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PSG's symbolic victory: Winning over French hearts
Usually, Vincent Simonneaux only talks about Stade Rennais – nothing else. In Rennes, the 62-year-old is known as the outspoken host of "Pleine lucarne," a weekly show on local TV station TVR that covers everything about the local football team. But on a Monday in late May, before taping the show, the journalist pulled a chair into a corner of the studio and agreed to discuss Paris Saint-Germain, which is set to play in the Champions League final against Inter Milan on Saturday, May 31, in Munich, Germany. "Before, I never watched PSG's European matches. I couldn't care less. But this year, something is happening. The way people look at this PSG, which actually plays good football, has changed. There's more tolerance now, even a sort of goodwill," analyzed Simonneaux.
So, on Saturday night, the Rennes native will be in front of his television to watch the Parisian team coached by Luis Enrique. Of course, the surge of emotion from a PSG goal will never match the thrill of seeing his own team score, even in the most ordinary match. Still, Simonneaux wants to see the Parisians overcome the Milanese.
