PSG took advantage of the shock against Lens on Saturday August 26 to win their first victory in style (3-1), thanks in particular to a double from Kylian Mbappé, during the 3rd day of Ligue 1. After two draws in a row, Paris has finally launched its championship. More dangerous and more mobile than during their previous outings, Luis Enrique’s troops have made a much more successful copy which prevents them from sinking into disaster.
Any other result than a victory would have already pushed the club from the capital into a zone of turbulence with legitimate questions about the tactical choices of the Spanish technician. If the Parisian game still sometimes lacks efficiency, it still seemed sharper against the Sang et Or, ex-dolphins returned to their current difficulties with only one small point in three games.
While PSG had only found the opening once in two matches on a penalty from Kylian Mbappé, this time they managed to conclude three actions worthy of the name thanks to Asensio, after a good job from the Portuguese midfielder Vitinha (43rd), and especially Mbappé, first following a relay with Lucas Hernandez (52nd) then on a shot doubly deflected by the Lensoise defense (90th 1).
Returned to the first team on August 13 after being sidelined by his management, unhappy with his decision to stay until 2024 without extending his contract beyond that date, the PSG star had not had right only about forty minutes on the lawn last week in Toulouse. He did not miss his reunion with the Park and the starting lineup, after his last very eventful weeks, splashing the game with all his class.
If the PSG managed to unlock offensively, the presence at the kickoff of the captain of the French team is not for nothing, bringing speed, depth and above all technical accuracy, elements that had been sorely lacking until -there. Mbappé was very close to a successful festival in the second half (55th, 64th).
Before the break, the N.7 had already had the opportunity to bring danger, most often combining with his friend in blue Ousmane Dembélé, who for his part discovered the Park in the Parisian jersey. He thus first stumbled on Brice Samba (30th) before seeing his volley countered by the Lensoise defense (32nd).
Luis Enrique will also have been able to appreciate the contribution of Asensio. The former Real Madrid player, who arrived free this summer in Paris, owed his starting spot to the absence of the Portuguese Gonçalo Ramos, victim of muscular discomfort. He did not miss the opportunity to show that he was perhaps better than a luxury understudy position.
If the Parisian attack was delivered from a weight, the defense remained unfailingly solid, the trademark of PSG version Luis Enrique, despite an anecdotal goal conceded in stoppage time by Morgan Guilavogui (90th 5). The entry into play of Elye Wahi (58th), the most expensive rookie in the history of Lens bought 35 million euros from Montpellier, did not change the situation, Paris having not given up much to his opponent. In short, a perfect evening for PSG and its coach.
