I have to imagine Areola will remain the number one choice but if he slips up, Buffon might be the best backup in Europe. Gianluigi Buffon is one of PSG’s few signings this summer and he arrives as Alphonse Areola comes off his best season in a PSG shirt. It will be interesting to see if he decides to play three at the back and mix up PSG’s predictable 4-3-3 formation that they’ve played for years now. He appears to be a player’s coach with an astute tactical mind. I especially like his dietary restrictions and attention to detail. The former Borussia Dortmund manager has officially been initiated into the club by singing at a press conference and he has given a lot of minutes to youth players this preseason. Managing the locker room and the tactics on the pitch is not an easy thing to do but I like what I’ve seen so far. The German will be tested both on and off the pitch. Needless to say, I, along with many other PSG supporters, welcome Tuchel’s arrival. He also couldn’t make a timely substitution to save his life. Despite the financial resources at his disposal, Emery managed to finished second to AS Monaco in Ligue 1 and he blew a 4-0 lead over FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. With the Ligue 1 title wrapped up, and their Champions League campaign long finished, there is little to play for in the final two games before Emery leaves this summer.Thomas Tuchel replaces Unai Emery after two tumultuous seasons in the French capital. There was no doubt about the penalty, as keeper Pichot brought down Cavani, who slammed the penalty home to seal the victory. They thought they had doubled their lead when Mbappe turned home from close range after Marquinhos' shot was cleared - but after a video assistant referee consultation, and viewing the incident on a monitor, referee Mikael Lesage correctly decided the defender had handled the ball in the build-up. Kylian Mbappe and Lo Celso - twice - hit the same post in the opening 21 minutes before the midfielder opened the scoring. The capital side are now unbeaten in 42 domestic cup games in a run dating back to 22 January 2014.ĭespite spoiling the neutrals' hopes of one of football's great shocks, Unai Emery's side were deserved winners. They have now won the French Cup and League Cup for four consecutive seasons, winning the domestic treble on three of those occasions. If they were to go down, they would be in the same tier as Paris St-Germain's reserve team next year.įrench Cup kings PSG go 42 unbeaten Neymar celebrated with the team despite not playing a game since February because of injuryĪnother cup shock for Les Herbiers would have felt a genuine possibility - against anyone other than Paris St-Germain. They only climbed out of the relegation zone last week and sit two points above the bottom three. On Friday, they visit Beziers on the final day of the league season - needing a win to guarantee their safety. They will not have too much time to dwell on becoming the fifth team from below the top two divisions to play in and lose a French Cup final. The Championnat National strugglers had two shots in the opening two minutes, as Sebastien Flocon's 20-yard shot was blocked by Thiago Silva, and Joachim Eickmayer shot wide from outside the box.īut they had to defend for most of the game, with goalkeeper Matthieu Pichot in inspired form.Īfter going 2-0 down, they gamely pushed for a way back into the game, with Diaranke Fofana having their first shot on target in the 89th minute.Ĭlement Couturier almost scored right at the end after going around keeper Kevin Trapp, but just stumbled before he was able to shoot. They sold roughly 15,000 tickets for the final - which is approximately the population of Les Herbiers - and those supporters almost had a dream start. Les Herbiers had gained worldwide attention following their 10-game French Cup run, which started in front of 217 fans in October and ended in front of 73,772 at the Stade de France. Underdogs do themselves proud in defeat PSG were the first Ligue 1 side Les Herbiers had faced on their run after wins over Coulaines, Chateaubriant, Balma, Romorantin, Angouleme, Saint-Lo Manche, Auxerre, Lens and Chambly PSG had a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee but Edinson Cavani scored a penalty to seal the win. Paris St-Germain had hit the post three times before Giovani lo Celso curled home from 25 yards.
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