Tops
Paris can greatly thank Navas
He came to bring serenity to this PSG and we can say that it is successful.
Keylor Navas once again achieved a high level performance
to prevent his team from sinking.
At the heart of a very complicated first period, the Costa Rican goalkeeper released no less than 8 decisive saves in these 45 minutes, including one on a strike from Dest hitting the bar and especially another to deflect a penalty from Messi just before the pause.
A welcome parade because this penalty could well have changed the situation for the future.
Still vigilant after the break on a whim from Busquets, he is undoubtedly the strong man of Paris.
Marquinhos, rare on the Parisian side
The Parisian captain has kept his rank.
In a team that did not breathe serenity, the Brazilian was able to place himself in the right place to cut all the trajectories of passes or opposing centers.
Aggressive on the opposing ball carrier, he won a lot of duels which had the gift of leaving Paris in the match.
Messi tried everything
Rather disappointing in the first leg, Lionel Messi was determined to reverse the situation at the Parc des Princes.
Striking from the start, the Argentinian quickly proved elusive, descending low enough to lead his team's game.
Always precise in his technical relays, he tried his luck several times and scored a superb goal on a clear shot.
Only false note, therefore, this missed penalty.
Flops
The demons have resurfaced for Paris
Once again, after a great success in the first
leg
,
PSG trembled on the return
.
The mental approach remains a real problem for this Parisian team, which set the tone from the start of this match by placing themselves very low.
The players of the capital did nothing but suffer and seemed apathetic when pressing the Barcelona.
What is more, they never really managed to be threatening on blocks, the fault of multiple approximations in the comebacks.
A worrying face for the rest of the competition as Paris seems mentally crumbly.
At any time.
An overwhelmed midfielder
While the midfielder was the strength of the first leg at Camp Nou, the Parisians were suffocated in this sector at the Parc.
So brilliant three weeks ago, Marco Verratti has only been a shadow of himself by losing a lot of balls and regularly running into the void.
Behind him, Idrissa Gueye experienced a lot of technical waste while Leandro Paredes' lack of mobility was detrimental.
Danilo's entry in the second half did good to bring more physical density.
The side in difficulty
The Parisian side were not having a great night, far from it.
Suffering in great widths against Dest and Messi, Layvin Kurzawa has thus regularly taken water.
Quickly warned, he caused a penalty and could have been sent off.
Overtaken, he had to give way at the break to Abdou Diallo, author of an excellent entry.
As for Alessandro Florenzi, he left a good number of spaces to Dembélé, who took pleasure in rushing into the spaces.
Coming back from injury, the Italian seemed to run out of pace.
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