Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier Player Ratings as Les Parisiens demolish the visitors with a six-goal festive display

Ankit KunwarPublished: 23 Aug 2024 09:06 PM

Paris Saint-Germain vs Montpellier Summary

Paris Saint-Germain went on a rampage when hosting Montpellier at Parc des Princes. Playing in front of tens of thousands of people on the stand, Les Parisiens crushed the visitors with six goals to nil. Bradley Barcloa scored a brace while the rest of the goals were scored by Marco Asensio, Achraf Hakimi, Warren Zaire-Emery, and Lee Kang-in.

Paris Saint-Germain Player Ratings

Goalkeeper

Gigi Donnarumma (7.2/10): Saving several crucial Montpellier’s chances.

Defenders

Achraf Hakimi (7.3/10): He showed where his level is by playing effectively and scoring goal.

Marquinhos (6.9/10): Led his teammates at the back.

Willian Pacho (7.2/10): Defended well throughout the match.

Nuno Mendes (6.9/10): Running up and down the flank to help the attacking plan.

Midfielders

João Neves (8.1/10): His impact on the team continued to fascinate people.

Warren Zaire-Emery (7.5/10): Won the duels multiple times to keep the ball in his team’s favour, including the goal he scored.

Vitinha (6.9/10): Helped his teammates to keep the ball flowing in the midfield.

Forwards

Ousmane Dembele (7/10): Made several threats for the opponents.

Bradley Barcola (7.4/10): He has done his job as a forward well with his goals.

Marco Asensio (7.4/10): Matched people’s expectations with the goal he scored.

Substitutions

Lee Kang-in (7.2/10): The South Korean put more dimension and options within the team.

Desire Doue (7.2/10): Made several threats towards Montpellier after replacing Barcola in the second half.

Randal Kolo Muani (6.2/10): Expected to put more pressure on Montpellier which he did, just without a goal.

Fabian Ruiz (6.7/10): Kept the ball flowing in the midfield when he came on.

Ibrahim Mbaye (6.6/10): Nothing was changed when he came in to replace Zaire-Emery as PSG kept dominating the game.

Montpellier Player Ratings

Goalkeeper

Benjamin Lecomte (6.7/10): His efforts of saving the net didn’t pay off as PSG scored six goals.

Defenders

Falaye Sacko (6.5/10): Found hard times in dealing with PSG’s wingers and midfielders

Modibo Sagnan (6.6/10): Did all the best he could but still couldn’t prevent the two goals PSG scored.

Boubakar Kouyaté (6.7/10): Made several clearances and interceptions to keep the ball away from his box area.

Bećir Omeragić (6.7/10): Struggled to keep up with the pace of PSG’s forwards.

Enzo Tchato (6.5/10): Helped Montpellier build up the attacks from the flank.

Midfielders

Joris Chotard (6.8/10): Worked hard alongside Savanier and Ferri to keep up with the opponents’ game plan.

Teji Savanier (6.6/10): Led his two fellow midfielders to stay composed apart from delivering two key passes.

Jordan Ferri (6.7/10): Formed a fairly good partnership in the midfield but the struggle was real.

Forwards

Wahbi Khazri (6.5/10): Didn’t have enough space to send shots to the opponents, and got one of his efforts blocked.

Arnaud Nordin (6.5/10): Got his one shot saved by Donnarumma, it was one of his best chances in the match.

Substitutions

Moussa Al-Taamari (6.7/10): Replaced Nordin with an expectation of scoring at least a goal but he never hid

Akor Adams (7/10): Made Montpellier’s frontline more dangerous than it used to be in the first half.

Yannis Issoufou (6.6/10) : Rise the pace on the right flank since replacing Ferru in the second half.

Gabriel Bares (6.5/10): With PSG looking likely to score more than six goals, Bares came in to strengthen the midfield.

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