The Northerners of Lille won on the ground of PSG (1-0), Saturday April 3, taking only the lead of the Championship of France, after the 31st day.

PSG must go and challenge Bayern Munich.

At the Parc des Princes, the Northerners succeeded in the afternoon which will remain as that of the handover, if they succeed in winning the title.

They beat the defending champion at home, thanks to the goal of Jonathan David (20th), with a mastery that makes them the new favorite N.1 to lift the Hexagoal in two months.

King Paris is not yet deposed, but it is as if his scepter is broken.

Victims of their emotions, like Neymar who was excluded (90th) after two moods, they were unworthy of their rank.

Lille (66 pts) takes three points ahead of PSG (63 pts), second in danger who now looks in his mirrors, Monaco (62 pts) and Lyon (60 pts) being on the lookout.

Until the end of May, with seven remaining matches, the final sprint promises to be tight.

Neymar next door

For Paris, the contract is simple: win everything and wait for Lille to fail.

But the capital team is not the type to take the most direct paths this season.

After beating Lille in the Coupe de France (3-0) two and a half weeks ago, then OL in the Championship (4-2), Mauricio Pochettino's men are starting to wander again, with an irregularity in the make you nauseous.

The only constant: PSG loses each time against the big players at home (Monaco, Lille, Marseille, Lyon), a bad habit that could cost them the title.

Perhaps this is the approach of the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, Wednesday April 7 in Munich, but the Parisians have never given the impression of having entered their match.

Worse, they let themselves be won over by nervousness, especially during a committed first period which saw them collect as many yellow cards as they succeeded with shots on target (2).

In great difficulty, the side Thilo Kehrer embodied this Paris of the smallest days.

But it is unfair to let the German bear the weight of this failed afternoon alone, as the executives have gone through it.

Starting with Neymar, holder for the first time in nearly two months, after an injury to an adductor, who played out of time, without succeeding in his usual shifts.

He also made bad gestures, such as putting his hand on Benjamin André's face, which earned him a warning (48th).

At the end of the match, he jostled Tiago Djalo, synonymous with second yellow and exclusion (90th).

After Marseille in September, this is the second time that "Ney" has seen red this season.

For the rest, he did not frame his acrobatic recovery (7th), nor his well placed header (69th).

His last chance free kick (88th) ended in the empty stands.

David scorer

Kylian Mbappé created a good opportunity, stopped by Mike Maignan (15th), and also tried to make his speed speak (51st).

But he was also distinguished by an unnecessary failed heel, which provoked the rant of Presnel Kimpembe (40th).

The movement of mood of the Parisian defender is all the more justified as opposite, Lille achieved at the same time the perfect match, as a team.

David's opening scoring allowed him to develop his game, based on impassable defense and murderous counters.

In his cage, Maignan was solid (15th, 27th).

In attack, the Losc had multiple opportunities in transition, but he lacked the accuracy to better make them fruitful (10th, 24th, 39th, 47th, 86th).

The Turkish Burak Yilmaz had the best opportunity, alone against Keylor Navas, but the Costa Rican had the last word (79th).

Before meeting Bayern, where midfielder Marco Verratti (Covid-19) will be missing, Mauricio Pochettino's team is worried.

But if she were to lose heavily in Bavaria, her season could quickly slip away.

With AFP

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