“I don't need to say much more”.
Mauricio Pochettino no longer has the words to describe Keylor Navas, once again brilliant against Lille in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France (3-0).
“He's one of the best goalkeepers in the world,” says the Argentine coach.
His level is incredible.
He is very important, decisive against Barcelona and still today.
He shows each time his state of mind as a competitor and his state of form.
Without the 34-year-old Costa Rican international, no one can know if PSG would have qualified for the quarter-finals.
In the Champions League as in the Coupe de France.
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Still, Keylor Navas is there, to the delight of players and Parisian fans.
Against Lille, the triple winner of the Champions League (2016, 2017, 2018) and finalist of the last edition stopped his third penalty of the season.
The 14th of his career out of 41 opposing attempts.
Strong!
Yusuf Yazici did not miss his left shot, closed side.
Navas was just stronger.
“I can't blame Yusuf.
He fell on a great goalkeeper, ”breathes Christophe Galtier at a press conference.
The penalty awarded to Lille on a hand from Layvin Kurzawa was also very severe.
One of the best recruits in the history of the club
Beyond this penalty, Navas made all the right choices.
As a warm-up, he interposed on an early strike from Burak Yilmaz (5th), remaining vigilant on the “rebound” signed Domagoj Bradaric in the wake.
Very believing, the former Real Madrid goalkeeper must certainly thank God for the bit of luck of the moment.
Faced with this same Yilmaz and a powerful strike from the left, the crossbar blocked the ball, letting it bounce just in front of the line.
Finally, Navas multiplied the interventions in the second period, ending up despairing the Lille.
As against Barça, only an opponent's feat could have beaten him.
But the Mastiffs do not yet have Lionel Messi in their ranks.
If PSG manage to win a second trophy this season, whatever it is, they will largely owe it to their goalkeeper.
Recruited in 2019 for 13 million euros, a trifle in this world, Navas is already in the debate of the best recruits in the history of PSG.
For that of the best goalkeeper in history, he is undoubtedly crushing the competition of the past, however glorious it may be.