On Sunday at Stade Bollaert, Paris Saint-Germain beat Lens on penalties in the French Cup Round of 32 (1-1 in normal time). We then asked our readers, as they do after every match from now on, to vote for the best Parisian of the match. Matvey Safonov (25-year-old goalkeeper) came out on top.
A fine victory for the keeper, and no surprise given that he saved 2 shots on goal. It was a decisive and striking performance in a match that otherwise came down to fighting spirit.
We also have Achraf Hakimi (26-year-old right-back) in 2nd place despite a rather complicated second half, and Vitinha (24-year-old midfielder) who didn’t really shine. We almost thought we’d see more votes for Safonov.
In any case, this performance can only do him good in terms of morale and confidence. We wish him every success in maintaining this momentum in future opportunities.
We would like to thank you for your votes, which will now be organized after each official match. We would also like to point out that the podiums from the player of the match elections will be used to elect the player of the month.
