened at the beginning of the second half when Bayern took the lead. In conclusion: PSG without Mbappe is not a team that can deal with the best.”Kylian Mbappe is not only PSG’s best offensive weapon, but also the team’s only player capable of providing vertical solutions,” writes L’Equipe analyst and calls out the club’s sports sector: “Despite more than 100,000,000 euros spent on new players this season, only one of the rookies was on the field last night (Soler), and he didn’t seem to add any value to this team.”With the defeat against Bayern (0-1), Paris registered three defeats in a row for the first time since 2011. A reminder – in the round of 16 of the French Cup, they were beaten by Olympique Marseille, then the reserve team had no chance away against Monaco. Since the beginning of 2023, the champion has experienced as many as five defeats, more than in the whole of 2022?! The last time when such a result crisis reigned in the club, the coach was Antoine Kombouaré, who will be fired a few weeks later, to be replaced by Carlo Ancelotti.Galtier is aware of the situation he is in and that it is very possible that he will become the former if he does not make a turnaround in Munich…”We had a difficult hour against a team that took the ball away from us. They came to attack us, pressed hard… But it’s not like we didn’t expect something like that. Kylian’s contribution was vital. The last half hour gives us hope before the second leg in three weeks. I hope we can regain our freshness. We haven’t been eliminated yet. If we play like we did at the end of last night’s match, we can win away from home, or at least force penalties”.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Kylian Mbappe politely said that he did not realize that without him on the pitch, PSG could not threaten Bayern…”I was surprised that they dominate so much, we are not used to such things. We showed in the second half that we can cope, we showed character. We can definitely cause them problems. It is not true that without me we are not dangerous. Every PSG player can to do great things. Favorite before the second leg? PSG, always”.The best player of the Parisians, it is certain, will start the match in Munich. But we should not forget that Bayern should also be stronger in about twenty days, since Sadio Mane will be in competition for the team.
