Mohamed Salah was again given a brutal rating through the French media after his gloomy representation against Paris Saint-Germain in the second stage of the Champions League round of 16.
The Reds started strongly in Anfield, with a high pressure that the Parisians held for the first 20 minutes.
Salah had his moments, for example in the fourth minute after Dominik Szoboszlai was drilled in the Gianluigi Donnarumma box, followed by the strike of the Egyptian, who impressively intercepted Nuno Mendes.
Everything changed after Ousmane Dembele had found the back of the net after a mix between Ibrahima Konate and Alisson. Despite a solid performance by Liverpool in the second half, the game went to penalties, which was eventually won by the French side.
L'Equipe responded quickly to PSG's comeback victory with their front page with 'Superheroes', while Donnarumma was called the man of the competition. At the same time, three Liverpool stars were 4/10 reviews.
The performance of Salah was mainly emphasized by the French outlet – known for their hard marking – because they also claimed that the Reds star was 'destroyed' on the attacking right flank by Mendes
“Overall Salah was destroyed, as in the first stage, by Nuno Mendes, who lost a considerable number of duels against him,” they wrote.
'Moreover, the former ROMA player, who lost 31 times (the record of his team), also noticed for his inability to properly exploit counterattacks initiated by his teammates.
“Even if he has converted his shot on goal, the Pharaoh record is therefore largely insufficient in his confrontations against PSG, the team with which he has confronted the most in his Champions League career without ever finding the goal.”
The reviews of the outlet came after the Thierry Henry arsenal icon claimed that Barcelona -wing player Raphinha is now the number one contender for the upcoming balloon d'Or 2025.
While the Egyptian and his teammates in Liverpool were beaten from the Champions League, the leader of the Catalans scored two goals against Benfica in a self -assured collision in Nou Camp, who saw his side qualify for the quarterfinals.
Salah's opponent during the game, Mendes, got an 8/10 rating when the Portuguese locked the right flank and won most tackles and duels during the entire 120 -minute game.
The French newspaper did not bump by also handing Diogo Jota a rating of 4/10, as in the case of Salah, for various lost balls, as well as a lack of dominance in land and air dutels in the game.
'He [Jota] Initially showed some nervousness, who immediately committed a big mistake on Achraf Hakimi who would have earned a yellow card before showing awkwardness by missing the target with his header and with a long -distance shot, “L'Equipe added.
“In the end, the Portuguese, who only won two of the ten duels he played, had little impact and left his place to Darwin Nunez, who missed his shot on goal.”
The Uruguayan appeared in the 73rd minute, but was mainly remembered because of his missed penalty, which was saved with confidence by the Italian Shot stopper.
On average, the band of Arne Slot got an average rating of 5.4, with the bad show by Ryan Gravenberch that promotes the average score.
Despite playing the entire game, including the extra time, the Dutchman also received a rating of 4/10, although the French newspaper emphasized his brilliant performance in the Premier League this season.
Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai had the highest rating in Slot's Side – A 7/10 – while Alisson, Andy Roberton and Luis Diaz all had sixths.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was forced off the field because of an injury shell and now is a doubt for the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle, received a 5/10 network as his teammate Ibrahima Konate, who had a direct participation in Dembele's equalizer.
Arne Slot, however, seemed satisfied with the confrontation in Anfield and said it was the best game he had ever viewed between two great teams.
'It was the best football game I was ever involved in. Incredible achievements, especially in comparison with last week, “he said. The first 20/25 minutes we were all over them, created coincidence after coincidence and suddenly we were 1-0 down.
'It was probably the opposite, maybe we were not lucky because the margins were so small tonight.
“We played the perfect game except by scoring goals, it was the same for PSG last week when they played the perfect game and did not score and it happened to us today.”
Donnarumma – who received the highest 9/10 rating from L'Equipe – was why Liverpool could not find the back of the net for their own grandstands.
Apart from a number of stops during both normal and extra time, the Italian – who broke English hearts in 2021 – saved two penalties in the shootout.
“He took risks and imposed himself on a dozen cross. He was almost like an English keeper, “wrote the French newspaper.
“His kicking game is average. Yes, but yesterday, what a difference! '
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