It is a question of putting an end to this confusion of feelings. After a week without winning (1-1 then 0-0 in Lisbon and Reims), marked by the silence of Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, plus the annoyance of the first, PSG begins its most important week until the World Cup with the double reception of Benfica and Marseille, two residents of the Champions League.
It will be necessary to find a scorer who will not be the only one of the past week, Leo Messi having been forfeited due to his contracture in the calf, to finish the match at eleven and more generally to keep his nerves after two meetings ended in confusion. Fourteen outings from PSG this season, no defeats, a charm (the Champions Trophy) and a leadership position everywhere and yet, you would swear that things are going badly, that PSG refuses to move on to sobriety with electricity in the air permed.
This is neither the time nor the time to mess up. First place is in sight in this pivotal match against the Portuguese club in the competition. The only gang expected, version not happy and want to strike the spirits, must take the contours of PSG, a team which has not been enthusiastic for a long time. She produces sometimes seductive sequences, magical goals like that of the Pulga at the Luz stadium or those of Mbappé against Juventus, and remains invincible but she has been noticed for several weeks for her flaws, her holes and her mistakes.
In addition to nervousness and a lack of realism, she defends with naivety, rarely together or at the same time, and does not always seem to be in control of events or her subject, which is starting to do a lot for a candidate in the last four of the European Cup with big ears.
In passing times, they are behind Manchester City, Real Madrid or Napoli, although there is nothing to be gained by being ready now when it really matters in 2023. But play and success, meanwhile, would soften and calm down a setting that currently seems to be catching fire on its own.