‘We’ve all made mistakes like that’ – Rabiot defends Trapp

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot has leapt to the defence of team-mate Kevin Trapp following the 2-2 draw against Bordeaux on Friday evening.

Although PSG twice took the lead in the Ligue 1 fixture at Parc des Princes, the German goalkeeper appeared culpable for both equalisers scored by the visitors. First he failed to field a flick on from a corner in the opening period before he then dallied in possession to allow Wahbi Khazri to strike for 10-man Bordeaux late on.

With Salvatore Sirigu waiting in the wings, the summer addition has come under immediate scrutiny, yet Rabiot, who was only a substitute in the game, was keen to absolve the ex-Frankfurt man of too much blame.

“It was an error in concentration - we’ve all made mistakes like that,” he told Canal+ after the game. “We should not crush him.

“I think it was a collective error. At that moment we had all lifted our foot off the gas, and it felt that we had unconsciously relaxed a little.”

The 20-year-old admitted that some ugly scenes at the end, which saw Edinson Cavani and Nicolas Maurice-Belay booked, were in part caused by the outcome.

“We conceded goals that could have been avoided and we should have taken three points, it would have been logical. At the end, things got a little heated. We were a little frustrated with our match and that’s why it ended in a fracas, but I don’t know what happened to start it,” he said.

Nevertheless, Rabiot remains confident that PSG’s first check in the league will not hinder their preparations for the midweek Champions League meeting with Malmo.

“We would’ve preferred to go into that game with a win, but things didn’t go according to plan. That will not change our ambition’s for Tuesday’s match,” he concluded.

PSG will remain top of Ligue 1 at the end of the weekend, having won 13 points from five matches. The goals they lost against Bordeaux were the first they had conceded all season.