A victory, no injuries to deplore and no conceded goal… PSG, who won against Montpellier their 8th victory in as many Ligue 1 games this season, had an uneventful evening at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

"I do not know if it is perfect but it is good," said Mauricio Pochettino, satisfied, at a press conference.

“The satisfaction comes from the fact that the collective is more solid defensively.

We are still under construction but the improvement is visible.

Over time, the automatisms will come even more, ”he added.

Small shadow on the board, all the same, the fact that the defensive sector is the main source of contentment for the coach says quite a lot about the work that remains to be done to perfect the settings of the war machine that is supposed to become that team.

Deprived of Lionel Messi, who still heals his knee, the Parisians have experienced a lot of waste in the offensive phases, like Neymar, who lost half of the balls he touched (20 out of 41 balls).

City also warmed up

Asked about the lack of creativity and realism of his three evening attackers (Neymar, Mbappé and Di Maria), Pochettino did not expand. “We created a lot of chances without scoring. They are talented players, ”he replied laconically, preferring to highlight the contribution of midfielders in making the decision since the start of the season - Gueye and Draxler were the scorers on Saturday. “It is important that the goals come from other areas than the attack like the middle. I'm not surprised. Their contribution is very important as we have seen in recent matches, ”said the Argentine.

Now it's time for one of the crucial matches of this first part of the season, the reception of Manchester City on Tuesday night in the Champions League.

"It's such an important goal for the club that the preparation is good like that: with a victory and without an injured player," said Pochettino.

In the genre, Guardiola's players also warmed up perfectly by going to win at Chelsea on Saturday.

No easy task.

“They have strengths, but so do we.

If we play our game, it should do it, ”assured Aymeric Laporte at the microphone of Canal to start the match, rematch of the semi-final of the last edition.

🗨️ "If we play our game, it should do it"



Aymeric Laporte confident before the duel against PSG on Tuesday in the Champions League 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/1J2qWsmhEc

- Canal Football Club (@CanalFootClub) September 25, 2021

“We know that against Manchester City it's going to be another match.

We will be at home and we will have to do everything to win this match, ”warned Idrissa Gueye.

Parisians would do well, indeed.

Because whatever their series of victory in the league, it is obviously in C1 that they will be judged.

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