PSG v Slovan Bratislava: Dembélé and Torres shine, Zabarnyi docked | OneFootball

On Wednesday at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava (PSG/Slovan Bratislava video highlights) on Matchday 1 of the 2026-2027 Champions League. Here are the ratings given by Le Parisien and L’Équipe to the capital club’s players (find ours here).

Le Parisien:

L’Équipe:

Dembélé and Ferran Torres put Paris back on track

After four matches without a win, PSG kicked off their Champions League campaign with a commanding display against Slovan Bratislava (6-1). Thirty-five shots, a five-goal margin, and an attack finally delivering: the night brought the breathing room everyone had been waiting for. The weakness of the opposition, however, means it is important to keep a cool head, especially after conceding yet another goal.

Two leaders for a goal fest

L’Équipe places Dembélé (9) ahead of Ferran Torres (8), while Le Parisien gives both of them 8.5. Both views are defensible: the Frenchman ran the game with two goals and two assists; the Spaniard finished it off with a hat-trick, his first in the Champions League. One created and provided, the other converted. Two different ways of dominating a match.

Akliouche and Dro shake up the pecking order

Akliouche brought movement, pressing, and that sharp dribbling that sparked the fourth goal. Dro Fernandez, starting for the first time, played without any hesitation and was at the heart of the move for the second. Both outlets approved of their performances: they already look like more than just backup options. Nuno Mendes created the opener by smashing a shot against the post, while captain Hakimi rediscovered his attacking influence.

Zabarnyi’s 3 abruptly ends the euphoria

Both media outlets handed the Ukrainian defender the same punishment. On the only sequence where Paris truly had to defend in space, Camara beat him before scoring. One moment does not condemn a player, but it carries weight against such a limited opponent. The close averages, 6.00 and 6.36, tell the story of the same match: the attack lifted the team without erasing that crack.

Luis Enrique rewarded for his choices

The 8 awarded by L’Équipe recognizes successful rotation: Dro thrown straight in, Akliouche kept on, Ferran Torres moved into a central role, then several key players rested as early as the 64th minute. The opposition calls for some perspective, but scoring six goals with a reshuffled starting eleven gives real weight to his decisions.

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