There were good and (a lot) of less good. Paris SG lost this Friday against Cerezo Osaka (2-3) for its third summer preparation match. However, the club from the French capital entered the meeting well. Monopolizing the ball, the Parisians managed to make the difference shortly after the first quarter of an hour of play through Hugo Ekitike. The striker, established at the top, took advantage of a center shot from Warren Zaire-Emery to find the way to the net by putting his right foot in opposition (17th). It was then thought that Luis Enrique’s players had done the hardest part. But it was without counting on the abnegation of the Japanese formation. Practically in the wake of the Parisian opener, following a disagreement between Milan Skriniar and Danilo Pereira, Jordy Croux equalized with a nice shot from the left foot at ground level (22nd).
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After the break, Paris SG was a little more enterprising. And it paid off as Vitinha, cleverly served – with a heel! – by Hugo Ekitike, restored the advantage to his team with an unstoppable shot from the right foot in the penalty area (49th). However, once again the Cerezo Osaka returned. After the hour mark, in a hurry in his camp, on the left side, Lucas Hernandez had the ball stolen. A loss of ball which allowed the young Sota Kitano (18 years old) to adjust Gianluigi Donnarumma, almost at close range (67th). At the end of the match, the Reds and Blues took the hit. And on a new individual error – Cher Ndour lost the ball in his camp, but there may have been a fault – Shinji Kagawa offered victory to his team with a splendid curling shot from the right foot (79th). A result to forget for Paris SG. The reigning French champion will face Inter Milan in four days. A great opportunity to reassure yourself before the resumption of Ligue 1. It may also be an opportunity to see Neymar again in the Parisian jersey, he who has still not played again since his ankle injury last February.