Three days after the 2-2 in the Champions League at RB Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain celebrated their eleventh win of the season in the league. Even without Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, who was missing again due to thigh problems, PSG achieved a 3-2 (2-0) win at Girondins Bordeaux on Saturday evening.
With 34 points, the capital city club confidently leads the Ligue 1 table. Second is RC Lens (24) ahead of OGC Nice (23) and Olympique Marseille (22), both of which will not play until Sunday. Neymar (26./43.) And Kylian Mbappé (63.) scored the goals for the French cup winners in Bordeaux. Alberth Elis (78th) and M’Baye Niang (90th + 2) scored for the hosts.
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PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino had changed his starting XI in several positions after the draw in the “premier class”. The German national players Thilo Kehrer and Julian Draxler as well as ex-Bayern professional Juan Bernat played from the start.
Pochettino criticizes PSG professionals: At the score of 3-0, two more goals conceded
“We have to improve in all areas, especially the rhythm of the game. We have a good rhythm at times, but we can’t keep it the whole game. We also need to know how to increase it. We also need to improve our defensive soundness. With a score of 3: 0, we can’t just concede two goals in the end, ”Pochettino complained after the game (quoted via “The Team”).
