Paris (AFP)

The steamroller remained in the garage. After the 9-0 inflicted on Le Havre (L2) Sunday for its comeback, Paris SG has, somewhat, lifted the foot against the Belgians of Waasland-Beveren, all the same beaten 7-0 Friday, during a friendly of 120 minutes marked by his awkwardness.

With a touch of the ball, Neymar has the power to illuminate the most monotonous encounters.

His penalty played in pairs with Mauro Icardi, who scored (47th) after a subtle rebate from the Brazilian, remains as the strongest image of this second PSG preparation meeting which, for a long time, lacked a spark.

The "Ney" also caused a few "oh" admiration of the spectators thanks to his dribbling, as well as a shiver of concern in the Parisian staff after a rough contact with the middle Djihad Bizimana left him on the ground a few seconds.

"I am very happy to come back to play at home, with a little crowd. We are preparing to arrive at the maximum, there will be the finals then," said N.10 at the microphone of beIN Sports when it was released. , after an hour of play.

- Thiago Silva holder -

After 45 minutes in Normandy, the stars of PSG were able to play an additional quarter of an hour against the Flemings, taking advantage of the unprecedented format of four 30-minute quarters which allowed coach Thomas Tuchel to play two teams different.

The Swabian technician wants to support the rise in physical strength of a formation that finds competition without having played for more than three months. For the moment, he is keeping his track record, not deploring any injuries after this new outing.

He thus prowls his typical team, which is almost complete, except for the name of the second central defender alongside Marquinhos: against Beveren, Thiago Silva was titular, while it was Presnel Kimpembe who held the hinge at HAC.

The race between the two men is one of the problems of the summer for "TT", before the final of the Coupe de France against Saint-Etienne on July 24.

If he has more guarantees with his "Fantastic Four", Tuchel has also seen his attackers miss many opportunities. The ineffectiveness of his best eleven, during the first hour, contrasts with the joyful realism shown in Le Havre.

Icardi, especially, committed two inevitable, finding the post in front of a wide open goal (23rd) then a Belgian defender while the goalkeeper was beaten (46th). Although very active on his left wing, Kylian Mbappé also missed a lot (6th, 31st, 50th).

He finally managed to score just before going out (60th + 1), at the reception of a center from Angel di Maria, just like the "Goleador", thanks to an offering from Neymar.

- Double Choupo-Moting -

The Brazilian superstar unlocked his counter a little earlier (28th), on penalty, for 2-0, after the Belgian Aleksandar Vukotic allowed PSG to open the scoring by a head against his camp (20th).

Finally, the most effective Parisian was Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who managed a double in three minutes (65th, 67th), with the team of substitutes. His first goal, a double contact sequence - striking 25 meters, remains the only highlight of the last hour, without much teaching.

The main thing was well elsewhere for PSG, before these big deadlines of the summer. And for the supporters, it was the pleasure of finding the stands of the Park, after four months of absence, which took precedence.

In a stadium limited to 5,000 people by the government gauge, the thousand ultras provided the atmosphere and paid tribute to the nursing staff, without necessarily respecting social distancing. They are expected for a final friendly against Celtic Glasgow next Tuesday, before a summer they hope will be very festive.

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