Paris Saint-Germain took on Stade Brestois on Saturday night time in a preview of their upcoming UEFA Champions League knockout playoff tie, securing a 5-2 victory at Stade Francis Le Blé.
Because the match neared its finish, PSG had been nonetheless main 3-2, with Ousmane Dembélé finishing his hat-trick. Nonetheless, Gonçalo Ramos scored a brace to provide the group some much-needed respiratory room.
For his first aim, Désiré Doué stored his stability and sprinted down the fitting wing on a fast counter. Though it regarded like he might need held the ball too lengthy, he managed to seek out Ramos, who merely tapped it in.
For his second, Ramos had initially tried to arrange a teammate, however after a sort out from Brest, the ball fell again to him, and he made no mistake in scoring.
Are PSG a greater group than Actual Madrid?
Brest supervisor Éric Roy praised PSG after their contest this weekend, who sees enjoying significantly better as a unit than Actual Madrid, who they confronted on Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League.
“PSG are significantly better collectively. We performed in opposition to Actual Madrid a number of days in the past, the place we had been capable of impose our recreation and play a bit, however on this PSG group, everybody runs, everybody assaults, and everybody defends. They’re critical candidates to win the Champions League.
“[On Saturday] in opposition to PSG, we had much less of the ball. And normally, when we’ve much less of the ball, we run far more than the opponent. And I assumed to myself: ‘We should have run rather a lot, certainly greater than PSG.’ In opposition to Actual Madrid, we ran 120 km, and Actual Madrid ran 112 km. We had run 8 km greater than Madrid. Yesterday, we ran 122.2 km, most likely our greatest bodily efficiency, and PSG? 122.4 km. PSG ran greater than us whereas having extra of the ball.. unimaginable.
“Beating PSG as soon as in a single match is already difficult, however then in a double-legged tie, it’s much more difficult. We now have to name Ethan Hunt (laughs). We’re in a Mission Inconceivable mission in attempting to play and win in opposition to this PSG within the Champions League.”
Éric Roy, Brest coach: “PSG is significantly better collectively. We performed in opposition to Actual Madrid a number of days in the past, the place we had been capable of impose our recreation and play a bit, however on this PSG group, everybody runs, everybody assaults, and everybody defends. They’re critical candidates to win the…
The 2 groups will meet within the knockout playoff section of the Champions League on February eleventh and nineteenth.