PSG lose in Nice with their heads in Madrid

PSG went through Nice with more pain than glory, defeated at the last breath (1-0). the box of Pochettino He suffered in his own flesh what so many of his rivals have endured this season: losing in the final stretch. Bad business for the Parisian team, not so much because of the result or the consequences but because of the image that their players conveyed before the clash in Madrid, which will mark the rest of the season for better or worse.

PSG showed their ailments without Mbappe, much more limited than when it has its best footballer. The Frenchman, sanctioned, stayed at home waiting for his most mediatic night at the Santiago Bernabéu. The team, also with its head in Madrid, could not tickle a well-huddled Nice that knew how to neutralize any attempt in a first act in which neither Messi not Neymar boasted of its range of resources.

Pochettino opted for Keylor Navasa good clue to intuit that Donnarumma He has many numbers to be a starter in the Champions League. The Costa Rican goalkeeper had to fight back after the initial push from Nice, which in just five minutes tested him on a couple of occasions through the boots of an electric Gouiri. He overcame those two bad moments for PSG but he did not feel comfortable with the ball, without fluidity despite the presence of Verratti.

Only a counterattack from the Parisian team threatened their rival. Neymar gave reel to Say Maria, but the Argentine failed in heads-up. Little more for PSG, short-circuited by a very strong Nice, an expert in denying them spaces in all the matches this season: the first round match ended 0-0 and the French Cup 0-0. the veteran Dante38 years old, and the young Todibowith 22, reduced any visitor attempts.

Pochettino has a problem. Unit B does not look or even come close to unit A. The six changes that the Argentine coach introduced in Nice were noted in a team that has much more important concerns with the league sentenced. The second half was a ride through the desert, with no sense of real danger.

Ni Neymar ni Messi They worried Nice in a match in which it was expected that they could alleviate the absence of Mbappe. There was no luck because the team did not accompany either, at low revolutions. Kluivert, in a mistake by PSG, was able to give his team the victory. Was Delort who gave it to little for the end after a loss of Neymar. Stengs put the ball to the far post so that Delort will shoot Keylor Navas. Bad time to lose before going to the Santiago Bernabéu.