This Sunday, as part of the 26th day of Ligue 1 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain faced Olympique de Marseille at the Parc des Princes. After a match in which the Rouge et Bleu clearly didn’t play well, they won 3-1 (video highlights PSG/OM). Here are our scores for the Parisians.
Goalkeeper –
Gianluigi Donnarumma (7) – A good first half, he made all the right saves. Decisive with his ball to Kvaratskhelia, who allowed a quick Parisian attack and a goal.
Defenders –
Achraf Hakimi (6) – A quality first half, without him being able to fully let himself go. He was less attacking in this match. Perhaps a slight lack of gas after an emotional week.
Willian Pacho (6.5) – Present defensively and in duels, he showed great intensity against a playful Marseille side. Still, his performances were very consistent.
Lucas Beraldo (7) – Very clean in the first half, he played like a boss with great determination. Good second half too.
Nuno Mendes (6) – Didn’t hesitate to take his place on the flank, and rightly so as he scored Paris’ second goal. He sometimes lacked concentration in the face of OM’s pressing, but he’s there. Faulty on the OM goal, like the rest of the team who played far too “easy”.
Midfielders –
Fabian Ruiz (6.5) – A creative, decisive double passer, he had a very good first half. Like his team-mates, the second half was not as good.
Vitinha (6) – Constant in his metronome quality, we perhaps felt he was a little late at the start of the match.
Warren Zaïre-Emery (6) – He applied a lot of pressure in midfield, with a lot of physical quality. He can let loose even more by playing faster up front. Replaced by Bradley Barcola in the 64th minute.
Forwards –
Ousmane Dembélé (6) – Another goalscorer in one of the most important games of the season. His game was otherwise fairly neutral. Replaced by Lucas Hernandez in the 80th minute.
Désiré Doué (5) – He did some fine things, but he can and must play even faster given his qualities, whether in passing or with his dribbling. He was less in form for this match. Replaced by Joao Neves in the 72nd minute.
Kvhicha Kvaratskhelia (5.5) – Very clean technically, he was a delight on his flank. He was expected to be even more “decisive”, but he hurt OM in the first half. Less in form in the second half, he too suffered in a less accomplished game. Replaced by Lee Kang-in in the 80th minute.
Coach –
Luis Enrique (6) – He knows his team is still (partly) Liverpool. The idea of winning is in his head, but he feels that his team doesn’t have the same impact as usual. However, as he has already proved, his team, even if not as good, wins or at least doesn’t lose. He will find it hard to criticize his men, as the 16-point lead has surely made his team less powerful in the effort.
