Seen and read about PSG in the French press this Monday, January 6, 2024. The victory in the Champions Trophy against AS Monaco (1-0), PSG is off to a perfect start to its 2025 year, Ousmane Dembélé believed in it until at the end…
In today's edition, The Team
devotes one of its front pages to the victory of PSG au
Champions Trophy facing AS Monaco (1-0) thanks to a goal on the gong ofOusmane Dembélé. A success which allows the Rouge & Bleu to win the 13th Champions Trophy of their history. If the suspense lasted until the end, the Parisian domination was rightly rewarded thanks to this achievement of the Parisian number 10 in added time on a service of
Fabian Ruiz. “But instead of the expected battle, we first had the feeling of witnessing a long, thorough warm-up of the players. Luis Enriqueilluminated by rare lightning, with a few strikes to heat the gloves of Philipp Köhn. » Indeed, the Monegasques were quite harmless and too messy in the first period to hope to worry the dominant Parisians. We had to wait until the start of the second half to see the match get carried away with chances on each side. “A quarter of an hour of ping-pong-like madness, everything you hate Luis Enriquewho was getting excited on his bench, and brought everyone back to reason. »
Paris then regained control of the match, forcing Monaco to undergo. The Spanish technician's strategy was simple: shut down his opponent then surprise him with a gesture or a misunderstanding. If l’ASM
was close to snatching a penalty shootout, it was largely thanks to his goalkeeper Philipp Köhn which for a long time rebuffed Parisian attempts. With the absence of Gonçalo Ramos at the kick-off, he missed a real fox from the surfaces to make these numerous goal situations a reality. But the entry of the Portuguese changed the situation.
“Another lesson of the evening, even a confirmation: the PSG now has a plan A and a plan B. By bringing in Ramos in the 72nd minute, Luis Enrique has finally equipped himself with the arsenal he dreamed of: alternating pleasures and dangers, sometimes trying to play between the lines sometimes in remission, sometimes aiming for crosses behind or to cut at the near post. » Even though he didn't play the role of supersub this time, Gonçalo Ramos
was instrumental in the winning goal. With this 11th
Champions Trophy in 12 years, the
PSG is off to a good start to the year and “has never been so ready all season for the European test which awaits him on January 22 against Manchester City. »
The sports daily also focuses on the performance ofOusmane Dembélé. Already double scorer three weeks ago during the victory at was Louis II (2-4) in the championship, number 10 of
PSG scored once again against AS Monaco. Last night at stade 974 of
Dohathe French international never gave up and believed in it until the end to take a cross from the back post Fabian Ruiz (90'+2). The winning goal, synonymous with a new trophy for the PSG.
“We always believed we were going to score, whether in the first, fiftieth or last minute. We pushed and it came at the very end”declared the man of the match after the match. In this poster, Ousmane Dembélé was aligned as center forward. And the 27-year-old striker was involved with scoring opportunities and also well-felt passes for his teammates who failed to take advantage of them. “For several weeks, the native of Vernon seems to be reborn after a delicate period punctuated by less good performances and relationship problems with his coach who several times left him on the bench at kick-off. » And this improvement is confirmed in the statistics with 4 goals in their last 4 matches in all competitions, after having scored only 2 in the previous 13.
For his part, The Parisian also evokes this success of
PSG au Champions Trophy facing AS Monaco (1-0). Dominant but ineffective, the capital club was logically rewarded and won the first title of the season, once again confirming its supremacy over French football. “Yes, once again, the PSG showed himself to be implacable. And, yes, once again, the PSG praised patience » with this goal in added timeOusmane Dembélé. At first, this meeting looked like a real restart match before accelerating after returning from the locker room. This is one of the constants in the formation of Luis Enriquealthough imperfect she never gives up. “The way it ended did justice to what we showed. The goal in the last minutes rewards our faith and our work. We weren't as precise as this type of game requires, but the goal reflected what we deserved.”declared the Spanish technician after the match.
With a dominating but clumsy team,
Paris snatched victory at the end of added time with a Ousmane Dembélé who once again played the role of executioner like three weeks ago
was Louis II. Despite a few missed opportunities, number 10 of the PSG alone symbolizes this desire to always believe in it. “The joy, far from being contained in Luis Enrique at the edge of the field and that of his assistant Guillermo Hernandez on the realization of Dembele's reflected quite well the feeling of the work accomplished by a team determined to launch 2025 on the right track. » Not everything was perfect, notably with a midfield lacking creativity, a sometimes crumbly central defense but with
Gianluigi Donnarumma decisive in the goals.
“Deficiencies which demonstrate the road still to be covered in anticipation of the big meetings in January in Champions League against Manchester City et
Stuttgart. Two matches that will change the season for good or bad”concludes
LP.
