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PSG-Barcelona: Parisians salute Keylor Navas' "huge match"

2021-03-11T06:37:35.589Z


The Parisian goalkeeper, who notably stopped a penalty from Lionel Messi, allowed his partners to hold the draw (1-1) against Bar


If Kylian Mbappé was the man of the first leg at Camp Nou, he is undoubtedly the one of the return to the Parc des Princes.

Author of nine saves, PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas was instrumental in sending the Parisians to the quarter-finals of the Champions League by preserving the draw against FC Barcelona (1-1) on Wednesday night.

The Costa Rican particularly distinguished himself at the end of the first period by stopping a penalty from the Argentinian star of Barça, Lionel Messi.

A decisive parade, at the end of a half where PSG had suffered a lot, warmly celebrated by its partners on the lawn.

The latter praised the performance of their hero of the evening after the meeting.

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“You have to know how to hold out in difficult times.

This is what we have been able to do.

With the help of our great goalkeeper who made the difference ”, underlines the Parisian captain, Marquinhos.

His partner in central defense, Presnel Kimpembe, paid tribute to Keylor Navas by sending him two hearts via his Twitter account.

♥ ️💙 pic.twitter.com/Buj2m91Tte

- Presnel Kimpembe (@ kimpembe_3) March 10, 2021

“Keylor has shown this several times in his career, he won three Champions Leagues with Real Madrid,” Marco Verratti said.

Tonight, he has shown that he is a great goalkeeper.

We are happy to have him here in Paris.

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"He had a huge match," continues his coach Mauricio Pochettino at the microphone of RMC Sport.

He demonstrated all his qualities and recalled that he was a top world goalkeeper.

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Griezmann: "Navas was having a great night"

The performance of the PSG goalkeeper was even highlighted in the Barcelona ranks.

“Navas was having a great night.

The goalkeeper made a great match, he must be congratulated, ”admitted Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, interviewed by Movistar.

His judgments were also hailed by the Catalan press.

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Finally, PSG supporters also savored the copy made by their goalkeeper.

On social networks, several have demanded "a statue for Navas", where others have shared this montage of the 4-3-3 platform.

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"I'm very happy, thank God, it was a difficult match," commented the concerned at the microphone of Canal +.

The penalty?

It's always difficult, especially against Messi.

Thank God I stayed focused and that gives us all a lot of joy.

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Source: leparis

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