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PSG did not materialize it as much as they would have liked on the scoreboard (1-0), but the club from the capital achieved a remarkable performance in the game once morest Real Madrid. Mauricio Pochettino’s players, very solid, made their opponents quite harmless. And among the great successes of the meeting, the performance of Marco Verratti.
Whether in the defensive impact in recovering the ball, in the recovery but also in the forward projection, the transalpine midfielder had a full match, particularly hailed by the Gazzetta dello Sport, delighted to see the Italian shine. in a game of this magnitude. “He’s a total player. He achieves a complete “partidazo”: attentive in defense, creative, brilliant and dangerous in attack. It’s so beautiful that he is Italian, ”rejoiced the Italian midfielder who credited him with the score of 7.5.
La Gazzetta sur Marco #Verratti (7.5): “He’s a total player. He achieves a complete “partidazo”: attentive in defense, creative, brilliant and dangerous in attack. It’s so beautiful that he’s Italian” ???????? #PSGRMA #UCL pic.twitter.com/rZnhzKk7Ay
— GuillaumeMP (@Guillaumemp) February 16, 2022
An XXL performance that led UEFA to bring a statement from Neymar up to date. Last October the Brazilian placed Verratti at the level of two legends. “I knew Verratti was a great player, but I didn’t realize he was so spectacular. A genius. He is one of the best midfielders I have played with, along with Xavi and Iniesta”. A strong statement that made sense last night.
????️ Neymar: “I knew Verratti was an excellent player, but I didn’t realise he was so spectacular. A genius. He’s one of the best midfielders I’ve played with, along with Xavi Hernández and Iniesta.”#UCL pic.twitter.com/6M8Zcrd4n5
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 15, 2022
to summarize
If Kylian Mbappé logically takes center stage following PSG’s victory over Real Madrid, other Parisian players had a great game. And in particular Marco Verratti who provided an XXL performance in the middle.