Manchester City-PSG: "A genius on the side", Riyad Mahrez celebrated by the English press

The man of the semi-final is him.

Author of two goals in Manchester City's victory against PSG on Tuesday (2-0), Riyad Mahrez offered the Citizens their first Champions League final with already a goal in the first leg at the Parc des Princes, where his free kick had crossed the goal of the Parisians and surprised Navas.

And quite logically, the performance of the attacking midfielder from Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise) is celebrated by the British press this Wednesday morning.

"Elegant, ruthless and still improving: Riyad Mahrez is a genius under-side," said the Guardian.

The Telegraph gives him a score of 9/10, the best of the entire English team, highlighting "the constant threat" that the former player from Le Havre posed to the defense of PSG, a term also chosen by the Manchester Evening News.

"He sticks the knife in the heart"

The Daily Mail welcomes two goals with an "exceptionally calm" finish.

"The genius of Riyad Mahrez can no longer be neglected", estimates the Daily Mirror, which specifies that what the Algerian does "is not particularly breathtaking, but is ruthlessly impressive".

The British daily sees in the attacking environment the player who "sticks the knife in the heart" in the opponent.

The person has refused him to make cases around his performance. “Scoring in big games is what we want to do, it's what we dream of. I managed to score three goals in the two matches, that's good, ”he soberly slipped into the microphone of RMC Sport. "He's a fantastic player," said his coach, Pep Guardiola. Great players are judged in big games, and Riyadh loves it. Congratulations to him quite simply. "