Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 3-0 victory over Stade Brestois within the first leg of their UEFA Champions League knockout play-off on Tuesday night time at Stade de Roudourou, with Ousmane Dembélé netting a brace.
Until Brest pulls off an unbelievable comeback, PSG are set to face both Barcelona or Liverpool within the Spherical of 16. The Parisians took the lead early due to a penalty from Vitinha. Dembélé then made it 2-0 simply earlier than halftime along with his 14th aim of 2025.
The aim got here after a slick one-touch go from João Neves to Achraf Hakimi, who sprinted down the fitting. Hakimi then crossed to Dembélé, who minimize inside onto his left foot and fired a strong shot previous Bizot on the close to publish.
Dembélé continued his robust efficiency within the second half, including a second aim within the 66th minute. A one-two with Bradley Barcola didn’t fairly come off, however with area in entrance of him, the 27-year-old surged ahead and completed to make it 3-0, bringing his complete to fifteen targets for the 12 months.
Now, the massive query: Can PSG eradicate Barcelona or Liverpool?
PSG will make life difficult for Barcelona or Liverpool
ESPN FC’s Frank Leboeuf stated he’ll favor Barcelona or Liverpool to advance previous PSG in a possible Spherical of 16 conflict. Nonetheless, he believes Luis Enrique’s aspect will give both squad a headache.
“Clearly, for me, it’s going to be very, very troublesome,” Leboeuf stated on Tuesday. “However I 100% agree with [Julien Laurens]; I actually suppose it’s going to be very onerous for both Barcelona or Liverpool to undergo…
“It’s why I say that it’s doable to see a miracle from Paris Saint-Germain. But when we go by the logic, I might say that no, they received’t undergo, I might say, particularly Liverpool.”