Kylian Mbappe’s fest, Leo Messi’s accuracy but also Saint-Etienne’s defensive gift, discover the peaks and failures of Paris Saint-Etienne (3-1).
Tops
Mbappe, king of princes garden
At the beginning of the match, the Frenchman gradually increased in strength until we were amazed. Shortly before the break, Kylian Mbappe is concerned because it appears he has injured his leg. But he will reassure quickly. A few seconds later, he eliminated Elyakim Mangala perfectly to score the first Parisian goal and equalized before the end of the first half. When he returned from the locker room, he appeared almost out of nowhere before taking the ball from Leo Messi and allowing his team to take the lead for the first time in the match. Kylian Mbappe top scorer and then passer. Five minutes after his second goal, the number 7 from Paris Saint-Germain sends a love ball to Danilo Pereira. The Portuguese wrap up this show perfectly. The decisive French player in the three goals. She tried four shots, three on goal and two goals for the man who became the second leading scorer in the club’s history.
Read alsoFrench League: Thanks to Mbappe’s double, Paris Saint-Germain brought down Saint-Etienne
Messi the jewel
Let’s say it once and for all. We will never see Lionel Messi from Barcelona again. But the new player he has become is just as brutal. In the first goal, he completely alerted Kylian Mbappe. In the second, he put on a show in the area by dodging several opponents before moving on the French player. A great match that deserved a goal and La Boga was close to it on several occasions (33, 75, 88). Against ASSE, the Argentine attempted four shots, succeeded in three of the four passes he attempted, won five out of seven duels and, above all, succeeded in 90% of the 71 passes attempted. Parc des Princes is not wrong in chanting his name in the nineties.
directWith the royal Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain finds colors against Saint-Etienne
Danilo fixes things
But the match started very badly for the Portuguese. Danilo Pereira is guilty of a stupid foul in front of his box and the Greens scored the first goal by Denis Bouanga from a quarter of an hour of play. In the first period, he does not know how to position himself and is often in the same area of Idrissa Gui. But like all his teammates, he will gain momentum. In the second half, Danilo steps back on the field in a hybrid role of the third/right side defender and will assert himself in this match. In the 52nd minute, the Portuguese allowed PSG to break through thanks to a superb header. At the end of the match (87), he takes a corner perfectly and approaches a double. Despite his mistake early in the match, Danilo Pereira was an intractable defensive tackle: 98% of successful passes, winning five out of eight duels, recovering 15 balls, and scoring the match.
flops
Mangala is very fragile
The French defender struggled throughout the match. He received a yellow card from the 9th minute after a fatal error on Neymar. In the first Parisian goal, Elyakim Mangala was easily overtaken by Kylian Mbappe. The former Manchester City defender is also guilty of PSG’s second goal, which again passes through the middle. Regarding the goal scored by Danilo Pereira, he is – in part – absent from the Portuguese’s control. It’s all but a coincidence if Pascal Dubras takes it out in the 55th minute of play.
Read alsoParis Saint-Etienne: Spreading a banner for peace in Ukraine
Bernardoni lacks confidence
The goalkeeper can’t do much about PSG’s second and third goals, and yet again. Paul Bernardoni still hit five times during the match, including several late in the game and avoided the fourth goal. But the goalkeeper on loan from Angers is largely guilty of Kylian Mbappe’s first goal and should do better than that. With this goal, he allowed the Parisians to equalize before the break and completely changed the face of this match. Paul Bernardoni was never reassured in this meeting. The goalkeeper often chose “easy” by clearing the ball rather than grabbing it, risking putting it back into play and giving the Parisians a chance, as happened with Angel Di Maria’s shot. Bad blocking attempt (75) and Lionel Messi is close to scoring a new goal after a few minutes.
The failure of the Green Party
Saint-Etienne’s loss made sense, and in many ways, the result could have been broader in favor of PSG. But Stefano’s attackers also showed folly. I tried 13 shots but only six on target. Five saves for Gigi Donnarumma who wasn’t having a particularly good day. At 1-0 or at the end of the match, a second goal from the Greens could have completely changed this encounter.
Read alsoPSG: “We have to stay consistent” throughout the match, confirms Kimpembe
