Press review: PSG v Newcastle, Chevalier, Barcola and Kimpembe | OneFootball

This Tuesday, January 27, the French press (from a sports perspective) focused on Paris Saint-Germain’s upcoming home match against Newcastle tomorrow night for the 7th round of the Champions League, the adaptation of Lucas Chevalier (24-year-old goalkeeper), and the inefficiency of Bradley Barcola (23-year-old forward). There is also Presnel Kimpembe (30-year-old defender), who reflects on his departure.

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

PSG has an important appointment this Wednesday; they need to secure a spot in the top 8 in an especially tight ranking, with all matches taking place at the same time. The good news is that PSG is largely in control of its own destiny. Unless there are a lot of surprise results, a win “is enough” to finish among the top spots, notably thanks to an already favorable goal difference. It wouldn’t hurt to improve it even more.

A draw could also be enough, and even a loss might not mean dropping into the playoffs, but that’s unlikely. At the very least, there won’t be a definitive elimination. The objective will still be clear: victory. This could be with Achraf Hakimi (27-year-old right-back) and João Neves (21-year-old midfielder). We’ll have to wait to be sure. On Newcastle’s side, there are also doubts regarding Guimares and Joelinton.

For PSG, Chevalier and Barcola, in particular, have a few doubts to dispel. For the former, the adaptation phase is taking a bit longer. He’s far from the first goalkeeper to experience this. The same goes for other positions. The competitor Matvey Safonov (26 years old) may have other opportunities. As for Barcola, he still needs to improve his finishing. This is even more noticeable when the other forwards are also lacking in efficiency, which is less usual for them.

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