18 Apr PSG struck decade-long defensive low bid to seal Ligue 1 name goes on
The Parisians failed for the third consecutive game to guarantee the outcome required to validate the defence of the league crown
Paris Saint-Germain might need to wait a couple more times to assert the Ligue 1 crown because their current defensive woes resulted in a different blow on Wednesday.
After being battered 5-1 by second-place Lille on Sunday, PSG dropped yet again on Wednesday with another opportunity to claim the name.
This time, it had been Nantes that postponed the parties, making a 3-2 victory on the seven-time Ligue 1 winners to hand PSG their next successive Ligue 1 loss.
That defeat marks the first time they’ve
2011 – Paris have lost two consecutive matches in Ligue 1 for first time since November 2011 (also two ). Ouch. pic.twitter.com/k3LzE4zoVu
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 17, 2019
PSG went ahead early in the game, together with Dani Alves unleashing a long-range missile at the 19th moment to apparently start PSG’s march into the tile.
However a set of goals in Diego and Abdul Majeed Waris pushed hosts Nantes to the guide ahead of the half-time whistle.
At the second half, Diego fired another time, all but finish PSG’s hopes even though having a late consolation complete from child Metehan Guclu.
Having surrendered three goals, PSG
2009 – Paris have surrendered a minimum of three goals in two successive Ligue 1 matches for first time since March 2009 (v Marseille & Toulouse). Shipwreck. pic.twitter.com/9tARSMfmIg
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 17, 2019
That year, the team finished sixth in the league, since Bordeaux went onto win Ligue 1. )
You will find no such anxieties this year, as PSG nonetheless assert a 17-point lead over second-place Lille through 32 games with a goal differential of 40 separating the two clubs.
Their inadequate run doesn’t only extend back the past two matches, however, since PSG also conceded two goals in a 2-2 draw with Strasbourg before the Lille battle.
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As a consequence, PSG
The team’s second chance to acquire the name will come on Sunday if they host Monaco at Paris.
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