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Marquinhos found, Paris on alternating current… Our favorites and scratches after Juventus-PSG

2022-11-03T13:24:33.909Z


Beyond the final result and that frustrating second place, find out what caught the attention of our journalist in Turin.


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Mbappé, the flash of genius

The so-called Kylian Mbappé has talent to spare, it's nothing new.

It's nevertheless always impressive to see him in action… Poor Gatti paid to see, he who was eliminated before trying to catch up by all means, in particular grabbing Bondy's crack shirt like a madman.

Too late.

The rocket was launched.

Behind, nothing more to do, especially when the interested party manages to find a perfect angle to deceive Szczesny.

All with impressive fluidity.

Great art.

Mbappé is also the decisive passer on the winning goal signed Nuno Mendes.

All good.

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Marquinhos does Marquinhos

The trend is confirmed.

Inside since the start of the season, Marquinhos seems generally more comfortable since the transition to four behind.

It was obvious on Wednesday evening, with a high-flying performance marked by this rescue at the half-hour mark. And yet, the Brazilian was playing on the left axis.

"

Everyone sees it, I'm more used to a four-man defense

," he admitted after the game.

We saw, yes.

His coach too, probably, even if there are still things to settle in terms of defensive balance...

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Ruthless bets

Even being tossed around, even if Juve hit twice more, it was still PSG who emerged victorious from this duel and found the fault twice.

Unparalleled attacking potential in Europe which allows the Rouge et Bleu to hope to get out of all situations, even when all is not perfect collectively.

Obviously, no one would be against a little more binder and solidity (see elsewhere)… And again, Paris was deprived of the N of its MNM in Italy.

CLAW STRIKES

Substitutes struggle to get up to speed

Apart from the 11th type, Christophe Galtier is struggling to find real added value off the bench.

If he had done rather well on his last outings, Carlos Soler, for example, went through the match like a ghost.

Entered early in place of Fabian Ruiz, Renato Sanches is struggling to show the qualities that we know him.

Pablo Sarabia and Hugo Ekitike see their playing time reduced to the bare minimum behind the MNM and the second named clearly does not have the favors of his coach.

There is Nordi Mukiele (not used on Wednesday) and especially Danilo Pereira (entered in the 88th) but PSG will need more to go far.

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A defense that is too permeable and exposed

In fact, the fault does not lie solely with the defenders, but by conceding at least one goal per match in C1, PSG did not frankly reassure on the defensive level, whether in 3-4-3 or in 4-3-3.

On the campaign, set pieces were a problem.

But overall, Paris has often struggled to exist when the pressure was strong in the middle, like the first period on Wednesday.

Better after the rest, that's the positive point.

But conceding seven goals in six matches is not worthy of a contender for the final victory...

The art of making it difficult

As Marquinhos says, "

there is always something

", in this case something "

irrational

said Galtier: PSG is the first club to lose a place on the sixth criterion to decide between two tied clubs at the end of the group stage, in this case the goals scored outside of all matches.

Of course, everyone would have signed with both hands for two wins against Juve, a card against Haifa and a draw at Benfica.

But as Marquinhos also said, the big regret is on the match at Parc against the Portuguese (1-1).

It was there, and on the defensive feverishness mentioned above, that PSG let this first place slip away, not in Turin.

All you have to do is cross your fingers to avoid City, Bayern or Real in the 8th on Monday, during the draw.

Although, Citizens, Munich or Madrid would no doubt be happy to avoid Paris SG on their side too.

Source: lefigaro

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