The youngster was in great form for Paris Saint-Germain in their 4-1 thrashing of Dinamo Kiev in the Champions League and the Italian international’s performances have been hailed by manager and media alike
Fans present at the Parc des Princes last night definitely got what they spent their money on. Last night, as the Champions League anthem played before the opening group game of the competition between Paris Saint-Germain and Dynamo Kiev, the city of Paris
daw an end of eight years of frustration of not featuring in the competition.
And, the comeback was done in style as PSG delivered one of the best performances of the night by dismantling the Kiev-based side 4-1. The start of the game saw Les Parisiens walk on water.
And if caution must be thrown keeping in view the performance of the visiting side, the win is a strong signal of intent from the Ligue 1 giants to the rest of Europe. And, Italian newspaper, Gazzetta dello Sport has not forgotten about the Italian players
and those who played in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 before they arrived at PSG.
“Ibra fires, Verratti enchants and PSG sweeps Dinamo Kiev,” was the headline of the transalpine daily.
Spanish newspaper, Marca’s editorial staff was also impressed by the dominance of PSG and came up with the headline, “Yes, PSG scares Europe.”
Les Parisien, buoyed by the win wrote, “PSG enchants the Parc and starts with a bang”.
However, it was Carlo Ancelotti’s interview following the game that many waited for. The Italian tactician had to talk a bit about young Marco Verratti. Arrived at PSG as a relatively unknown quantity outside Italy, the 19-year-old midfielder proved to be
a real http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pitbull-c30053 of a youngster. His technical ability and great vision was witnessed last night by those who never have a lot of time for Ligue 1.
“Verratti, Chantome and Matuidi, our three defensive midfielders were very good defensively and offensively for ninety minutes,” said the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 manager.
However, Marco Verratti still has that childish look on his face whenever he is talking to reporters. The player was understandably over the moon and would have agreed to give a longer interview had he not been tired.
“When I heard the music before kick-off, my legs were shaking. It’s still in the Champions League and I had a lot of emotion. Of course I heard the fans sing my name, but I’m not like Zlatan, he is able to change the course of a game alone, not me. I’m happy
to pose problems for Carlo Ancelotti in his selection.”
Certainly, 12 million euros well spent on a player who has a bright future.
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