“This victory is for him”: why PSG and its leaders dedicated the clash against OL to Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia

Out of sight, close to the heart. Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia, who is due to undergo surgery soon in Doha after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee, was the center of attention on Monday evening at the Parc des Princes. If PSG dominated Olympique Lyonnais (2-0), becoming leader of Ligue 1 after eight days, the Georgian was celebrated throughout the evening. Before, during and after the meeting, a sign of the weight gained by the winger in the capital.

PSG had thought of everything

“Kvara, the red and blue people with you”, could we read just before the start of the match, on a banner displayed by the Auteuil stand. A few minutes earlier, Paris SG had, on the screens of the Parc des Princes, broadcast a video clip with the great actions of “Kvara”. During the first quarter of an hour, songs of support for the former Neapolitan warmed up the stands near the Porte de Saint-Cloud. It doesn't stop there.

Entering the second half, Senny Mayulu shone with a sublime goal from a dry strike (72nd), synonymous with opening the score for PSG, and the titi took the trouble to resume Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia's celebration. A gesture welcomed by the public at the Park, and highlighted by the club's communication.

After the meeting, all the Parisians who presented themselves at the microphone in the bays of the enclosure had a word for the absentee, who must undergo surgery in the coming hours in Doha. “I would like to dedicate this victory to Kvara,” greeted Luis Enrique. We are proud of him. » Same feeling among the partners of 6th in the Ballon d’Or rankings.

Kvara’s partners moved

“We are a family, a team and we are all very supportive of each other,” says Senny Mayulu. If it wasn't me, it would have been someone else to pay tribute to him. We are united and all behind him. » Also a scorer, Mika Godts was keen to pay tribute to his Georgian partner. “We talked a lot about the absentees, with Kvara, we are there for him, to win and help. Victory is for him tonight. »

At the end of the match, the entire staff, Luis Enrique and Luis Campos, but also President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, surrounded by the players, held up a Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia jersey in the locker room with a simple message: “With you Kvara”.