Scorer against FC Nantes (2-1), Bradley Barcola raised his head after the criticism he received following the match against Newcastle.
He did “a cataclysmic entry” against Newcastle. Daniel Riolo had been very harsh with Bradley Barcola after this Champions League match against the Magpies, and the RMC consultant had even questioned the recruitment of the French junior international. “The person responsible is not him, it’s Luis Enrique. Because he thinks he’s a player capable of playing a Champions League match! You just had to open your eyes in the championship to see that he’s a little lamb. He can’t even get out of the farm enclosure because he’s such a little lamb. »
We will see on Wednesday in Dortmund if Barcola shows itself at the level of the Champions League. But in the meantime, the former Lyonnais shone this weekend in Ligue 1. “Sacrificed” last Sunday in Le Havre, where he had to be replaced after 11 minutes after Gianluigi Donnarumma’s red card, the 21-year-old winger was one of the best Parisians against Nantes (2-1). It was he who opened the scoring, with a nice strike at the end of a one-two with Vitinha, to open his account with Paris Saint-Germain. “I was waiting for this goal. I think it will do me good”confided the player on Free Ligue 1.
“ Bradley is the present and future of the club”
Barcola started against Nantes because Luis Enrique was preparing the trip to Dortmund, for which Ousmane Dembélé will be suspended. This shows the Spanish coach’s confidence in his left winger. “We went to look for a young international player who plays in the U20 selection, who has many outstanding qualities, with the personality to play, reacted Luis Enrique at a press conference. We like him a lot and he already has a lot of minutes with a team like ours. He has very high level skills. Bradley is the present and future of the club. »
“For me, Bradley was superb, the most unbalancing player in one on one, with or without the ball, he scored an exceptional goal and he had a very important match for me, added Luis Enrique. Nothing surprising from Bradley. I am very happy with him. »
