PSG redeems itself against Bordeaux in the midst of a hostile environment

The PSG managed to redeem itselfalbeit partially, of the elimination during the week of the Champions League round of 16 after comfortably beating the bottom of Ligue 1, Girondins de Bordeaux, by a resounding 3-0. Mbappé, the only one who was not whistled by the Parc des Princes, opened the can with a good definition in the first half. Neymar, one of the most notable this midday, and Paredes, sentenced the contest in favor of the current leader of Ligue 1.

There was a very rarefied atmosphere in Paris. The welcome to the team bus, with a deathly silence more typical of a funeral than a football match, anticipated what the PSG squad was going to find in the warm-up. Received with a deafening whistle and insults to Neymar, the current leader of Ligue 1 lived the most delicate moment since the arrival of Nasser Al Khelaïfi to the presidency of the club in 2011.

The first part of the game was more interesting in the stands than on the pitch itself. Mbappé, the only one applauded by the Parc des Princeswas the only one who was saved from the massacre by the PSG ultras, who dedicated strong insults to Neymar, whistled at Messi every time he received the ball and, in addition, asked for the resignation of Nasser Al Khelaïfi and Leonardo respectively.

In purely football terms, the same pattern of the entire season was repeated with PSG. A team divided in two when it has to defend and subject to the talent of Kylian Mbappé, who, as at the Bernabéu, put Pochettino’s men ahead with a good definition in the small area. Bordeaux, bottom of Ligue 1, put PSG on the ropes for a long time, forcing Keylor Navas to intervene, who avoided the 0-1 just before Mbappe goal with a great intervention on a mid-range shot from Oudin and also repelled a shot from Alberth Elis at the edge of the area.

As soon as they left the locker room tunnel, PSG sentenced the match with a stroke of the pen. first through Neymar, who took advantage of a good pass from Achraf to make it 2-0 in the middle of a great whistle by the Auteuil Tribune, which did not forgive their irregular meeting on Wednesday at the Bernabéu. A minute later, the VAR rectified Marcelo’s penalty on Wijnaldum that Mbappé was going to shoot as offside and, when Bordeaux was having the worst time, Leandro Paredes delighted the Parc des Princes with a beautifully crafted action to end up scoring an extraordinary goal with his left foot. The atmosphere, much calmer with the wide lead on the scoreboard, calmed down in decibels and the 3-0 result did not change until the end. One more victory for PSG, who already have a 15-point advantage over the second-placed team with 30 to play for.