Despite numerous opportunities, PSG, European champions, did not manage to thwart Athletic Bilbao at San Mames (0-0). The Parisians, however, remain in the top three of this Champions League.
Without Dembélé, Hakimi or goalkeeper Chevalier, the European champions ultimately did not scare Valverde’s men so much, who nevertheless had to deal with numerous injuries. In the game, in the middle of the atmosphere of the 51,000 Basque supporters, the title holders tried to set the tone from the start of the match by imposing on the locals their pressing, their passing circuit (4th) and their rapid transition (19th).
Clumsy Parisians
Far from Saturday’s offensive festival against Rennes (5-0) or against Tottenham (5-3) during the last Champions League meeting, they were often clumsy in the last gesture like Ruiz (37th) and Mayulu (41st, 45th, 49th), while Barcola found the crossbar (65th).
After relaunching against Tottenham after the defeat against Munich (2-1), PSG recorded its first draw in the Champions League this season, and therefore failed to win in Bilbao, after its defeat (2-0) in 2011, at the very beginning of the QSI era.
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