On Sunday at the Stade Vélodrome, Paris Saint-Germain secured a 2-1 victory over Olympique de Marseille (OM/PSG video highlights) in Matchday 5 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season. Here are the ratings awarded by Le Parisien and L’Équipe to the Parisian players
Le Parisien:
L’Équipe:
A deserved win, but a PSG side still lacking spontaneity
PSG dominated play at the Vélodrome, recording 60% possession, 31 shots, and 10 shots on target, yet failed to quickly reflect this dominance on the scoreboard. Ferran Torres finally broke the deadlock in the 66th minute; Angel Gomes equalized six minutes later, before Marquinhos immediately restored Paris’s lead just prior to Timothy Weah’s sending-off.
Plenty of chances, but a lack of simplicity
This highlights the Parisian paradox. Paris created a great deal, yet their attack often seemed to be looking for that one extra touch. Ousmane Dembélé saw a lot of the ball and created opportunities, but he lost possession in the build-up to Marseille’s equalizer; his 16 turnovers weighed heavily on a performance that L’Équipe judged very harshly. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia remained even more on the periphery. Conversely, Désiré Doué eventually picked up the pace, and his cross for Torres’s goal rewarded this shift in momentum after the break.
Nuno Mendes and Marquinhos: two ways of making an impact
The two media outlets do not agree on the top performer. L’Équipe singles out Nuno Mendes with an 8, whereas Le Parisien awards its highest rating—a 7—to Marquinhos. Both assessments are valid. The Portuguese full-back constantly offered an outlet, provided the assist for the second goal, and also drew the foul that led to Weah’s second yellow card. As for the captain, he turned a solid defensive performance into a match-winning moment by surging forward to score the decisive goal. In contrast, Pacho’s error against Gomes explains his significantly lower—and quite logical—rating.
The bench finally shortened the route to goal
Ferran Torres’s introduction in the 59th minute immediately altered the attacking dynamic; it took him just seven minutes to score with a header. Akliouche then injected movement into a midfield that had previously lacked inspiration. The rating of 6 awarded to Luis Enrique by L’Équipe primarily recognizes the timing and impact of his substitutions. The team averages—very close at 5.27 and 5.41—ultimately tell the same story: a superior, victorious PSG side that was nonetheless far from capitalizing on all the chances it created.
