The European champion has fallen
It's the huge surprise of this start to the competition. Facing John Textor's Botafogo, PSG lost 1-0. A surprise defeat that caused a stir in the European press. Despite a late finish to the match last night, the Parisians were caught out by their European neighbors. With a revamped team at kickoff, Luis Enrique's men showed a lack of efficiency that came at a high price. As a result, qualification for the next stage of the competition is in jeopardy. " Fallen from a pedestal, " wrote L'Equipe on its website. The reigning European Champions did not live up to their recent performances. " Big fall for PSG against a great Botafogo " according to AS , who spoke of an " unrecognizable " Parisian team . However, there was no cause for alarm in Paris. " The result shouldn't erase everything ," declared Désiré Doué after the match. Obviously, on social media, we enjoyed this defeat, with some pretty funny reactions to laugh at PSG's surprise defeat, it's fair game.
Real Madrid alert
After a sluggish draw for Xabi Alonso's Real debut, the Spanish press is not being kind to the Merengues and is drawing a relentless conclusion: " he has work to do " as Mundo Deportivo headlines . The dysfunctions of Real Madrid glimpsed during the season's opening have not gone away, there are " many things to resolve " indicates AS . For Sport, we are talking about major disappointments, in addition to identifying a lack of this team: the conductor that was Toni Kroos. " The team is crying out for an architect ," writes the Catalan media, but this lack is not the priority in this transfer window, with the Madrid directors believing that the midfield is already well-stocked. And among Xabi Alonso's problems, the Mbappé case continues to make headlines. " And now... Mbappé ," laments AS . One of the few things Real Madrid could count on in every game was affected by gastroenteritis and admitted to hospital, which jeopardizes his participation in the next matches of the Club World Cup . " Mbappé KO " for Marca , while L'Equipe speaks of a " forced rest ".
Messi is eternal
Amongst their Portuguese neighbours, Porto's defeat last night against Inter Miami is causing a stir. " Alarm " is even the headline in O Jogo, in the face of the club's second winless match, which is in great danger of qualifying with only 1 point. Regarding last night's match, the Portuguese daily spoke of a " mysterious eclipse in Atlanta " to explain Porto's rather good first half, before collapsing after the break. After the match, Porto's coach was keen to take responsibility: " tactically, I was definitely wrong ," he declared, but Porto was above all subject to the rule of Lionel Messi . The Pulga, who scored a masterful free kick, gave his team the victory, a performance praised in the European press, particularly in Spain: " Messi is invincible " for AS , " Messi is world-class " for Marca , " always Messi " for La Gazzetta dello Sport , which spoke of global magic for Inter Miami, which flies with King Messi.
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