PSG: Vitinha’s Impact & August Arrival

The price could have returned to another Portuguese midfielder, in the person of João Neves, author of a magnificent hat-trick against Toulouse on Saturday (6-3). But it is Vitinha who is acclaimed at this start of the 2025-2026 season of Paris Saint-Germain. With an average note of 7.09/10, he has been elected, for the first time since May 2024, player of the month of the capital’s club, according to the ratings awarded by reporters of the Parisian.

However, everything had not started well for the former Porto midfielder. For the resumption of Paris Saint-Germain, a month to the day after the final of the Club World Cup, the men of Luis Enrique struggled in front of Tottenham in European Super Cup. Not inspired and inside physically, Vitinha did not have her usual performance. Her assist for Kang-in Lee finally saves her assessment, since she will then allow hers to return and win on penalties (noted 4.5/10).

On the occasion of the return of Ligue 1, against Nantes four days later, Vitinha becomes, this time, the Parisian hub that he had been during the entire exercise 2024-2025, to the coronation in the Champions League. Brassard around the arm, the Portuguese even offers the goal of victory at PSG on a country strike (noted 7/10). Same observation during the victory of the Red and Blue against Angers on the second day, with 167 balloons affected and an important activity in the Parisian midfield (noted 6.5/10). More physically dull after three consecutive tenure, Vitinha goes out at the break against Toulouse after a new good performance, faithful to himself (noted 6.5/10).

To complete the Top 5, we find João Neves (7.06), who only played two games, notably with an exceptional performance against Toulouse, punctuated by a hat -trick. The Portuguese jewel is followed by the new recruit Lucas Chevalier, author of convincing beginnings in the goals of PSG (6.81) and Bradley Barcola (6.53). Finally, Ousmane Dembélé closes the walk despite a more complicated start to exercise than last season (6.50).

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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