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With its starting Ukrainian central defender, PSG almost always experiences hell. That was once again the case this Sunday against Lyon, and Illia Zabarnyi is being singled out.

PSG had decided to rotate heavily for the hosting of Olympique Lyonnais this Sunday night at the Parc des Princes. It is not the first time this season, but this time, it ended in punishment with Lyon's 2-1 victory.

The Lyonnais could have widened the gap in the first half, where the difference was felt, even if Lyon was also missing some key players. But in defense, PSG took on water, and followers of the capital club wondered if this was not Zabarnyi's, 23, last match in the Parisian jersey.

The Ukrainian, already often at fault this season, took on water from all sides, whether in the center on difficult balls to deal with behind his back, or when he ventured out wide in a duel with an unleashed Afonso Moreira. The former Bournemouth player is clearly not worth the €70 million spent to bring him in, and he is finishing a very complicated season.

At a time when Marquinhos' departure is often mentioned, Zabarnyi is making the Brazilian captain totally indispensable. Reactions to his performance were, in any case, merciless from PSG fans.

"Zabarnyi must never wear the PSG jersey again," "PSG has lost five of its last nine official matches when Zabarnyi was on the pitch," "he starts, we lose, it's simple," "Zabarnyi must be fired," "Marquinhos cannot leave with this backup," "Zabarnyi is the worst player in PSG history," disenchanted Parisian supporters on X (Twitter) said, disillusioned by the level shown by their central defender.