Eight-time defending champion, PSG let slip the Champions Trophy against Lille (1-0), Sunday in Tel Aviv, a defeat that stains in view of its immense ambitions, even if it is to be put into perspective, in view of the many absent in the ranks of the club of the capital (Donnarumma, Ramos, Verratti, Neymar, Mbappé…).
PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino was therefore not overly worried after this defeat: “I think that, overall, we were better.
But, in football, you have to materialize your good intentions by finding the nets.
We didn't score when we had chances, we dominated the game, but the goal in football is to score more goals than the opponent.
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Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino and @ kimpembe_3 spoke after the meeting. # TDC2021
- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 1, 2021
"This match came at a bad time for a team like ours, but we are not looking for an excuse," said the former coach of Tottenham.
We came to win, we tried, our performance was honest.
We deserved to win the whole match despite all the players who weren't there.
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