Javier Pastore shines as Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Differdange in the Europa League playoff
Paris Saint-Germain registered their first win of the season in a UEFA Europa League Play-off by beating http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Pastore-c18082 was finally able to feature
for PSG and rose up to the occasion in his debut match by providing two assists.
Antoine Kombouare, coach at Parc des Princes, went all out in the European encounter by playing seven of the eight newly recruited players this summer including marquee signing Javier Pastore.
Les Parisiens were much more composed and disciplined throughout the match against Differdange. Newly recruited http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Julien-Weber-c19949 to
score the first goal in the 17th minute.
Les Rouge-et-Bleu had to wait until the 71st minute to double their lead as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jeremy-Menez-c18345’s shot was deflected by a Differdange defender. It landed in the path of Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, who converted it with a reflexive action to make the score
line 2-0.
Debutant Javier Pastore was able to make great impact throughout the game, with his elegant skills. The 22-year-old Argentine was sensational to watch with his one-touch passing and back-heeled through balls.
The former Palermo midfielder was able to mark his name in 90th minute by setting http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcos-c23772 Ceara with a crafty chip, and Ceara added the finishing touches to score Les Parisiens’ third goal. Pastore added another assist just a minute later. Jeremy
Menez was fed a high ball and he hammered the ball home to end the match at at 4-0.
Although the game revolved around Pastore, goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Salvatore-Sirigu-c32282 maintained his composure and was able to keep the net impregnable throughout the game. The Italian international managed to save two deadly balls in the 37th and 46th minute,
aimed by Gilles Bettmer and Mathias Janisch respectively. Owing to his impressive clean sheet, the 24-year-old goalkeeper was the named man of the match.
A delighted Kombouare expressed his satisfaction over Pastore’s first appearance, saying, “I expected a little more but he is getting stronger. Pastore and I incorporated a collective analysis. He’s like one of those players who have to work on their physique.
He was interesting and helpful, with two assists late in the game. It is a return, it should work”
With a four-goal lead, PSG have moved closer to a place in the group stages of the Europa League, which would be a massive boost for both the team and their under pressure coach, who had to wait to get his first win of the season.
PSG will now have to focus on the weekend clash of Ligue 1, where they are still looking to bag their first win of the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 Championelle. Kombouare, 47, will be relieved with a win. He now heads home to face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valenciennes-FC-c40865, and a win would
serve to extend his stay at Parc des Princes.
The debut of Pastore was earlier than Kombouare had indicated but it would definitely be the right decision to include him in the squad for the upcoming games of the Ligue 1 as well as Les Parisiens look to return to winning ways in the Championelle.
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