Totally renewed Paris Saint-Germain messed up the opening of the season
Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 10:54 PM
Luis Enrique has had a false start with Paris Saint-Germain. The renewed Parisian team, which played without the big three attackers of the past two years, fell short of a goal in its opening game of Ligue 1 with Lorient: 0-0. The opponent in the Parc des Princes was the closest to that with a shot from 35 meters that ended on the post.
PSG is going through a turbulent transfer summer, in which the entire well-known star vanguard seems to be lost. Lionel Messi is already well gone, while Neymar and Kylian Mbappé have to or want to leave and are no longer used (for the time being). The stars, like midfielder Marco Verratti, have been pushed aside. The vanguard consisted of three acquisitions on Saturday: Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) played in the point, surrounded by Marcos Asensio (Real Madrid) and Lee Kang-in (Valencia). At Lorient, former PSV goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo was under the crossbar.
The Parisians were dominant in the Parc des Princes as expected and must have wondered at half-time why they had not yet scored. In the eighth minute, the best chance was for Gonçalo Ramos, who came across Mvogo after a combination with Asensio. Achraf Hakimi was the pivot of the PSG team in the first half. The steaming right back always created danger. The Moroccan international shot himself three times and three times he prepared an opportunity before the break, but each time Mvogo did not even have to intervene.
On the other side, Lorient was close to the opening goal just before halftime. Vitinha suffered a clumsy loss of possession, after which Laurent Abergel tried to outwit Gianluigi Donnarumma from 35 meters. That almost worked, but the ball ended up on the post. PSG tried again after the break, but Luis Enrique’s team again struggled to find openings. A volley from Fabián Ruiz was well parried by Mvogo. On the other side, Lorient could have stolen the victory in the counter. PSG defender Danilo was able to clear Ibrahima Koné’s bet on the goal line.
2023-08-12 22:30:00
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