Little successful in his last club matches, Kylian Mbappé has found his way back to the net. And his goal allowed the Parisians to bounce back.
Friday evening, Paris Saint-Germain celebrated its Olympic medalists. Under the applause of the Parc des Princes, the women, the handball players and the judokas of the PSG but also the Paralympic athletes presenting their charm (s) *.
After this tribute, we also expected the public to celebrate another victory for their team, as Angers’ statistics against the capital club are starved. The formation of Gerald Baticle has, in fact, not won any of its last 21 matches against Paris in Ligue 1 (14 wins, 7 draws) and has also received some memorable spankings. And especially last season.
We also expected that the Parisian strikers regain their splendor, as their effectiveness has been stammering in recent meetings. Until Friday evening, Kylian Mbappé had remained silent during his last 4 league matches. His worst series in the elite since 2018, where he had chained six games without a goal. Suffice to say an eternity for him.
Not to miss
The game has clearly tilted in its favor
It all ended up happening but in a way that highlighted some difficulties in offensive animation. However on the front of the attack, the French international tried to multiply, on the left, in the axis and sometimes even on the right in the first period but often being rough in the last gesture or the last pass. As on his dribble against Bernardoni (30th) or his missed discount for Icardi (4th).
But his second period was quite different. More present on the left, the game has clearly leaned on its side. His rushes were sometimes messy but as the opponent tired and backed up, his dribbles were sharper. At the hour of play, he erased four Angevins before giving for Rafinha, well taken up by Romain Thomas. Eight minutes later, his incoming cross turned into a shot and forced Bernardoni to relax.
After a poorly cleared corner, it was finally on the right side that he was decisive, centering perfectly for Danilo who equalized (1-1, 69th). On a new cross from the left this time, he found Icardi whose head was countered by an Angevin hand. And as against Belgium with the France team, Mbappé pulled in force on the same side and gave the advantage to Paris.
A decisive pass and a goal which come on top of a successful performance against Belgium then a victorious goal against Spain and perhaps reflect a form of release after the talks he granted to return to his missed start to the Real Madrid and clear the critics after his missed penalty at the Euro.
Friday night when going out at the end of the match, Mbappé even received an ovation rarely seen until then, while his name has been regularly whistled since the start of the season. It probably did not escape him.
Women’s football
Jordyn Huitema (gold medalist, Canada)
Amanda Ilestedt (silver medalist, Sweden)
Stephanie Labbé (gold medalist, Canada)
Ashley Lawrence (gold medalist, Canada)
Handball
Yann Genty (gold medalist, France)
Vincent Gérard (gold medalist, France)
Mikkel Hansen (silver medalist, Denmark)
Luka Karabatic (gold medalist, France)
Nikola Karabatic (gold medalist, France)
Nedim Remili (gold medalist, France)
Ferran Sole (bronze medalist, Spain)
Henrik Toft Hansen (silver medalist, Denmark)
