Substitute at kick-off but scorer from the penalty spot, Kylian Mbappé did not prevent PSG from conceding another draw in Toulouse (1-1), which spoiled the return to the lawns of the French striker after a long arm of iron with its leaders, Saturday during the 2nd day of Ligue 1.
Dismissed from the first team at the end of July because of his double decision to stay at the club until the end of his contract in June 2024 while refusing to extend it, the Parisian star, reinstated on August 13, was particularly expected to strengthen a failed attack against Lorient a week ago (0-0). He was able, as usual, to respond by opening the scoring but he failed to breathe new life into PSG, once again unable to win.
The reunion of the 2018 world champion with the pitches was shattering since it only took him 11 minutes to find the way to the net after being the victim of a foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen in the penalty area (62nd). But another penalty conceded by Achraf Hakimi and converted by Zakaria Aboukhlal (86th) ruined the efforts of the Bondy prodigy.
He who had only played one match since the beginning of June, a friendly preparation against Le Havre, thought he had completely changed the face of the meeting after coming into play just after half-time (51st). But Paris is far from ready at the start of the season with a slew of recruits to integrate and the return of Mbappé to digest.
Failures
Even if there is undoubtedly a PSG without and another with Mbappé, the evidence has not been completely obvious in Toulouse. Despite the contribution in the second half of the latest offensive recruit Ousmane Dembélé, the captain of the France team did not have enough time to turn the game around and hide the current failures of PSG.
Because before the appearances of the Mbappé-Dembélé duo, the Parisians had already appeared without genius and without imagination. As against the Hakes, Luis Enrique’s troops were very sterile despite a clear domination and crushing ball possession. The game advocated by the Spanish technician can quickly turn in circles if there is no talent and depth in front.
For this first outing since Neymar’s departure from Al-Hilal, Paris was able to measure the weakness of its current attacking game in the absence of a creator worthy of the name. Especially since Marco Verratti, pushed towards the exit, had again not been summoned for the trip to Toulouse.
The two attackers Gonçalo Ramos and Lee Kang-in thus had a lot of trouble showing off. The South Korean is valiant but lacks spontaneity while the young Portuguese centre-forward, defector from Benfica Lisbon, is still looking for his marks and missed a huge opportunity in the first period (40th) before coming up against an excellent Guillaume twice. Remains (45th, 74th), the young TFC goalkeeper (18 years old).
Paris and its new players are largely in the running-in phase. With or without Mbappe.
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