The Paris SG, who lost to injury Javier Pastore and Marquinhos was jostled by Toulouse but ended up winning (1-0), thanks to a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to fifteen minutes late Saturday at the 21st day of Ligue 1.
“Ibra” and his teammates, unbeaten faced a French club since the start of the season and have 23 points ahead of their Angers dolphin, thus smoothly continue their inexorable way to a fourth straight league title France.
But Toulouse relegation zone (19th), which has rejuvenated since late November (six wins, two draws, two defeats in all competitions) and the arrival of “Pitchouns” as the guardian Alban Lafont and central defender Issa Diop came close to enter the exclusive club of teams that have managed to keep in check the Parisian ogre league with Bordeaux (2-2), Reims (1-1) and Angers (0-0 ).
Until Ibrahimovic goal (73rd), whose head has deceived Lafont after a corner and handed the head of David Luiz.
“We were in difficulty because we were not as dominating as usual. My speech at halftime was that we must also know how to win this kind of match. I’m really happy with this victory, “after the meeting analyzed the PSG coach Laurent Blanc
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Private Angel Di Maria (foot ), Laurent Blanc had sent a strong signal for the first of three PSG confrontations with the TFC in eleven days, with a 16th final of Coupe de France Tuesday and a semi-final of the League Cup on January 27, leaving Edinson Cavani on the bench.
A sanction to the Uruguayan whose Parisian engineer had reported earlier this week the “behavior problem”. No tenured in Ligue 1 last month, “El Matador” l ‘was Wednesday against Lyon in the quarter-final League Cup (2-1) but has delivered a disappointing copy. As against Toulouse.
Javier Pastore should take the opportunity to raise. But “El Flaco”, holder for the second consecutive time after more than two months absence, has been out since the 18th minute, hit in the calf, and be replaced by … Cavani.
In Chapter injuries, PSG also deplores the loss of Marquinhos, hamstring at the hour mark. A wound up by Laurent Blanc to the account of the disastrous state of the pitch at the Stadium.
Beyond Cavani, Laurent Blanc had decided to leave the Marco Verratti bench and titulariser Benjamin Stambouli, to begin to spare his troops before “the” go against Chelsea ( 16 February and 9 March) in 8th finals of the Champions League, the real objective PSG Qatari release.
But in a Stadium inaugurated Saturday, after two and half years of renovation work for the Euro-2016, PSG redesigned and very average was clearly shaken by the Toulouse, lined up in an unfamiliar 5-4-1, who created the most dangerous chances in the first half from Wissam Ben Yedder.
Forward pocket on top form as he dreams of elsewhere (8 goals in five games), first saw his cross head be captured by Kevin Trapp (31st) before erase David Luiz and place a powerful shot over the bar from German goalkeeper PSG (36th).
The Parisian machine eventually restart after the break especially with a shot from Lucas (64th ), arrived and used the heel launched by Ibrahimovic. Before the Swedish giant will to enforce the logic of deceiving Lafont head (73), which prevent a doubling of “Ibra” coming out of a parade a powerful kick from striker Paris (90 + 1) .
“At the end, we were all very happy as if we had won a final. It shows the group’s state of mind”, welcomed the Parisian Blaise Matuidi environment. A state of mind that it will keep for Chelsea
1/16/2016 8:30:00 p.m.. – Toulouse (AFP) – AFP © 2016
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