Strasbourg fans in fury as Boehly loses battle for hearts and minds | Luke Entwistle

Les Alsaciens’ were respectable in defeat to PSG but fans are angry with a youth-first project that appears to benefit Chelsea

A youthful Strasbourg side had only lost one in their last 10 Ligue 1 games going into Friday’s match against PSG. Les Alsaciens’ home, the Meinau has earned a reputation as one of the most fervent stadiums in France; it should have been a hive of positive energy as they welcomed the league leaders, but it wasn’t.

Patrick Vieira made only one change to the side that drew against relegation-threatened Clermont Foot a week earlier. However, that change saw the average age of the starting XI drop significantly, down to 22.8, making the Strasbourg side fielded against PSG the youngest to feature in Ligue 1 since Reims faced Brest in February 2022. Continue reading...