Ibrahimovic: “This is not an answer” – Sports.fr

At the heart of the controversy since his stroke at the end of the match against Bordeaux, Zlatan Ibrahimovic responded to criticism by a hat-trick against Lorient on Friday night (3- 1). If the Swede denies any spirit of revenge, his actions during his last goal was at least clear.

If it sparked a media storm throughout the week following his verbal slip captured in the paddock of the Jacques Chaban-Delmas Stadium on Sunday, even to react the Prime Minister Manuel Valls and much of the political class, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had at heart to meet on the field on Friday on the occasion of receiving Lorient opening of the 30th day of Ligue 1.

And the PSG striker-star did what he does best, namely play football and score goals, three more accurately, two on penalty, which allowed the capital club to beat Hake (3- 1). However, this should not be tripled seen as a response to the attacks he faced, Scandinavian told the Parisien. “I do not know if there was criticism This is not me speaking, but the newspapers. I train hard every day and I try to have results (…) This is not an answer, I’m just doing my job. “

Still, the Swede has nevertheless sent a short message to his critics after his third goal. A knee, arms outstretched, he mimed a mouth closes. “Look at the picture, because a picture can be worth a thousand words ,” he has said. Meanwhile whether the LFP punishes him for his remarks in Bordeaux (he is called on April 9), the latter wants to get out heads high this episode: “What has been said is said and what been done is done. I do not look back, I look ahead and I am very happy. “

And what now expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his teammates is including a new dual confrontation against FC Barcelona (15 and 21 April) in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. “It’s not a revenge for us , told Team the one who is now 99 goals in the Parisian colors, referring to the elimination suffered against the same Catalans in the quarterfinals of the 2012-2013 edition. Anyway, if you want to go all the way and win the European Cup, you have to beat everyone. We know that at this level of competition, all matches are difficult. “ A statement that this time will not be worth it for sure no summons to appear before the Disciplinary Committee of the LFP.