For Matchday 4 of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain traveled to Brittany to face Stade Brestois 29. The Rouge et Bleu had to battle against a team fired up by the desire to pay a fitting tribute to their late former coach (Eric Roy). Ultimately, Luis Enrique’s men secured a narrow victory (0–1) in a white-hot Stade Francis-Le Blé atmosphere. SB29 midfielder Hugo Magnetti stopped by the Ligue 1 Plus microphone to reflect on the match:
We talking about the Ballon d’Or, Dembélé or Mbappé?
No, there are others too—Kvara, and Messi as well. In any case, it’ll be a great player; I’m sidestepping the question—there’s some top-tier talent out there.
Hugo Magnetti: “In terms of clear-cut chances, we squandered them…”
It ended 1–0—just a single goal in it—but there were clear-cut chances. What’s the feeling at the end of this match?
We’re all frustrated at the end of the match, and the fact that we’re dwelling on the scoreline is actually a good sign. In terms of clear-cut chances, we squandered them—well, “squandered” might be a strong word. We had quite a few chances. It’s a shame none of them went in tonight. At this early stage of the season, we’re the team with the highest “expected goals” total in Ligue 1.
What we’re doing isn’t bad; we’re creating a lot of chances against a defense like Paris Saint-Germain’s. Tonight, the only thing missing was the finish, whereas Paris had one chance and put it away immediately.
An entertaining, attacking match.
For sure; we have a team that wants to push forward. Those were essentially Éric Roy’s principles. We have nothing to reproach ourselves for since the start of the season, and tonight is no exception; looking at the chances we created, it’s not bad at all. It’s just the finishing that’s missing—once we get that right, I think we’ll be in good shape.
