PSG-Lens: how Christophe Galtier experienced the evening at the Parc des Princes

At the Parc des Princes

The communication of Paris SG had passed the message before the press conference of Christophe Galtier Saturday evening following the success against Lens (3-1). “Only questions around the match”. Without implied, nothing on the case that has shaken the Parisian coach for several days and his club necessarily.

Asked from the outset about his general state of mind, the former Nice coach, accused of racist and Islamophobic remarks when he officiated on the Côte d'Azur, was minimalist. "I felt very determined and focused on the game," he said of his feeling after a cataclysmic week. He will not say anything else on the basis of his thought. An investigation is underway. Point bar.

At the end of the press briefing, in a packed auditorium on Saturday evening at the Parc des Princes, he would like to add thanks for the support of its president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and its sports director, Luis Campos. Faced with a docile press that did not ask any “unwelcome” questions, Christophe Galtier did not even need to dribble the journalists.

A few minutes earlier, he had been a little more talkative on the hot topic of the week. Without saying too much either. “It is important to have a lot of support both public, but also on a personal level, it is a great pleasure, he breathes on Canal Sport. All the messages I have received publicly, it warms my heart, as much for me as for my family, my name. All my life I have been enriched by diversity, that's for sure. »

During the match, before and after, Christophe Galtier left little room for smiles and a form of relaxation. Because the hardest week of his life as a coach, which he has just experienced, did not allow him to do this. Just like the last catastrophic results of his team. And on Saturday evening, if the title in Ligue 1 advances as a formality, except for a huge surprise, after the victory against Lens, Galtier did not like the attitude of his troops in the second half.

In numerical superiority, PSG played on a train of senators, almost disrespectful of such a shock. "We were very sufficient," he says, annoyed but without giving the impression of having a real hold on his group. Everything already seems too late. With his departure already confirmed at the end of the season. With a nine-point lead in the standings, his team is heading for an 11th title, but the general feeling does not encourage outpourings of joy. Far from there. Spring in Paris has a real taste of winter.