The seven reasons to believe in the quality of PSG

From our special envoy to Dortmund

Paris Saint-Germain delivered a copy halfway between the mediocre and the pathetic on Tuesday evening against Borussia Dortmund, we are not going to come back for hours, but that is not to be seen dead and buried. Thanks to PSG in recent years in the Champions League, we know too much football and its uncertainties not to respect it and say today that the games are already made. No, there are still reasons for hope in the prospect of the return match next March 11 at the Parc des Princes. Here's why.

Because Paris has learned the lesson (of com ')

Everyone learns from their mistakes, there is no reason why this should not also concern Paris Saint-Germain. Two years ago, Paris found itself in a somewhat similar situation, having to go up two goals at home against Real Madrid in the knockout stages of C1. Problem, after weeks of stuffing us with the slack on the basis of "we will do it", "together, nothing is impossible", the Parisians had liquefied against the Madrilenians at the Parc des Princes. So please, this year, do it in sober sobriety. It’s those who talk about it the least who eat the most, right?

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Because the Park will boil

We can already expect to live a crazy atmosphere at the Park for the return match. And if that is not what should impress Borussen accustomed to playing in a cauldron, we also know that this kind of electric match can give wings to the teammates of Thiago Silva. The captain of PSG did not fail to specify after the meeting: “With us, we are very, very strong. I am convinced that we will have a great match in front of our supporters and that the atmosphere will be magnificent. It is true that Parisian supporters rarely disappoint during the big C1 evenings, unlike their team.

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Because Dortmund celebrated victory a little too much

If Parisians don't have enough pride buried in themselves to turn the situation around, maybe they can take a look at the other side. Between the celebrations a little too supported in front of the Yellow Wall at the end of the match, as if the qualif was in the pocket, the very optimistic declarations of the boss of Borussia evoking "a certain physiological advantage", and the repeated chamberings of the club German on social networks, it makes you want to close your mouths, right?

The CM of Borussia sends a small one to Meunier (and to DJ Snake) via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/FcJQQPR8m0

Because Neymar will have rhythm

Neymar not 100%, he also complained about it himself, and we saw what it looked like Tuesday evening. But on March 11, if nothing happens to him by then, like a gunshot ankle in the Coupe de France, the Brazilian will be as fresh as ever to finally make the match that everyone expects from him since his arrival at the club almost three years ago. Provided of course that Thomas Tuchel agrees not to put it back in its organic cashmere box on the shelf for the return match, on the advice of an overly careful medical staff. But considering the declas of the player Tuesday evening, confidence reigns on this side.

🗣💬 "Difficult to stay 4 games without playing. Not my choice, the club made this decision with the doctors. We talked a lot, I didn't like ..."

Neymar attacks PSG on the management of his injury after the match against Dortmund #BVBPSG pic.twitter.com/DyS84hIUsd

Because otherwise it's nuclear war at PSG

If Paris were eliminated for a fourth consecutive season at the stage of the round of 16, no need to be a diviner to imagine from here the table: Tuchel would be tied up and catapulted in his native Bavaria, Neymar would agree to pass to Smic for little qu 'we find him a way out of Paris and Mbappé would take his phone to send sextos to Zizou. Unable to afford yet another fiasco, Qatar should therefore invite Leonardo to shake everyone at the camp. And as Tuchel is now playing his future in this one match in March, here are the two men on the same wavelength, ready to boost everyone by then.

Because Tuchel will not play in 3-4-3

Obviously, the German coach could not dedicate himself in public, but is not dumber than us. He will have seen all alone that this story of 3-4-3 in total improvisation mode on the most important match of the year, it was a life-size fail, in addition ordered by the jitters, since it was to protect some returning players from injury. Even if it means being ridiculously eliminated for the 67th consecutive season, you might as well drop the sword in your hand. 4-4-2 chest in front, Icardi or Cavani to accompany Mbappé, and we will count the dead at the end.

Is the bankruptcy of PSG 3-4-3 mainly that of Thomas Tuchel? via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/0rfy7hyoqU

Because Paris didn't take a comb either

When we see Tuesday's game, we say that ultimately PSG is not doing so badly. With a killer team opposite, it was 4-1, thank you goodbye and see you next year with a new guy on the bench. "If we had handled certain situations better, we could have scored more goals," admitted Torgan Hazard in the mixed zone after the match. By scoring the famous away goal thanks to Neymar, Paris still has every chance of qualifying on the return. 55% to be precise. Which is a little less than the 100% of previous years which were not enough, of course. But do we sign for a good old 1-0 family or not?

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