Danilo Pereira, PSG’s all-risk insurance!

Having Danilo Pereira in your team is a guarantee of security. Always there to restore order in moments of doubt for Paris Saint-Germain, the Portuguese international (70 caps, 2 goals) once again proved it during the victory (2-0) of the his family facing Le Havre. Already very valuable last Tuesday, against Newcastle, the native of Bissau did not deviate from the rule he has set for himself since his arrival in the French capital. Aligned alongside Nordi Mukiele in an unprecedented defense where Achraf Hakimi and Carlos Soler occupied the wings, the former Porto player thus relieved his partners throughout the match. Quickly reduced to ten after the logical expulsion of Gianluigi Donnarumma (10th), PSG often suffered. A rare fact to be highlighted.

Outnumbered and facing pressure from Le Havre, the reigning French champions nevertheless found the necessary resources to win thanks to two achievements by Kylian Mbappé (23rd) and Vitinha (89th). For the rest ? We had to fight and rely on an Arnau Tenas XXL for his first time in the Ile-de-France jersey. Boss of this unique rearguard, Danilo Pereira also gave of himself to allow the Rouge et Bleu to keep the three points and thus widen the gap at the top of the championship. With his aura and his charisma, the man who sees his contract run until June 2025 has continued to communicate with his fellow defenders to resist the Normandy waves. If the Ciel et Marine have, for their part, shown a great lack of offensive realism, number 15 has never cracked.

Danilo Pereira, guarantor of order!

Omnipresent in the air to repel a large part of the 34 crosses attempted by the HAC, the 1m88 right-hander also intervened on several Le Havre attempts. Intelligent in his positioning, perfect in the duel and always so valuable in compensating for certain spaces left by his partners, the 32-year-old midfielder, more often used as a defender, did not spare himself. Credited with an 8 by the FM editorial team, the same as Arnau Tenas named man of the match, Danilo thus confirmed that he was a safe bet for Luis Enrique. Impassable and imperial on several defensive interventions (2nd, 5th, 43rd, 68th, 69th, 73rd, 83rd), the player who played for Benfica’s youth teams thus brings all his calm and serenity to the Parisian group.

Far from being the element most used by the Spanish technician, Danilo is today taking advantage of numerous injuries (Marquinhos, Warren Zaire-Emery, Fabian Ruiz, etc.) to play a series of matches in the Parisian eleven. Author of 7 starts since the start of the season (11 matches played in total), Danilo makes the most of every minute given by his coach. As a boss and very rarely found wanting, he also brings that little extra character, which can sometimes be lacking at PSG. Considered a man in the shadows since his beginnings in the City of Lights, Danilo remains, as such, an essential and precious link for the Ile-de-France project. And for good reason, there are few players capable of rising to the occasion, regardless of the context. A more essential asset than ever for the coming weeks of PSG. Decimated by injuries, the capital club will, in fact, have to rely on a great Danilo to successfully pass the various tests to come, starting with Borussia Dortmund, on December 13, for the last day of the Champions League group stage.