Ligue 1 - Angers close to relegation as PSG need three points to stay in title race

2023-04-21 14:47

Ligue 1 - Angers close to relegation as PSG need three points to stay in title race


The 32nd round of the 2022/23 Ligue 1 season will usher in a focus match. The defending champion Paris Saint-Germain will go to the away game to attack Angers, which has been struggling for a long time. In order to keep the chance of winning the championship this season, Paris Saint-Germain Riman has only one option to win this campaign.


After Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated by Marseille 1-2 in the previous French Cup, they also lost to Bayern Munich again in the UEFA Champions League and stopped in the top 16 . redemption.


After being eliminated in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain lost to Rennes and Lyon at home consecutively, and was still kept clean by their opponents. However, in the last two rounds, they defeated Nice 2-0 and Lens 3-1 respectively to return to victory. . At present, Paris Saint-Germain continues to rank first in the standings with 72 points, 8 points ahead of the second-placed Marseille. In order to keep the title of champion, Paris Saint-Germain can only struggle to grab points in the few remaining games.


In addition, Angers is currently ranked 20th in the standings with only 14 points, only achieved 3 wins, 5 draws and 23 losses, and is still as many as 17 points behind the safety zone. In order to delay the determination of the doom of being relegated, Angers had to resort to a strong formation to save some face.


'We have no right to relax'


Looking back at the past records, Paris Saint-Germain has an absolute advantage with 13 wins and 1 draw against Angers in the past 14 times. It will be very important for Angers to end the 7-year invincibility of Paris Saint-Germain. A difficult task. In the first round of the season, Paris Saint-Germain beat Angers 2-0.


Although Paris Saint-Germain is more optimistic about scoring 3 points in this campaign, coach Galtier said in an interview with the media, "This is a team under pressure that wants to beat the defending champion. We have no right to relax at all. "


Although still in the middle of the racial discrimination scandal, Galtier also believes that he will still coach the team after the end of this season, and has already started to deal with how to improve the team's strength. Galtier said, "Will I continue to be the coach of the team next season? I think I will. I think there will be some evaluations at the end of the season. We also know that the team needs to change."


"I'm very focused on my work and work keeps you active. I'm active with the staff and the players and I know how important it is to fight for titles."