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Mauricio Pochettino, PSG coach.

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  • PSG continues a new victory in Ligue 1 on the side of Bordeaux (0-1).

  • Despite the absence of his stars, the usual replacements did the job which makes Mauricio Pochettino proud.

  • The Argentina coach has hinted he could have a full squad to face Barcelona in a week's time.

At Matmut Atlantique,

Is Paris becoming a real steamroller again?

In any case, the PSG has a series of victories, apart from the quack against Monaco, for a month and no matter who plays.

This is surely the lesson of the last few weeks.

In Bordeaux without almost all of its stars (Neymar, Mbappé, Di Maria or Verratti) and Kean tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the capital club did the job (0-1).

Nothing spectacular but it had to be done.

“We are working on training for the 30 players to keep our identity,” explains Mauricio Pochettino, “they are all very professional and I am happy with their performance.

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In Gironde, it is Pablo Sarabia who left his box after the quarter of an hour of play, he who counts his minutes of presence on the ground this season.

In the middle, Danilo Pereira, Draxler and Rafinha continue the matches while waiting for the return of the stars.

And all are present.

While this may seem normal, it has not always been the case at PSG.

Moreover, the Argentine coach really insisted on the state of mind of his usual substitutes:

Circumstances mean that they play less sometimes and it is not easy.

There can be frustration.

But football is a team sport and all the players are important to me.

I am very happy and especially proud of his players after this victory ”.

A whole squad against Barcelona?

With the Champions League or the Coupe de France like Saturday in Brest, Mauricio Pochettino will need all the time and he knows it.

In Ligue 1, the Parisians have clearly set themselves the goal of finishing the season in cannonball with this secret pact (or not) of making 12 victories in the last 12 games after the setback against ASM.

The Parisian coach is not stupid, he repeated it in Bordeaux, if “his team makes ten victories at the end of the championship with the clashes between direct competitors, we will be champion”.

But beyond this little reminder, he is mostly building a real group and not just a team.

Kimpembe congratulates Sarabia on her goal in Bordeaux.

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Still, it will of course be necessary to do more and better against Barça in a little less than a week.

So where are the absent at the moment?

As often Pochettino was not very verbose.

He should get at least Mbappé back next weekend and maybe Verratti and Di Maria.

For Neymar, he affirms that "the evolution is favorable" and that a point will be quickly made but without saying precisely when he will be back.

PSG seem generally optimistic about their presence against the Spaniards.

After that, the question of rhythm will obviously arise.

But there also do not panic with the Argentine coach, he can count on a workforce that meets his expectations.

And all this at the right time.

When the season begins to play out.

Never by chance at PSG.

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