French media react to PSG beating Liverpool 2-0 in Champions League quarter finals 1st leg

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Unsurprisingly, French newspapers and broadcasters did not hold back as they picked apart Liverpool’s display against Paris Saint-Germain. Image Credits: Imago Images PSG’s latest European statement has left Liverpool with more questions than answers.

French newspapers and broadcasters did not hold back as they picked apart Liverpool’s display, questioning the gameplan, the mentality and even the value of the club’s expensive rebuild. Le Monde feel that PSG were “too overwhelming” for Arne Slot’s side, and were not impressed with Hugo Ekitike’s return to the Parc Des Princes after leaving the club in 2022: “The reigning European champions applied their usual game plan, too overwhelming to allow the Reds to exist in the match.” “For his return to the Parc des Princes, Hugo Ekitike, former PSG striker (2022-2024) remained silent, manhandled by the Parisian defense.” Le Figaro stated that the reigning European champions were a “class apart” from Arne Slot’s men: “A class apart.

PSG gave a football lesson to the weak Reds (2-0) on Wednesday, at the Parc des Princes, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.” They add that the Reds came to park the bus in Paris, and that can be labelled “shameful” due to the club’s summer spend: “The bus as therapy for the sick Reds, in a tough situation before arriving on the banks of the Seine. What can be said about Liverpool’s performance?” “Arne Slot’s players, who decided to deprive themselves of Mohamed Salah, finished the match with a meagre record of only three shots.” “For his return to the Parc des Princes, Hugo Ekitike did not exist; And his teammates were just as outplayed, with only 26% possession at the end of the match.