As is often the case, Luis Enrique surprised many people with his composition for the PSG match against OL by starting, for example, Désiré Doué in the left lane in place of Bradley Barcola.
Author of a good start in the Champions League against RB Salzburg, Désiré Doué was rewarded by Luis Enrique with a start against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday evening. More surprisingly, it was Bradley Barcola who paid the price for the choice of the Spanish coach since the former Stade Rennais attacking midfielder started in the left lane in place of the French international. The choice of Luis Enrique could have been surprising but it quickly proved to be a winner since Désiré Doué shone with an assist and a penalty obtained. Often critical of the Paris Saint-Germain coach, Daniel Riolo this time applauded Luis Enrique with both hands for his decision to sanction Bradley Barcola, clearly less inspired for several matches.
“Doué has disappointed since the start of the season and I believe that this time he will be man of the match. PSG took advantage of the spaces, the Lyonnais seemed worn out to me as the match progressed but undeniably, the start of the PSG match is something we don't see regularly enough. A lot of pressing, a lot of movement, that’s what Luis Enrique wants, for the players to be everywhere and for there to be waves” underlined on RMC Daniel Riolo, delighted with what PSG offered against Olympique Lyonnais during part of the match, before focusing more on the individualities.
Barcola on the bench, a choice validated by Riolo
“We saw that and it worked coming off the feet of Doué, who looked like Panpan who replaced Bambi (Barcola). Since the start of the match in Marseille, we were disappointed. There, it was fresh, it was super pleasant to look at. Barcola was not good. The others all paid for worse performances: Dembélé, Vitinha… All the players paid. Barcola hadn't paid yet, it was normal for him to check out.” believes the RMC journalist, who has never been a big fan of Bradley Barcola and who believes that the ex-OL striker deserved a little turn on the bench too. It now remains to be seen what Luis Enrique's choices will be for the trip to Monaco on Wednesday.
