This Saturday evening, Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 (video highlights PSG/Reims) against Reims in the final of the Coupe de France 2024-2025 at the Stade de France. Here are our top and bottom stories.
Tops –
The team
This is the most important, the most impressive: the team. Coach Luis Enrique has built a real team, with several attacking weapons and impressive defensive energy from the moment they lose possession. There are solutions to a variety of situations, and a certain confidence to respond to difficulties. Even if it seemed rather simple in this match. That’s the strength of PSG.
Bradley Barcola shines at the best of times.
The 22-year-old striker has had a tougher time of it over the last few weeks, with a lack of effectiveness and difficulty in asserting himself in the duel. He has been better recently and was clearly on top last night. 2 goals and 1 assist, Barcola is back to full confidence. So much the better, as there will be no room for doubt next Saturday against Inter Milan.
He’s the only individual to stand out, as it was above all a great team game. But of course, many of them were very good last night. Without a period of “doubt” beforehand.
Flops –
Dembélé, if you’re really picky.
It’s hard to find anything negative to say about such a well-controlled final, but if you want to be picky, Ousmane Dembélé (28-year-old striker) was a little less effective. He had some interesting situations, but failed to score. Although at times he seemed to be forcing the issue a little.
Still, he didn’t have a bad game, even if L’Equipe was very harsh. It’s just that the striker was so strong in 2025 that this match is a slight disappointment compared to usual. But let’s not get everything mixed up.