Mbappé still decisive, the defense in difficulty on set pieces… the tops and flops

2024-01-21 00:26:26

PSG logically won against Orléans in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France (1-4). Discover the tops and flops of the meeting.

TOPS

Mbappé, again and again

The impression of an eternal beginning again. Kylian Mbappé continues to improve his impressive statistics. In two Coupe de France matches, number 7 has already scored 5 goals and 3 assists. Without forgetting his 19 goals in the championship, the captain of the France team is setting the scorers into panic. Despite everything criticized for his contribution to the game, “KM7” was technically quite clean this evening.

Gonçalo Ramos enchaîne

Second match and second goal for Gonçalo Ramos. Very little active in December due to injury or the choice of his trainer Luis Enrique, the Portuguese striker found some color. After his goal during the previous round in the Coupe de France against Revel (R1), number 9 also scored this evening with a header after a good serve from Kylian Mbappé (72nd). In the game, the Portuguese also stood out with his good activity and good technical quality overall.

The first goal of young Senny Mayulu

It’s an evening he won’t soon forget. The young Senny Mayulu, 17, scored his first professional goal with a great dive ball, full of lucidity. It was only his second match with the first team, after the 20 minutes played during the previous round of the Coupe de France against Revel (R1).

FLOPS

The PSG defense concedes on a corner

This is an area of ​​play that will have to be improved for the Parisians. Luis Enrique’s men often tend to suffer on defensive set pieces. This evening again, PSG did not really seem in danger in the game. But on the few corners and free kicks, Marquinhos and his teammates did not exude serenity. Nicolas Saint-Rif, the captain of Orléans, reduced the score from a corner at the end of the match (86th).

Orléans courageous but also cautious

It’s hard to blame the Orléans players this evening. The level gap was far too high. “There are eleven players who think the same thing. On the edge of the lawn, it’s striking” declared Karim Mokeddem, the Orléans coach, at the end of the meeting. “But taking 4 hurts. We have not exploited our rare opportunities. We could have done better” he continued. The Orléanais did not lack courage, but the reaction was too late and the rare situations were poorly exploited.