PSG seduced, PSG suffered but PSG especially won (1-0) the first round its semi-final of the Champions League against Arsenal. Carried by an achievement by Ousmane Dembélé (4th) and a united collective throughout the game, Luis Enrique's men will now have to finish work, next Wednesday, facing their audience. In the meantime, the football planet has not failed to greet the new uppercase performance achieved by the red and blue on the side of the Emirates Stadium. “I liked the performance of Parisians. They were able to adapt, make their back. They start from Arsenal with a positive result and they finally beat this team ”commented, in this sense, Samir Nasri on Canal +.
Donnarumma and Dembélé put in the spotlight
More than the former player of Olympique de Marseille and the numerous French observers charmed by the performance of the capital's club, it is ultimately all of Europe which bowed, today, in front of the force released by the teammates of Ousmane Dembélé. Questioned on the set of Sky Italiathe former Juventus Turin player, Alessandro del Piero, rented the new face of the Ile -de -France as such. “Luis Enrique gave some PSG players a soul. Like Dembélé. You see him running everywhere, making the effort for a defensive withdrawal. You see that there is a union between all the players, everyone plays for the world. You want to win for your teammates! ”
Strong words going in the direction of those held by Fabio Capello: “PSG impressed me, especially for physical freshness and the way of pressing”. AC Milan legend, Alessandro Costacurta also went there: “Generally, the teams arriving in England suffer in the first quarter of an hour. They quickly led to Liverpool and Arsenal ”. Finally, the transalpine press, like the Gazzetta dello Sportshe chose to highlight the new recital of Gianluigi Donnarumma. A soothed tone also shared by the various Spanish daily newspapers.
The English press recognizes Parisian superiority
“The Parisian team, led by Lucho who won the tactical battle against Mikel Arteta, has shown that she was a big team, more than capable of winning this Champions League”said in this perspective Mundo Deportivo. At the same time, AS did not hesitate to qualify the PSG as“unbeatable”while Sport And Marca preferred to dwell on the Ousmane Dembélé case, scorer before giving way to Bradley Barcola on injury. Felicity in France, applauded in Italy, rented in Spain, PSG has finally logically bluffed all British media… “PSG was far superior, for me, in this match”notably said Thierry Henry at the microphone of Amazon Prime. And what about the analysis rendered by the Daily Mailtotally fascinated by the mentality of red and blue and the global level displayed.
“The stadium was a cauldron as it has rarely been before, but, in the middle of it, in the ruthless dazzling of the spotlight, the home team was upgraded by Paris Saint-Germain. PSG coach Luis Enrique is bringing a blow to English football while his team continues to move forward. He has already eliminated Liverpool and Aston Villa and now he has arsenal in the strings. It was not the PSG that had wobbled during the return match of its quarter-final against Villa earlier this month. It was PSG that had beaten Liverpool outside during the previous round. It was PSG which, inspired by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé and the implacable excellence of Vitinha in the heart of the midfield, looks like the best team in Europe. It was a team that seemed to believe that she was ready to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time ”.
“An excellent PSG team, which was disciplined defensively and always a threat in attack”finally outbid The Athletic Before devoting the Paris number 10 and sending a spade… to a certain Kylian Mbappé. “It's easy to say that Dembélé was everywhere. In fact, it was in the right place at the right time, many times, whether it is sprinter on a beautiful pass of Neves, or to know when to hold back to receive a balloon from KVaratskhelia, which highlights his intelligence as a footballer. If we want to compare, scoring Kylian Mbappé in the quarter -finals was much simpler for Arsenal ». Impressive, PSG will now have to confirm this short victory next Wednesday at the Parc des Princes. The football planet is just waiting for that …
