Flags against the leadership and whistles for the team: the hostile climate that was experienced in the PSG stadium

Flags against the PSG board and players

In what was the opening of a new day of the League 1the top football tournament in France, the Paris Saint Germain achieved an agonizing victory and stretched the difference at the top of the positions. Thanks to both Kylian Mbappé in stoppage time after an assist from Lionel Messithose led by Mauricio Pochettino achieved their 18th win of the campaign against Rennes and are 16 points ahead.

Beyond having managed to add three points, the game of the Parisian team was not the best. The team was seen overtaken by the rival in several passages of the match, which led to the reaction of the supporters of the most powerful club in France. Is that once the first stage was over, the fans who attended the Princes Park they fired the footballers with whistles after the partial 0-0.

But the stoy did not end there. In the last days, the ultras of PSG, the most characterized fans with the team that give color to it in each home game in one of the stadium headers, had anticipated on their social networks their dissatisfaction with the present of the team led by Pochettino and with the decisions that it has been taking leadership headed by the president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and the sports director, the Brazilian Leonardo.

So it was that at the beginning of the meeting, the space where they usually sit in the Parc des Princes was empty and they only entered after 30 minutes of the first half. Once the local bias entered, they took advantage of the occasion and unfurled some flags with a harsh message for the board and the squad. “Disrespectful managers, unwilling players, shirts without our colours: PSG’s only treble this year…”were the words that appeared on the black banners with white letters.

The team was whistled at halftime

It must be remembered that after being eliminated from the French Cup on penalties against Nice, the Parisian team no longer has a chance of achieving the famous treble -win the three most important tournaments- in the season. With a wide difference in Ligue 1, now the hopes of the Paris Saint Germain fans are pinned on what will be the duel for the round of 16 of the Champions League against Real Madrid.

Next Tuesday, the French will receive the Spanish team in what will be the first leg of the series. The revenge, to be played in the stadium Santiago Bernabeuwill be held on March 9. This key will be, without a doubt, vital for the future of PSG. There have been rumors for a long time that this would be Pochettino’s last campaign at the helm of the squad, despite having a contract until the end of 2022-2023, but failing to reach the decisive stages of the highest football club competition in Europe.

Facing the confrontation with the Merengues, it will be necessary to see if the Brazilian Neymar will be available to play from the start or will have to wait on the substitute bench. After having an injury, the one who saw minutes in the second stage of the match against Rennes was Ángel Di María, another important piece for a PSG that will play much of the campaign in the coming weeks.

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