Paris Saint-Germain will play in a new Champions League final. Wednesday evening, Luis Enrique’s troops obtained their ticket to Budapest with this 1-1 draw on the Bayern pitch. A meeting quite different from the first leg. After the Parisian offensive festival at the Parc des Princes, the team was more involved in managing the match yesterday, mainly aiming to neutralize Bayern’s offensives and attack a little more cautiously. A real tactical masterclass from the Spanish coach who perfectly muzzled Vincent Kompany’s men.
It must be said that Lucho was helped by XXL performances from its defenders, like the hinge Marquinhos-Pacho, or a monstrous Warren Zaire-Emery in this role of replacing Achraf Hakimi. But above all, he was able to count on totally involved offensive players, who did not skimp on defensive efforts. Which remains quite rare, especially in current football. The defensive withdrawal of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was one of the keys to the match, just as Dembélé and Doué also contributed enormously on this side. And in Europe, consultants and journalists have noticed it, as have supporters on social networks.
Madrilenians are jealous
“I was impressed by PSG tonight defensively, the work was incredible. And it wasn’t just the defenders. The midfielders, and also the attackers. All over the field. Everyone played their role wonderfully”said Nedum Onuoha, former Manchester City player and consultant on MOTD in England “If I were the next coach of Real Madrid, upon arriving in the locker room, and without saying anything, I would put this PSG match to the players. This is how we manage to play in Champions League finals by running.”for example underlined Bruno Alemany on the Cadena SER in Spain. “Kvaratskhelia has shown that he can be a candidate to be the best winger in the world right now. And we noticed his defensive work. He won 11 duels, more than any PSG player, and only Fabian Ruiz did better than his 6 recovered balls.underlines Skysports.
The impeccable behavior of Dembélé, although he was replaced quite early in the match despite having Ballon d’Or status, also surprised many people, in a good way. “It’s extraordinary, he took away the Ballon d’Or in the 66th minute, and he came out encouraging his teammates and the one who replaced him. He encouraged everyone. Beyond the tactical side, that’s Luis Enrique’s success. That the Ballon d’Or comes out first in a Champions League semi-final and that he behaves as well as possible, as if he were a reserve, that’s the success of PSG.”got carried away by the pro-Real Madrid journalist José Luis Sanchez on El Chiringuito de Jugonessuggesting that in Madrid, the stars would never react like Dembélé. All this, with images of Kylian Mbappé broadcast on the screen at the same time… Not a coincidence. Anyway, in Europe, everyone is under the spell of this PSG.
