The first from the Georgian (wearing Mbappé’s number 7 shirt) is enough: it inspires the goal. Owner in place of Barcola
Ibrahimovic showed up with a brace. Cavani, his first start with a goal, like Mbappé and Neymar, who also added an assist. Certain, Kvaratskhelia he is not a striker by nature, but he is that striker insistently sought by PSG for Luis Enrique who also considers him a striker. On his first as a Parisian, the former Napoli player provided an assist for Dembélé’s opener which Reims neutralized by sending Nakamura in goal for the final 1-1. Overall, the Georgian’s match, which lasted 83 minutes, was sufficient: “It was a difficult match – he declared at the end of the match -, and we could have scored more”
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After the Champions League hangover, and the 4-2 comeback against Manchester City, there was still a festive air at the Parc des Princes where, shortly before the match, Kvaratskhelia was introduced. Nothing sensational, in line with the new sober line of the Emir of Qatar’s club which now favors the collective over the stars. However, the Georgian cost 75 million euros and presented himself to the fans waving the number seven shirt, the one that until last season was on Mbappé’s shoulders. Then Luis Enrique sent him onto the pitch as a starter in place of Barcola who had put on a show against City with an assist, a goal and many plays for a top-class performance. Direct confrontation is therefore inevitable given that the former Neapolitan is now competing for the position. And Kvaratskhelia’s first 45 minutes as a Parisian were not unforgettable. The former Napoli player was seen little, at times even isolated on the flank from which he almost never left, despite the Spanish coach also seeing him as a striker. Like Ramos who got himself a couple of chances, forcing Diouf to save himself with the help of the post (31′).
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On the other hand, Donnarumma, captain again in the absence of Marquinhos – on the bench at the start with the other Champions League heroes Vitinha, Pacho, Neves and Barcola -, finished well twice on Nakamura, to go into the break with clean sheets . Kvara returned with a better attitude in the second half, making the difference in the 2nd minute, cutting in from the left, getting a pass from Doué to feed Dembelé for the lead. But in the 11th minute on the restart triggered after his low shot, the equalizer arrived, orchestrated by the Japanese Ito, for the conclusion of the other Japanese Nakamura, supported by Munetsi. And with the complicity of the carefree Parisian defense. On the 15th minute of substitutions, Barcola came on but left the armband to his new colleague. But when Ramos came out (28′), Kvara positioned himself in the middle of the attack, without making an impact, to come out about ten minutes later to some applause. However, Kvaratskhelia did not lose heart: Ibrahimovic and Cavani also had to settle for a draw in the first match. And after Juventus’ defeat in Naples, PSG remains the only unbeaten team in the five main European championships.
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