The Portuguese midfielder offered another top performance in the Parisian midfield, earning praise from his coach and his teammates. PSG did not go into detail on Tuesday evening. For its third match in the league phase of the Champions League, the capital club in fact scattered Bayer Leverkusen like a puzzle on its lawn at the Bay Arena and signed a historic victory (7-2).
The Parisian collective once again worked wonders, Désiré Doué, replaced at half-time due to the exclusion of Illia Zabarnyi, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia feasting in attack and Nuno Mendes proving irresistible in his left lane to the point of being named man of the match. But in the midfield, Vitinha was not left out.
Beyond his goal scored in the last minutes of the match to complete his work, the Portuguese international delivered a performance including 98% successful passes (126/128), 88% long passes, two key passes and seven balls recovered. A performance that sparked a chorus of praise.
Vitinha, the best midfielder in the world?
“Always Vitinha, he’s our maestro we’ll say. He's a very important player for us, he continues his momentum from last season. We hope it will continue like this,” greeted Ousmane Dembélé in the mixed zone while Luis Enrique was just as complimentary at a press conference.
“This is not the time to talk about just one player, but Vitinha is incredible. He is always in control of what we should do. He's an incredible player, he burst out.
Many criticized me when I started using him as a number 6, but he can play anywhere. But after this match we have to talk about the whole team, we have to continue playing like this. »
And some no longer hesitate to see him as the best midfielder in the world. This is particularly the case of Daniel Riolo. “It’s mind-blowing, it’s astonishing. Vitinha has become an extraordinary player and probably the best midfielder in the world. I don't feel like I'm exaggerating to think it's really the best.” he confided to the microphone of RMC.
