Can PSG beat the giants? An ex-captain is pronounced

After PSG's broad victory against Brest in the Champions League, a former club captain spoke in the chances of Paris to go further this season.

Paris Saint-Germain struck hard by winning 3-0 outside against Brest during the first leg of the Champions League. This convincing victory fuels optimism around the club, but can it really target higher this season? A former PSG captain spoke on the issue, highlighting the developments in the Parisian game.

A PSG in confidence, but from future challenges

It was Éric Rabesandratana, former defender and club captain, who delivered his analysis on Wednesday on the set of the shock team. For him, the main change of PSG is in the concentration and emotional mastery of the players : “PSG is on a dynamic that works. What has changed is concentration. Take Ousmane Dembélé, he denotes in relation to before. Before, they could be feverish by receiving a goal. Today it slips on them and they continue to attack. ”

Dembélé, symbol of a collective transformation

Rabesandratana particularly insisted on the evolution of Ousmane Dembélé, author of a double against Brest: “There is something that has changed at home. He calmed down, mastered his gestures better. Before, it was a lot of individual actions, now it's different. ”

The former captain also praised the team's collective master's degree, illustrated by Vitinha's composure on his penalty against Brest: “Before, you had a lot of opportunities. Today, you see a real mastery. ”

But Liverpool or Barça, another challenge

Despite this positive dynamic, some remain cautious. Frédéric Piquionne, ex-international international, believes that the real test for Paris will come during the knockout stages: “In eighths, they will fall on Barça or Liverpool, and there we will see their capacities. These two teams are a small notch above. ”

For Piquionne, everything will be played on the capacity of PSG to repeat the efforts and to maintain its state of mind in the face of adversaries of this caliber. If PSG manages to overcome this obstacle, he will finally be able to claim larger European ambitions.

In the meantime, Parisians have shown that they had arms to compete with the best. It remains to be confirmed in front of giants like Barça or Liverpool.