Tops
From his first shots, Bondy’s crack changed the game of the match. Kylian Mbappé has opened his goal counter and is already well on the way to reconciliation with PSG supporters. Not aligned in the starting eleven of Luis Enrique, the top scorer in the history of the capital club entered at the start of the second half to try to remedy the offensive dearth of his team. Immediately on the lawn, the former Monegasque made his speed and his technique speak, unbalanced in the surface by the unfortunate Nicolaisen, Mbappé obtained a penalty which he perfectly transformed for his return to the elite after the soap opera of this been the captain of the Blues has already proved that he was essential to the Parisian attack by scoring the first goal of a long series.
Logan Costa, the hero of the TFC in the Coupe de France final against Nantes, showed his physical qualities against the Parisians. Established in a five-man defense, the Cape Verdean was decisive. Beyond his saving intervention at the very end of the match against Mbappé, the 22-year-old defender won the majority of his duels. Clean in the recovery, he reassured his defense and his goalkeeper against the constant pressing of Enrique’s players. In the air or on the ground, Logan Costa was king to disgust Gonçalo Ramos and the Parisian attack.
For his long-awaited premiere, Ousmane Dembélé has already brought great guarantees to the Parisian attack. Entering the game at the same time as his compatriot and friend Kylian Mbappé, the former Barça player made his speed speak on his right side. Real poison, Dembélé had ants in his legs. His shots and his accelerations hurt the defenders of the TFC. Good in fast play with a touch of the ball, the latest PSG recruit has succeeded in his first in the red and blue jersey.
Flops
As against Lorient, Gonçalo Ramos had trouble expressing himself. The former center forward of Benfica recruited for 80 million euros bonus included this summer has not yet made his mark in his new colors. Often found by his teammates, the Portuguese international lacked precision in the last gesture. In aerial duels, he suffered the law of Costa and Nicolaisen. As for his partners, it was necessary to wait for the arrival of the Mbappé and Dembélé rockets to really be dangerous in the last meters.
Already four points lost in two days for Paris Saint-Germain. Even if these first two games served as a warm-up to find automatisms and adapt to Luis Enrique’s style of play, the balance sheet is not ideal. Last season, PSG was a hit for its first two meetings with six points taken in two games. This year the situation has changed a lot with two points taken in as many games. The capital club is already letting serious competitors for the title slip away. With the receptions of Lens, Nice and Marseille and a trip to Lyon, Paris will have to be more decisive not to lose too many points on the way.