Press review: Sporting Portugal v PSG, a particularly painful defeat | OneFootball

This Wednesday, January 21, the French press (from a sporting perspective) focused on Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-1 defeat against Sporting Portugal last night as part of the 7th round of the Champions League.

Le Parisien –

L’Equipe –

Of course, the observations are quite negative this morning. The result is not good and comes from real shortcomings. However, not everything should be thrown away. PSG showed some very good things, especially in the first half. There is immense frustration.

The explanations from L’Equipe seem, however, to miss the main point a little. It’s already complicated to talk about a particular weakness on set pieces when a shot from outside the box bounces off one player to find another. Above all, the sports newspaper does not highlight the lack of efficiency.

Yet, quite clearly, this is the most obvious point. PSG should have scored in the first half. Is the sports newspaper trying to protect the attackers a little (three French internationals)? Or does it simply want to avoid the obvious? In any case, this is the clearest point. It’s hard to keep up the pace in the second half when there is some Parisian frustration and a Sporting side that can gain confidence for a feat. Of course, it also would have been better if Lucas Chevalier (24-year-old goalkeeper) had managed to be decisive.

PSG will need to find their efficiency again next Wednesday against Newcastle at the Parc des Princes in order to secure a place in the top 8.

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