PSG v Bayern, press ratings: Kvaratskhelia soars, Mendes struggles | OneFootball

Tuesday at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5-4 (PSG/Bayern Munich highlights) in the first leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League semi-final (second leg on May 6). Here are the ratings given by Le Parisien and L’Équipe to the capital club’s players (find ours here). 

Le Parisien:

Kvaratskhelia (8.5) – Dembélé (7.5) – Doué (6)

Neves (6) – Vitinha (6) – Zaïre-Emery (6)

Nuno Mendes (3.5) – Pacho (5) – Marquinhos (5) – Hakimi (6)

Safonov (6)

L’Équipe:

Luis Enrique  – 6

Kvaratskhelia (9) – Dembélé (8) – Doué (6)

Neves (7) – Vitinha (5) – Zaïre-Emery (7)

Nuno Mendes (3) – Pacho (3) – Marquinhos (3) – Hakimi (5)

Safonov (5)

A match that will divide opinion. There is a half-empty glass and a half-full glass. Conceding 4 goals means a defense under pressure. Yet the strength of the opponent must also be highlighted, and it should be said that the Parisian defenders were not as “bad” as L’Equipe’s ratings suggest. But in the end, a 9-goal match inevitably means weaknesses, strengths, and in this wide-open contest, some players shone more than others.

Kvaratskhelia was exceptional, Dembélé was the attacking leader, and Neves was the key link in midfield. Hakimi’s relentless runs should also be noted (he was underrated overall). It is difficult to analyze the content of this kind of game; it is a match for supporters, less so for analysts. A match of pure enjoyment, but it should still be noted that the Paris team could perhaps have defended better, especially when the score was heavily in their favor.

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