Tops
PSG showed heart
The capital club has finally shown the face of a combative team that is not afraid of the issue. After years of misadventures (FC Barcelona in 2017, Real Madrid in 2018, Manchester United in 2019), PSG has shown itself to be exemplary in commitment, in aggressiveness. Opposed to a more contracted Dortmund team, the Parisians were able to cope with a compact block that never cracked. An attitude that contrasts with the rather lackluster productions of recent weeks.
Di Maria, applied and involved
Difficult to get a player out of the lot as the collective won, once is not custom. But Angel Di Maria had a big game in the midfield. In addition to an impeccable defensive withdrawal, with 7 balls recovered in particular, the Argentinian is involved in the two Parisian goals by taking the corner of the first and shifting Sarabia well on the second. Again, it is up to a European match.
Neymar, still decisive
If he does not yet seem 100%, the Brazilian still behaved as a technical leader. After his goal to go, he opened the scoring on the return of a diving head on corner and was then valuable by his ability to save time. He expels Can and takes a yellow on the same action, proof that everything was not perfect in his performance.
Bernat, the man of the great evenings
Even short of form, the Spanish side was preferred to Kurzawa to the position of left side and he still responded present in the Champions League. Since his arrival a year and a half ago, he has reached his 4th goal in C1 with PSG. He chooses his evenings well since after Naples, Liverpool and Manchester United, he scored against Dortmund by scoring the important goal of 2-0. In addition clean with its 100 affected balloons and its technical facility in the small spaces.
Kimpembe, much better
Criticized for his loss of concentration, the French defender made an almost perfect copy. Aggressive, he intercepted a number of balloons and provided 7 defensive clearances. Clean to recovery, he reassured his team and managed to get out of the opposing pressing several times.
Flops
Dortmund less sharp than on the way out
It was not the team that won it on the outward journey that we saw on the Park lawn . Coming, however, with the same starting lineup as three weeks ago, the Dortmund players passed by, like a more nervous Emre Can who was eventually kicked out.
Haaland less present
The powerful Dortmund striker did not exist against PSG. Touching only 23 balls, he did not win half of his duels (42%) and never put himself in a good position, caught in the scoring by Kimpembe. A hero of the outward journey, with a double, the Norwegian undoubtedly pays for his inexperience at this level.
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