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 lower inside onto his left foot and fired a robust 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 large query: Can PSG get rid of Barcelona or Liverpool?
PSG will make life difficult for Barcelona or Liverpool
ESPN FC’s Frank Leboeuf mentioned he’ll favor Barcelona or Liverpool to advance previous PSG in a possible Spherical of 16 conflict. Nonetheless, he believes Luis Enrique’s facet will give both squad a headache.
“Clearly, for me, it’s going to be very, very troublesome,” Leboeuf mentioned on Tuesday. “However I one hundred pc agree with [Julien Laurens]; I actually suppose it’s going to be very arduous 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.”
