It was not a placid night for PSG in the Loire Valley. Two penalties converted by Neymar gave them an advantage in the second half against Lorient that did not do true justice to what was shown on the Stade du Moustoir. Nevertheless, Pélissier shook the shaker of the changes and managed to get the Bretons to turn the scoreboard and deal a fatal blow in the discount to the capital (3-2). First defeat of a Pochettino who 'L'Équipe' gave part of the blame for it.
If your namesake of Les Merlus, Pélissier, received an '8', the highest rating of the match (together with Abergel), the Argentine did not exceed '4' for the French newspaper. “He went back to bet on his 'fantastic four' at the head of a 4-2-3-1, but without much success. A starter to the detriment of Gueye, Danilo was wrong. It was quite late. His technical decisions weighed negatively, as Lorient won after two substitutions that destabilized their midfield. Nothing worked. “In this way, he made it clear L'Équipe that Poche sinned by immobility, as it only performed two changes and in minute 80 (Gueye and Sarabia by Paredes and Di María, respectively).
Suspense as three of the four legs of the Parisian attack, since only Neymar (7) was saved from burning. The famous 'Fantastic Four' were shipwrecked and only the Brazilian, a double scorer from eleven meters, received kind words after the crash (“the most restless Parisian … The attack weighed on him). Icardi was the best stopped of the three, since despite being “completely invisible in the first half”, he managed to force the second penalty, fact that led to a final '4'.
Mbappé, “without success” and “trapped”
The two great losers of the clash were Ángel di María and Kylian Mbappé, that stayed at a '3'. The Argentine ended up being one of the two substitutions for Pochettino and “made many inaccuracies“. While the French forward did not have his best night either:” He participates in the exchange that ends in Neymar's tying penalty, but this is his only notable contribution from the first half. He often tried to participate in the center, but without success or rhythm. He got caught in the nets of them Merlus and missed two good chances in the last minutes. “