Seen and read about PSG in the French press this Friday January 24, 2025. Behind the scenes of the victory against City, the victory against City, a success that changes everything?, the evening at the President of Espaly Park…
In today's edition, The Team looks back on the victory of PSG against Manchester
City in Champions League and reveals behind the scenes of this important success for the rest of the Rouge & Bleu European season. “ Beyond the goals, the gestures, the performances of one or the other, if we had to remember one image, it would be this improvised pogo at the foot of the Auteuil turn at the final whistle. For a few minutes,
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marquinhos
and the others, substitutes included, shared a moment of pure, almost childish joy, among the ball boys who were just as hilarious jumping alongside them, to the sound of the chants and drum rolls of the team. Princes Park. » When they returned to the locker room, the cries of joy started again, around a central idea that kept coming back to everyone's lips: “ As a team! It will be done as a team! »advances the sports daily. A key word carried as a standard, which they have the merit of implementing on the ground. And that shines from this rather healthy squad. “ In recent weeks, as the Champions League was getting closer, everyone tried to put aside their doubts or their moods. The annoyance of Donnarumma and
Nuno Mendes on the extension proposals transmitted by the leaders, always far from their expectations. The surprise – and the word is weak – of Bradley
Barcola after the recruitment of Kvitcha Kvaratskheliaaccustomed to evolving in the same area. The sharp outbursts of Presnel Kimpembe not to be reinstated in competition. All this was relegated to the background in the face of the urgency of the situation and the serious common challenges. » Went down to celebrate in the locker room with his players at the end of the match, Nasser al-Khelaïfi took the floor to highlight these collective values. Under the eyes of the football advisor Luis Campos and
Luis Enriquewho never debriefs meetings directly, the president spoke of confidence, courage, personality and he concluded: “You all are the star of the team. »noted The Team.
« This success also validates, in a certain way, the competition advocated by the Spanish technician, which does not always happen without fanfare. Recovered from his flu and key element of this team, Ousmane Dembélé was surprised to start on the bench and he came into the break with a serious desire to fight. For his part, Gonçalo Ramos was touched by the words of his coach the day before the match. Entering the hour mark, the Portuguese closed the score in added time and his goal was experienced as a response full of pride.l”, launches The Team. Character and a lot of joy, therefore, music spit out from the sound system in the locker room, dance steps and bottles flying, but no euphoria. If pride predominated, everyone reminded that qualification was not yet achieved, concludes the sports daily.
In today's edition, The Parisian
looks back on the great victory of PSG against
Manchester City Wednesday evening. The Ile-de-France daily wonders if this is a success that changes everything for the capital club. “ Ce PSG /
City changes the immediate and perhaps rest of their season. Tirelessly, for many weeks, too long for his detractors, the Spanish coach
Luis Enrique detailed a method requiring patience, indicating a path on the right track, all wrapped up in discussed tactical choices, such as the use of a false number 9. Without the translation taking place on the ground. This unstoppable success on Wednesday validates all his theses, all his speeches, all his theories, with goals from offensive players of course (Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Gonçalo Ramos) but also from a background of barely 20 years old,
João Neves“, says the Ile-de-France daily. All of the coach's “predictions” happened this Wednesday evening, at the moment when everything seemed lost. As if we had to wait until the last second, the planned elimination of PSG of the competition, therefore a resounding fiasco, to reverse everything, launches The Parisian.
« Especially since players are undoubtedly progressing.
Ousmane Dembélé in front of the goal, Bradley Barcola from one season to the next, Désiré Doué from a lackluster first part of the year to today, where he unsurprisingly becomes a starter at 19 for only the second time in his career, after the outing at Arsenal early October.
Achraf Hakimi seems to have been donning the mantle of best right back in the world for several months. If
Nuno Mendeswhich will be suspended in
Germanyplateaus, the evolution seems positive, with some unexpected tremors, like the fairly precise footwork of Gianluigi Donnarumma“, concludes
The Parisian.
See also: Hakimi: “This team deserved a victory like that”
-The Ile-de-France daily also mentions the evening of the president ofEspaly, Christian Perbetinvited by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi in the “trash” of the Princes Park during the victory of PSG against Manchester
City. « When I had Nasser Al-Khelaïfi on the phone at halftime of the game
French Cuphe was in
Australia. He took the time to call me and told me he would invite me. He kept his word and even better than that by choosing Manchester City. I was four rows behind him and surrounded by Americans I didn't even know (laughs). » The president of the club
National 3who had given the
PSG in the round of 16 French Cup (2-4), was also able to speak with the Parisian president. “II told myself that one day I would take a photo with Nasser but I didn't think in those conditions. We were able to chat for a few minutes with
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. He said to me: You bring good luck, we will have to come back. I replied that I wanted to be the lucky charm of PSG every time he would invite me (laughs). It was very simple, very professional. He took the time to talk and pose for the photo. It was really good. »
