On Tuesday evening, Paris Saint-Germain won 0-3 against RB Salzburg on Matchday 6 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase at the Red Bull Arena. We present you with the tops and flops of this draw.

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Tops –The liberating victory Ramos and Doué score, Barcola man of the match The return of Lucas Hernandez Flops –

Tops –

The liberating victory

Everyone knew PSG would come away with a win, but they had to prove it on the pitch. No matter what anyone says, when a team is in a long period of doubt, regaining confidence is often difficult and tedious.

Even if some people, behind their screens, think that everything is always easy, the reality is quite different and the history of sport reminds us of this. PSG didn’t shine any more than usual. It scored more than usual.

Ramos and Doué score, Barcola man of the match

It’s debatable whether Barcola was man of the match, but UEFA has decided. For the other two, goals are the key to confidence, and Doué’s rage when he made the decisive pass to Nuno Mendes and his goal shows that some players needed it.

We’ve often criticized the strikers, but on Tuesday night, they did what they know how to do: score. That doesn’t mean anything for the rest of the season, but if PSG, so dominant in 90% of their games, start scoring, then what’s to stop us dreaming?

The return of Lucas Hernandez

It’s a small event, but Hernandez’s return will do us a world of good. His grit, desire and leadership will bring great things to this fairly young squad. He played a full 10 minutes, proof that Luis Enrique wants to get him back into the swing of things quickly, because there was no real need to see him, other than to restore his rhythm and his bearings.

Flops –

Many missed opportunities

This is where we see the team’s lack of quality and confidence. This match was never going to end with just 3 goals, but PSG kept their heads down and gradually built up this lost confidence. Shots need to be more accurate, and clear-cut chances converted. Against a big team, we’ll need more precision.

The youngster too lateral

Vitinha can break down lines, Ruiz can break down lines, Neves can break down lines, Lee needs to break down lines, but in the end, we saw too little of him. PSG excel at getting the ball out quickly, but they can’t generate the same danger from set-pieces.

The problem is a lack of risk-taking in passing, coupled with a general lack of technique on the part of certain players. Passing to Marquinhos or Pacho is fine for five minutes, but PSG can do so much more.