PSG searching for best form with superstar duo back together

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AFP Paris
Last Updated : Dec 06 2019 | 9:20 AM IST

With Neymar and Kylian Mbappe finally both fit and playing in the same team, the pressure is on Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel to get his all-star attack firing on all cylinders going into the second half of the season.

Injuries and off-field issues had prevented the two most expensive players on the planet from starting a game together this season until PSG's 2-0 midweek over Nantes which kept the reigning champions five points clear at the top of Ligue 1.

Both players duly scored, with Mbappe's backheel opener being followed by a Neymar penalty, but PSG were sluggish, and not for the first time in recent weeks.

In fact, the capital side -- who go to Montpellier on Saturday -- have not impressed since beating Marseille 4-0 at the end of October.

"Maybe it's just in our heads -- because we are afraid of losing the ball, we end up losing the ball," admitted Tuchel.

"We need to think about winning, about building attacks, creating chances. It is clear that we need to improve, get our intensity back."
"He knows what I think and he accepts it."
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First Published: Dec 06 2019 | 9:20 AM IST

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