Paris Saint-Germain suffered a second residence defeat in a row Sunday, falling 1-0 to Lyon as their World Cup profitable celebrity Lionel Messi was jeered by a bit of supporters.
After shedding 2-0 at residence to Rennes two weeks in the past, it was Lyon’s Bradley Barcola who inflicted the newest loss for PSG on the Parc des Princes.
It is the Parisians’ fifth Ligue 1 loss this season, all of them in 2023, and leaves Christophe Galtier’s facet simply six factors forward of each second-placed Lens and Marseille in third.
The night time began in controversial circumstances.
As the workforce line-ups have been introduced over the loudspeaker, whistling greeted Messi’s identify in a single a part of the stadium.
Fans in one other space, nevertheless, shouted in response “Messi”.
Messi, 35, is nearing the top of his two-year contract with the Paris membership.
Talks have begun on a doable renewal however he has additionally been linked with a return to Barcelona.
In two seasons, the veteran has performed 67 matches with PSG together with Sunday’s recreation towards ninth-placed Lyon and scored 29 targets.
“The whistles, I find that hard,” mentioned Galtier.
“Leo is a player who gives a lot and who has given a lot since the start of the season.”
He added: “With a stroke of genius, Leo is able to deliver the right ball, to provide an assist, to score a goal. I never once thought about taking him off.”
PSG midfielder Danilo acknowledged the workforce had hit “a difficult phase” which they needed to discover a approach out of, given their rivals have been closing in.
“We have to wake up. The title is not guaranteed at all, there are still a lot of matches,” he mentioned on Prime Video.
“There are lot of things to change, not just the mindset, but it’s not up to me to say what.”
PSG have been severely hampered by accidents, with Neymar recovering from ankle surgical procedure and their defence decimated.
On Sunday, PSG known as up 17-year-old central defender El Chadaille Bitshiabu however he was overawed, gifting away the ball too typically.
Kylian Mbappe failed to tug off a repeat of his late scoring heroics as he had performed in current video games towards Strasbourg and Brest.
“We can’t expect everything from Leo and Kylian,” mentioned Galtier.
“It’s our eighth defeat in 2023, it’s far too many.”
Next up for PSG is a visit to Nice who’re undefeated since January 2 earlier than a vital residence conflict with second-placed Lens.
