Lille/PSG – Marquinhos highlights the big ‘positive’

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·29 August 2026

Lille/PSG – Marquinhos highlights the big ‘positive’

Paris Saint-Germain traveled to face LOSC this Friday in the opening match of Ligue 1’s 2nd round and snatched a 2-2 draw right at the end of the game (highlights here). After the match, Marquinhos, the 32-year-old defender and captain of the club from the capital, shared his thoughts on the game and on his goal scored deep into stoppage time.

Marquinhos: “We know we are very far from being at 100%”

“The positive point at the start of the season is really the mentality. The energy from those coming on, we rely a lot on everyone. I think that over these first two matchdays, we’ve seen that it has brought us something extra to go and get these two important points. We know we are very far from being at 100%. At the start of the season, we are playing title rivals. They are top-level teams, Champions League teams. It’s difficult, and as soon as we are not at 100%, you can see that difficulty in the result. We make small mistakes that are normal at the start of the season, but ones we have to work on to improve that.”

Marquinhos: “we always try to give our maximum on the pitch.”

We need time, and we do not necessarily have it to train since we had to play very important matches right from the start of the season. These are important points. They will matter a lot at the end of the season when we count the points against our rivals. We will keep going like this to improve more and more and get back to our best performances. The second goal? I know that at the end of the match, there is always a little space at the far post. I try to find that space, the ball is delivered well by Viti, and I just have to direct the header. It feels good, no matter who scores the goal, we always try to give our maximum on the pitch. We saw everyone happy, everyone celebrated that goal. It was a very difficult match, and this point is very important for what comes next.”

PSG got away with this draw in almost miraculous fashion, snatching it in the final moments of stoppage time. If there is one thing this Paris team cannot be criticized for today, it is its mentality. Just like against Stade Rennais (2-2), Luis Enrique’s men came back from 2-0 down and managed to earn a point.

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Even though there are obviously things to criticize about the overall performance, you also have to hold on to the positives and recognize the determination of the Rouge et Bleu. Of course, they will be hoping for a win in next Friday’s match, their first home game of the season. But these two draws are also very positive, since they show just how strong this team is collectively.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.