Tops / Flops PSG-Liverpool: Neymar above the lot, Mbappé off-topic – Champions League



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The full match of Neymar, the strength of the rock Thiago Silva, but also the insipid benefit of Mbappé: find the Tops and Flops of the editorial team after this meeting between PSG and Liverpool (2-1).

TOPS

Neymar is back at the right time
He had injured his thigh a week ago and all Paris was worried. But in the end, Neymar came back. And he defeated. At first discreet, the Brazilian has risen. After witnessing the goal, he took things in hand by being one of the only ones to be able to keep the ball and create gaps. To reach the final to score the second goal Parisian, decisive, initiating and concluded a cons dazzling. In the second half, he was still the victim of a lot of fouls (6) but will have been important to calm the pressure of the Reds.

Thiago Silva, a boss match
Wrong in Naples, despite a good game, the captain of PSG has this time responded from the first to the last minute. Real rock in the defense, he won 77% of his duels (best number among holders) and signed no less than 11 defensive clearances, managed 2 tackles and recovered 5 balloons. His rage was contagious in the Parisian rearguard, Marquinhos (9 recovered balloons) and Kehrer (4 clearances, 4 balloons recovered) were also convincing.

Bernat, still him
Juan Bernat scored again after his goal in Naples three weeks ago (1-1). The left-back left Paris on the right track by scoring opportunistically, right foot again. It has also been important to recovery and had the concern to restart properly.

FLOPS

Mbappé, a game to forget
Surrendered by his sore shoulder,
Kylian Mbappé missed the match. Although voluntary, the French missed great opportunities (two strikes too crushed early in the game, a poorly adjusted center to Cavani, or a shot above the end of the game). It felt diminished and not really in the right tone. Worse, he has not always ensured the efforts of pressing.

Cavani-Di Maria, not better
Edinson Cavani has always been behind the centers and when he managed to be present, he stumbled on Alisson on the action of the 2nd goal in Paris. In total, he only touched 13 balloons and gave way, quite upset, to the 65e minute (Choupo-Moting). As for Di Maria, he did not create any lags and especially caused the penalty of 2-1 which has a time revived the Reds before the break.

Paris in pain, Liverpool too tender in defense
Overall, it was not the best technical performance of the PSG. Far from there. But the surplus of soul allowed the Parisians to fight on all the balloons and to win this match with the snatch. For its part, Liverpool was too feverish early in the game, the promising Van Dijk symbolizing the tenderness of the defense of the Reds. They will play their qualification against Naples, while Paris will play in Belgrade.

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