This is a timely performance. Bradley Barcola lit up the Allianz Riviera yesterday during PSG’s victory in Nice (2-1). Scorer (18th), then passer (23rd) and finally responsible for the exclusion of Melvin Bard (75th), which put an end to the Gym’s last hopes, the winger did everything to offer a new record for points taken at the outside his team in a 34-game championship. He could even have scored a double if he had not hit the post in this last situation in the 79th. Enough to give him the best score of the match.
This XXL performance comes at the perfect time for a player whose lack of consistency this season has been regrettable. Landed this summer with the heavy label of a €50 million transfer, the former Lyonnais took a reasonable time to digest this new environment. In the second half of the season, he rose to the rank of starter (40 TCC matches, 4 goals and 8 assists), even offering great performances in the Champions League against Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona. It was more complicated against Borussia Dortmund.
He is in Deschamps’ sights
“You have to understand that a player’s training path is not linear, there are ups and downs. Bradley has shown since the start of the season that he is ready to play at the highest level. Today, he had a superb match in attack and defense., analyzed Luis Enrique yesterday after the meeting. Without his sidekicks MbappĂ© and DembĂ©lĂ©, officially injured, Barcola was expected to spearhead the PSG attack yesterday. He was not missed on the eve of the announcement of Didier Deschamps’ list for the Euro.
On waivers with Moussa Diaby to be 25th or 26th man, the 21-year-old missed the March rally, the last before the meeting in Germany. Enough to fuel a certain disappointment quickly erased by his performances in C1 and the coach’s last statement about him. “It’s not because I’m not used to calling up players in the final phase that I haven’t selected before that I’m going to deprive myself of it. In March, Moussa Diaby was present. He had been with us before and was doing some interesting things with Aston Villa. This was also the case for Bradley with PSG, but it was more recent and required confirmation. Since March, he has confirmed his good intentions. Response this evening around 8 p.m.
