Press review: PSG and Flamengo, Safonov the hero after a historic year | OneFootball

This Wednesday, December 17, the French press (on the sports aspect) focused on Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the penalty shootout against Flamengo last night (1-1, then 3-1 on penalties). It was a challenging evening, but PSG could rely on an exceptional Matvey Safonov (26-year-old goalkeeper) to win a 6th trophy in the year 2025. A historic performance.

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

PSG was not excellent yesterday, as they visibly lacked physical (and possibly mental) freshness to last the entire match. This is not illogical after an overloaded year with the season resuming without preparation. This was against a Flamengo team that arrived in top form.

The Parisians still managed to control the game at times and created many interesting opportunities, without succeeding in finishing well. Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé are in the recovery phase, while Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are accumulating fatigue. Nothing alarming, but time is needed without new injuries. Not to forget that Nuno Mendes also needs to step up, while Achraf Hakimi is absent.

At least, Paris could rely on their goalkeeper to secure the trophy. Safonov was good during the game and then exceptional during the penalty shootout. 4 saves out of 5 is admirable. He thus accumulates great performances, with this one being decisive. Enough to really have a say in the competition with Lucas Chevalier (24 years old). Let's wait and see what happens next, with the latter needing to respond successfully.

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