For Le Parisien, Luis Fernandez (66 years old) sees Paris Saint-Germain’s victory against OM as a return to basic principles: running, pressing, positioning, and the involvement of everyone, including the substitutes. Without concluding that it’s a renaissance, his observation highlights a simple fact: this PSG team is still alive.
Fernandez: “The collective remains the strength of this team.”
“I see those constant movements, that relentless pressing, that collective work, the positioning of each player. The collective remains the strength of this team, and everyone is on board, judging by the contribution of the substitutes.
OM is a team that has been battered by defeats against Liverpool, Bruges, and Paris FC’s equalizer. But still, Paris respected them until the end, putting in a complete performance.”
Fernandez: “This Paris is admirable.”
Could the elimination from the Coupe de France actually be an advantage?
The Cup was a target, and Enrique loves rotation. Lee, Ramos, or Dro could count on him to play. But hey, the fighting spirit remains. This Paris is admirable.”
The most interesting aspect of Luis Fernandez’s analysis isn’t the score or the opponent, but the approach. He describes a PSG that has become recognizable again: constant movement, pressing that doesn’t let up at the first sign of exertion, and above all, a collective discipline that avoids matches that are “split in two.”
Against an OM side reeling from a difficult spell, Paris didn’t play games: they respected the game plan, worked until the very end, and showed overall commitment—a detail that matters when rotation becomes a tool and not a band-aid. Elimination from the Coupe de France doesn’t magically transform into an advantage, but it doesn’t seem to have damaged their fighting spirit. PSG isn’t “saved.” Nor is it finished.
The temptation, after a classic performance, is to rewrite the season in 90 minutes. The useful version is more understated: when Paris regains consistency and puts in the work, they become difficult to play against again… and more reliable going forward.
