TOPS
Nkunku well inspired
He had lived a delicate semi-final a few months ago during the Final 8 of the Champions League (0-3).
This time, no problem for Christopher Nkunku, scorer against his former club (42nd).
The attacking midfielder hurt the Parisian defense.
Positioned between the lines, the young hope (22 years old) shone on the make of the German attack, playing in turn Kimpembe and Kurzawa, at the origin of the two yellow cards scooped by the two men.
He scored the first goal of his Champions League career.
Forsberg hurt in Paris
It is certainly the player who was the most dangerous for Paris.
At first shy like all of his teammates, Emil Forsberg showed himself little by little.
A distant strike to warm up (33rd), a penultimate pass on the goal of Nkunku (42nd), then a smooth movement after returning from the locker room (53rd).
The Swede was in all the good shots of his team this Wednesday, scoring the decisive penalty on the hour mark (57th).
A high quality match for the player who passed through Malmö.
We will also note the good performance of Sabitzer, back to the heart of the RBL game.
Kean, rare Parisian satisfaction
At the heart of the new Parisian debacle, he is one of the few to have been able to illustrate his talent.
Arrived in the last hours of the transfer window, Moise Kean continues to prove that he is at the level of Leonardo's expectations.
In the absence of Kylian Mbappé, Mauro Icardi and Neymar, the young Italian scavenges playing time and shows that he represents more than an alternative.
Upon receiving all the aerial balls, Kean also struggled in the defensive phase, scratching one or two balls at 30 meters.
It is also on one of them that he sends Di Maria to goal (6th).
The good pick from PSG.
FLOPS
The defensive wanderings of the vice-champion of Europe
Two goals conceded and two defensive errors.
Punished just before the break, PSG got into trouble on its own.
By dint of retreating too much, Marquinhos let Nkunku strike on goal on the first goal.
A big mistake explained by the defender's reflex of the Brazilian, who was still evolving this Wednesday in the middle of the field.
It is on another defensive error that PSG offers the second to Leipzig, after a poor appreciation of Kimpembe, author of a hand in his area (56th).
Guilty.
Paris misses the mark
The opportunity was too good for Paris.
Beaten on the first day by Manchester United (1-2), PSG had the opportunity to make up for their points deficit after the surprise defeat of the Red Devils in Istanbul (1-2).
Missed, like the penalty of Angel Di Maria (16th).
However badly started, it was finally the Germans who took advantage of the stretched pole, to come back up to the Mancuniens and seize the second place of the group.
For Paris, there is now no room for error ...
Two expulsions and a new puzzle
Already deprived of many players, PSG will have to do without Gana Gueye and Presnel Kimpembe, both expelled against Leipzig.
They will both miss the return leg, number 24 next at Parc des Princes.
While there is now no doubt that Marquinhos will be returned to his post, uncertainty looms in midfield.
If Verratti and Paredes should make their return by then, the Parisian bench will remain diminished, just like the options of Thomas Tuchel ...
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