On Wednesday at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 against Newcastle in Matchday 8 of the 2025-2026 Champions League. Here are the player ratings given by Le Parisien and L’Équipe (find ours here).
Le Parisien:
Barcola (4) – Dembélé (4) – Doué (4)
Zaïre-Emery (6) – Vitinha (7) – Neves (5)
Nuno Mendes (6) – Pacho (5) – Marquinhos (5) – Hakimi (5)
Safonov (6)
L’Equipe:
Luis Enrique – 5
Barcola (5) – Dembélé (4) – Doué (3)
Zaïre-Emery (6) – Vitinha (7) – Neves (5)
Nuno Mendes (5) – Pacho (6) – Marquinhos (4) – Hakimi (4)
Safonov (6)
No surprises in the ratings; PSG failed in part, and this is due to players who are still struggling to express themselves. This refers to Barcola’s clumsiness, Doué’s complacency, and the return of Hakimi to the team. Add to that Dembélé, who is far from his form of last year, and you have a snapshot of PSG’s current state. This doesn’t predict the future, nor does it invalidate what has already been achieved, but at this moment, PSG needs to ask itself some serious questions to rediscover its spark.
