PSG coach Luis Enrique rightly said, ”This time we have a real rival for the first time in the last three seasons.” He also praised both Lens coach Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the team.
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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the French Ligue 1 title once again on Wednesday. But what is different this time is that PSG faced some strong challenges on their way to the league title. This is the fifth consecutive time that PSG has been French league champions, and the 14th time overall. To achieve this achievement, they defeated their closest title rival Lens 2-0.
Lens, which had been building a strong defense all season, was broken by PSG. The reason why Lens has set out this time is important is that it has not only had a very small budget, but also a lack of resources, which has made it difficult for one of the richest clubs in world football. PSG coach Luis Enrique rightly said, ‘This is the first time in three seasons that we have a real rival.’ He also praised Lens coach Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the team.
Last season, PSG won the title with six games to go, and had only lost two league games in the entire season. PSG had a decisive 19-point lead over second-placed Marseille. They had also scored 92 goals in the entire league. But this time it was not so easy. PSG lost five games in the league this time and only managed to take a nine-point lead over second-placed Lens. Now the last four matches of the league will be played on Sunday.
Now the question may be, what are the reasons why PSG won the league this time? More than one player scored for PSG this time. Last season, Ousmane Dembele alone scored 21 goals. But the same Dembele and winger Bradley Barcola scored ten goals each. Then Khavicha Kvartskhela scored eight, Desire Dou scored seven, and Goncalo Ramos scored six. In this way, many players contributed to the goals this time. Kvartskhela was the best player of the season, this Georgian player contributed in every way to PSG's journey.
Kvartskhela, who came to PSG from Napoli only in January last year, is a player who can play everywhere on the field. Coach Enrique made the right decision by buying him. Similarly, his other one was also right. After selling Gianluigi Donnarumma, he brought in Matvey Safonov as a goalkeeper. This goalkeeper made a series of saves throughout the season. Enrique's message to his players was that no matter how big a star they are, their place in the team is not secure.
Following this policy, Enrique removed Dembele from the team in an important match of the Champions League last season. In the season before that, PSG had also sold Neymar and Marco Verratti. And Enrique also maintained a close relationship with his supporters. Similarly, Enrique did not let his players feel tired. He also rested key players when needed. He says, 'Our focus is on how to benefit the players.'
