Kylian Mbappé, official executioner of Barça
Kylian Mbappé continues to haunt the Catalan nights. He has become a real nightmare for FC Barcelona. After ASthe Frenchman has become the official executioner of Barça, with already 8 goals in 7 games against them. Whether in red and blue or now white, it displays an impressive average of 1.14 purposes per match against them, even surpassing the standards of Cristiano Ronaldo in the clasicos. Mbappé notably shone at Camp Nou with a historic hat -trick, and repeated last year in Montjuïc. This Sunday, he will find a team that he loves to punish, at the most burning moment of the season.
The English press Mikel Arteta
Arsenal, beaten by PSG and eliminated from the Champions League, crystallizes criticism. THE Daily Mail calls out Mikel Arteta with a acerbic title: ” Stop finding you excuses, Mikel ». The newspaper criticizes the Spanish coach for not having transformed the great promises into concrete results. Disappointment in the Premier League, failure in Europe: the Gunners have been without a trophy for five years, and consistency has always escaped them in major meetings. The press already evokes the restless summer that awaits the leaders. Arteta, in connection with the new sports director Andrea Berta, is preparing an offensive overhaul. Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyökeres are targeted, while Nico Williams and Leao are envisaged on the wings. Alexander Isak remains a dream, but his price could slow down negotiations. Several departures are to be expected: Trossard, Vieira, Lokonga, even Zinchenko, while Jorginho is courted by Flamengo. The site is large.
The foreign press under the spell of PSG
In Germany, the gaze has changed. Long criticized, Paris is now rented for its cohesion, its humility found and its identity as a game. Ballack, Heynckes, Matthäus … All salute the work of the Parisian staff, as we can read in The team. For Matthäus, ” There is no more oversized ego », And PSG jerseys are now well seen in the streets of across the Rhine. Only Uli Hoeness continues to attack the financing of the club, but the general opinion has changed: this Paris appeals. And AS Summarizes the turning point: Paris went to Luis Enrique. The Spaniard, criticized upon his arrival, has become the real star of the project. Two games from a historic hat -trick, extended until 2027, he managed to transform PSG into a winning machine, with a strong collective, a clear identity and a series of 39 games without defeat outside. Far from the overwhelming individuals of yesterday, Paris is now advancing like a block – and everyone follows it.
