Romain Rouillard 7:02 p.m., September 05, 2022

Asked at a press conference about the controversy linked to the air travel of PSG players to Nantes this weekend, PSG coach Christophe Galtier replied with irony by evoking the idea of ​​​​travel "in sand yachting ".

The club had been pinned by the SNCF for having chosen the plane rather than the train. 

Unexpected scene this Monday during the press conference of Christophe Galtier and Kylian Mbappé on the eve of the PSG match against Juventus Turin in the Champions League.

One of the journalists present questioned the two men about a small controversy born of the plane trip of the Parisian players to Nantes on Saturday.

A question that provoked a simultaneous burst of laughter from the French striker and his coach.

Christophe Galtier on the routes of PSG



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The SNCF had pinned the PSG for having favored the plane rather than the train while Nantes is located less than 2h30 from Paris by TGV.

A position which has revived the debate around the mode of travel of professional football teams but which has obviously not turned the Parisian locker room upside down. 

More train travel abroad 

In front of the journalist who wanted to know if Christophe Galtier "had spoken about it" to his players, the former Nice coach gave an answer full of irony.

"I suspected that we were going to have this question there. To be very honest with you this morning, we spoke with the company which organizes our trips, we are in the process of seeing if we cannot travel by sand yacht. “, he said alongside a still hilarious Kylian Mbappé. 

Abroad, more and more professional teams are abandoning the plane and opting for the train during short trips.

At the very start of the season, players from Liverpool in England came to London by train to play their match against Fulham.