PSG/OM – Algerino awaits Monaco for UCL spot, analysis lacking

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·11 February 2026

PSG/OM – Algerino awaits Monaco for UCL spot, analysis lacking

In Le Parisien, Jimmy Algerino tempers the enthusiasm after PSG-OM: for him, the real validation will come through the Champions League playoff against Monaco. He welcomes the return of competition, questions Hakimi, considers Doué "lagging behind" and sees Barcola "ahead". However, the match also tells a different story.

Algerino "The good news is that competition will exist again"

"The players have marked the period starting from February. The good news is that competition will exist again, but we still need to find the real Hakimi. And I still find Désiré Doué lagging behind. Barcola remains clumsy but makes such differences that he is ahead. To be completely thrilled, I await this same performance against a very big team, if Paris gets past Monaco. That would be a very good sign."

Yes, Monaco can serve as a crash test. But by constantly holding up "the very big" as the only benchmark, we end up minimizing what PSG has just produced... and especially what it has corrected. The "real Hakimi"? Okay, but the analysis overlooks a simple point: the interim was handled properly, and Zaïre-Emery fulfilled the mission quietly, which, at PSG, is almost a media feat.

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Doué "lagging behind"? In this match, he rather sent a signal: when the team rises, he rises too, and that's precisely what is expected from a player of this profile. As for Barcola, the question is no longer "does he make differences?" We know. The question is: how many does he convert in the matches that win titles.

PSG doesn't need us to "get carried away". It needs us to be consistent: if we demand details to win big, then we must also acknowledge the details that progress when they appear.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.