Eliminated in the semi-final of the Champions League and in a bad position in Ligue 1, PSG has the opportunity to win Tuesday evening its first major trophy of the season, the Coupe de France.
For that, he will need the formidable team of Monaco, also eager for rewards.
The return of Karim Benzema to the France team has swallowed up the football news of the last few hours.
But the immediate news of the round ball, it is nevertheless the final of the Coupe de France, Tuesday evening (9:15 p.m.) at the Stade de France.
A match that will not be devoid of interest, far from it.
First because it opposes PSG and Monaco, two teams that could well play in the Champions League next season.
Then because this is, for the Parisian team - which no longer has its destiny in hand in Ligue 1, - to save (a little) its season.
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"A season which will be decided on the last two matches"
In Saint-Denis, PSG certainly has a lot to gain ... but above all a lot to lose.
The results of the 2020-2021 financial year for the capital club, eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League, will not be the same in the event of victory or defeat.
Even if, and it is the law of the genre, the players minimize the stakes of the game.
"As they say, a final cannot be played, it is won. This is not the time to take stock of the season," said Marquinhos, the PSG captain, at a press conference.
"There is a season which will be decided on the last two matches".
In addition to the Coupe de France, PSG can indeed also win Ligue 1 if it wins on Saturday in Brest.
But he will have to hope that Lille does not win at the same time in Angers.
Kylian Mbappé, "perhaps the best player in the world"
On the Monaco side, we are keen to put pressure on PSG by designating them as favorite. And we are obviously wary of the main Parisian threat, Kylian Mbappé. "He is perhaps the best player in the world and it will be necessary that, all together, we manage to defend on him", slipped the Monegasque coach Niko Kovac. "Because one player can't stop it."
The Parisian striker has achieved, it is true, a great season, with 40 goals scored in 45 matches in all competitions, his personal best. In the Coupe de France, he scored twice in the round of 16, quarter and half. And then the striker has a revenge with the Coupe de France. In the previous final, postponed to July 24, the victory was marred by a tackle from Loïc Perrin (excluded) who forced him to leave after half an hour of play, against Saint-Etienne (1-0). This time he is in full possession of his means.
But, and it is a paradox, Kylian Mbappé could, like his team, end this dazzling season empty-handed. So certainly, the PSG is legitimately favorite. But Monaco can be proud of being the only club this season in Ligue 1 to have twice beaten Paris Saint-Germain.