With Lionel Messi at the helm, but without Neymar or Mbappé, Galtier started his career at PSG

The first of the new chapter of Paris Saint Germain formed by Christophe Galtier. The group Parisian undergoes a phase of total reconstruction in the plant with the aim of improving yields. With the new coach, after the departure of the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, he started the season with a victory 2-0 before him Quevilly-Rouen of the Second French divisionain a friendly that they played this Friday without the presence of two of the big stars: Kylian Mbappé and Neymar.

In full renovation, Galtier he made changes with respect to Pochettino’s team and tested a completely new starting eleven on the field. different in each row. With Lionel Messi as starter, PSG didn’t have to try too hard to prevail in their retreat, located on the outskirts of the capital. With a goal from Sergio Ramos from the spot after a foul received by the Argentine in the first half and a goal from the 18-year-old Djeidi Gassama, the Paris team got the victory 2-0 in a party that had no public presence.

Among the rumors about the possible departure of Neymar, the Brazilian did not add minutes in a friendly and was booked after being injured in the last training session. crack FrenchKylian Mbappé, who joined the group last Monday, has not been summoned play but was present at the Field of Loges to see their peers.

One of the main doubts and dilemmas of the coach is the goalkeeper. With the healthy competition between the 23-year-old, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and the expert Keylor NavasTrainer French decided that the Italian, Gianluigistarts as an appetizer, even if the Costa Rican also added 45 minutes since playing the second part.

Galtier’s first match on the bench gave clues as to what the model of the game might be: he stopped a line of three defenders in the background – completely different from the one on which the players had worked with Pochettino – where they played MarquinhosSergio Ramos and Abdou Diallo in the background and with Juan Bernat Y Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe like lanes. One addition to the starting eleven was that of Leandro Paredes after being off the pitch due to the operation in April, and another one that attracted attention was the inclusion in the eleven holders of Argentine Mauro Icardi.

The party also served to begin to see the qualities of Portuguese Vitina, which became the first purchase of the PSG 2022-2023. In this match against the second division team, the 22-year-old player played the first 45 minutes and made interesting passes that the coaching staff liked.

After this match, the team of the club led by Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaïfi gave a very good clue as to who will be considered in the team since the Parisians On Saturday he will fly to Japan to play three friendlies against him Kawasaki front (Tokyo, July 20), on Urawa red diamonds (Saitama, July 23) and the osaka shrimp (July 25) and must announce the list of those called up to board the plane. A tour that will serve to prepare the first big event of the season: the Champions Trophy against Nantes on 31 July in Tel-Aviv (Israel).

The Argentine team Lionel Messi, Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi will begin their Ligue 1 performance on August 6 at the Clermont-Ferrand stadium.