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Paris SG could only manage a draw this Wednesday in their first friendly match of the off-season.
On Friday, August 16, PSG will begin its Ligue 1 season with an away duel against Le Havre. But before that, the capital team has two friendly games to play. And the first, which was played this Tuesday against Sturm Graz, ended in a draw.
The opponent was not a lightning bolt of war, but the French champions were not able to win. The automatisms were clearly lacking within an experimental team deprived of a good part of its executives.
PSG quickly faded away
However, Paris had quickly taken a two-goal lead in this match. In the 9e minute, the young Ibrahim Mbaye (16 years old) opened the scoring by taking a service from Marco Asensio. Then, barely three minutes later, it was Carlos Soler who found the back of the net by converting a back pass from Randal Kolo Muani.
Luis Enrique’s team could not hold on to this advantage for too long. Before half-time, the Austrians had already made up the deficit. And that was largely due to Naoufel El-Hannach. The Moroccan full-back made two big mistakes, which were fatal for his team. But, there is nothing dramatic and it is better that this happens in a game without stakes than in a competition.
The Parisian team will try to do better in their next match. It will be Saturday against Xavi Simons’ RB Leipzig. This will be the final test before things get serious with the resumption of the championship.
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