The first leg of Ligue 1 2023/24 has ended with PSG’s winter championship. And if you consider the French National Championship as a film festival gathering unique films, then L’Equipe daily newspaper voted for the best awards with the overwhelming majority of PSG.
The French Professional Football Association (UNFP) only awards titles in Ligue 1 at the end of the season. However, L’Equipe newspaper also votes on the best awards, like a miniature film festival at… Cannes every year.
Accordingly, the best match belongs to PSG vs Monaco. The confrontation between the two championship candidates takes place on November 24. At that time, PSG was only 3 points ahead of Monaco. If they win, they widen the gap to 6 points, and in case of loss, the gap is leveled.
However, the match was extremely exciting, ending with a score of 5-2 in which the PSG attackers played effectively, while the Monaco strikers missed too many scoring opportunities. In addition, the individual mistakes of players from both teams are also very memorable.
Main actor – Best player belongs to Kylian Mbappe. He is the biggest star with 18 goals, double the number of people ranked second on the top scorer list. The French striker has many moments of genius and is completely superior to his competitors.
Young Actor – Best Young Player was awarded to PSG’s Warren Zaire-Emery. Even when there are many other names like Lenny Yoro (Lille), Guillaume Restes (Toulouse) or Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient), the 17-year-old PSG midfielder still shows outstanding class, worthy of being a talented young star. the most talented of French football.
The most beautiful image belongs to the hug of the Mbappe brothers at the end of the PSG vs Metz (3-1) match on December 20, Kylian’s 25th birthday. This is the first time younger brother Ethan has been able to compete with his older brother on the biggest stage in France and promises a bright future.
The most impressive statement also belonged to PSG, when coach Luis Enrique criticized Mbappe on the day he scored a hat-trick against Reims (3-0) on November 12. “I am very unhappy with Kylian today. I want him to help his teammates more, in other ways,” Lucho shocked when criticizing his student.
In addition, there was also the “Best Fiction Short Film Director” award given to coach Fabio Grosso, who parted ways with Lyon after only 9 matches; “Most impressive appearance artist” for Jeremy Doku, who only played 83 minutes in Rennes’ 5-1 win over Metz and 30 minutes in the 1-1 draw with Lens before going to Man City.