Marseille 0-3 PSG: Galtier thinks "PSG behaved like champions"

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Does Kimpembe's injury make you regret the winter transfer window failures?

"There are no regrets. We are going to end the season with our current squad and without Kimpembe (ruptured Achilles). But it's not just the center-backs to set up a 3-5-2. You also need the wing-backs, and there is the absence of Neymar too. The midfielders (Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz) had to project the team to free Marco Verratti when the ball came out. They have also been successful in this area."

How important was the presence of Presnel Kimpembe in the three-man defense gameplan?

“We learned the lessons of the Coupe de France match. We returned to a system that had worked for us in the first half of the season, and there was the presence of Presnel Kimpembe (before the World Cup break, and yesterday), but he was seriously injured and will be unavailable until the end of the season since we think it's severe (ruptured Achilles)."

"With Kimpembe, I wanted us to find a better defensive balance but also to crowd the midfield. We had to prevent Marseille from playing, and press as high as possible and we were able to do it very often in this match."