The Spanish press believes that Atlético de Madrid were extremely successful during their victory in the den of PSG on Wednesday in the Champions League (1-2). Jan Oblak is acclaimed for having disgusted the dominant but clumsy Parisians at the Parc des Princes. Conversely, Gianluigi Donnarumma is criticized for his lack of reliability in major events.
“To resist is to win.” AS summarizes the general thinking in Spain, the day after Atlético de Madrid's victory on PSG's pitch, Wednesday evening in the Champions League (1-2). At the end of a match spent defending as a unit, trying to exploit possible counterattacks, the Colchoneros won at the Parc des Princes thanks to a goal from Angel Correa at the end of added time (90th + 3). With only 28% possession and maximum success against the Parisians who attempted twenty-two shots, nine of which were on target. “God was with Atléti”, writes the Madrid newspaper, which speaks of a real “miracle” for Diego Simeone’s protégés.
Paris nevertheless “laid siege” to the Iberian defense, being at times “amazing” with its “planes” Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé and Achraf Hakimi. But Jan Oblak's stops extinguished the “Parisian hurricane”, before Correa came to “knock out” the French champions “If PSG kills when it attacks, it also dies when it is attacked”, observes AS, which severely criticizes Gianluigi Donnarumma, once again feverish about Correa's winning goal: “Donnarumma is a disaster. His level of play is worrying. Since his mistake against Benzema in the round of 16 of the 2022 Champions League, he has become a dwarf in the European Cup.”
“Atlético has come back to life”
Marca also salutes the heroic performance of Atlético de Madrid, which “silenced the impressive Parc des Princes” by rediscovering the principles which made its recent successes: “At the moment when we had the impression of abandoning an identity and losing everything that had been achieved in the last decade, Atético de Madrid came back to life. They clinched the victory in the last minute, but they worked throughout the match to get it. “Simeone's boys fought for every ball like it was their last and they limited the quality of Luis Enrique's team.”
“Dembélé tried to score a Maradonian goal”
El Pais agrees with the headline: “Correa and the counterattack set fire to Paris”. “Atlético won against a French team which dominated and had chances to win. But Luis Enrique's team was deprived of its best evening of the season by Oblak”, notes the Spanish daily . On the Parisian side, “Vitinha perhaps sinned by looking too hard for Dembélé, who tried in vain to score a Maradona goal.”
More than the result and the content of the match, the Catalan press mainly relays Luis Enrique's statements to the press. Hotly, the Spanish coach of PSG did not find an explanation for the failure of his team. He considered that his players had been superior to those of Atlético, ensuring that he would continue his mission while keeping his philosophy and his principles.
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