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 have been nonetheless main 3-2, with Ousmane Dembélé finishing his hat-trick. Nevertheless, Gonçalo Ramos scored a brace to present the crew some much-needed respiration room.
For his first objective, Désiré Doué saved his steadiness and sprinted down the correct wing on a fast counter. Though it appeared like he may 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 crew than Actual Madrid?
Brest supervisor Éric Roy praised PSG after their contest this weekend, who sees taking part in a lot better as a unit than Actual Madrid, who they confronted on Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League.
“PSG are a lot better collectively. We performed in opposition to Actual Madrid a couple of days in the past, the place we have been in a position to impose our recreation and play a bit, however on this PSG crew, 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 often, when we now have much less of the ball, we run far more than the opponent. And I believed to myself: ‘We should have run lots, certainly greater than PSG.’ Towards 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 Unimaginable mission in attempting to play and win in opposition to this PSG within the Champions League.”
Éric Roy, Brest coach: “PSG is a lot better collectively. We performed in opposition to Actual Madrid a couple of days in the past, the place we have been in a position to impose our recreation and play a bit, however on this PSG crew, 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.
