Mohamed Salah received a brutal rating by the French media again after his sad exhibition against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg on Tuesday of the 16 Round of the Champions League.
The Reds began strongly in Anfield, applying high pressure that kept the Parisians trapped during the first 20 minutes.
Salah had his moments, for example in the fourth minute after Dominik Szoboszlai pierced the box of Gianluigi Donnarumma, followed by the Egyptian strike, which Nuno Mendes intercepted impressively.
However, everything changed after Ousmane Dembele found the bottom of the network after confusion between Ibrahima Konate and Alisson. Despite a solid liverpool performance in the second half, the game went to penalties, which was finally won by the French side.
The team They quickly reacted to the victory of PSG with its cover that declared 'Superheroes', while Donnarumma was named the man of the party. At the same time, three Liverpool stars received 4/10 grades.
Salah's performance was particularly prominent for the French departure, known for its hard brand, since they also affirmed that the Red Star was “annihilated” by Mendes on the right flank
Mohamed Salah received a 4/10 rating after the lifterpool defeat in the penalty shooting against Paris Saint-Germain
The Egyptian saw his best attempt blocked by Nuno Mendes, in what could be his last match of the Champions League in the Red shirt
L'Equipe's Wednesday edition ran with the head of 'Superheroes' after the PSG victory
“In general, Salah was annihilated, as in the first leg, by Nuno Mendes, losing a considerable number of duels against him,” they wrote.
'In addition, the former Rome player, who lost possession 31 times (the record of his team), also stood out for his inability to properly exploit the counterattacks initiated by his teammates.
“Even if he turned his shot in the goal, the pharaoh's record is, therefore, to a large extent insufficient in his confrontations against the PSG, the team he faced most in his career in the Champions League without finding the goal.”
The output classifications occurred after the Arsenal icon, Thierry Henry, said that the end of Barcelona Raphinha is now the number one contender for the next ballon d'Or 2025.
While the Egyptian and his teammates from Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League, the leader of the Catalans scored two goals against Benfica in a safe clash in Nou Camp, which saw his team qualify for the quarterfinals.
Salah's opponent during the game, Mendes, received a rating of 8/10 when the Portuguese blocked the right flank, winning the largest amount of tacle and duels throughout the 120 -minute match.
The French newspaper did not get blows by also delivering a 4/10 qualification to Diogo Jota, as in the case of Salah, for several lost balls, as well as the lack of dominance in the terrestrial and aerial duels in the game.
“He (Jota) initially showed some nervousness, immediately committed a great foul in Achraf Hakimi that would have deserved a yellow card, before showing awkwardness when losing the goal with his header and with a long -range shot,” L'Equipe added.
The Arne Slot team saw its departure from the Champions League after Darwin Núñez and Curtis Jones lost their penalty attempts after the match
Diogo Jota and Ryan Gravenberch were the other two stars that were given a 4/10 qualification for the confrontation against the PSG
Virgil Van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai saw the highest 7/10 grades in the Liverpool team
“In the end, the Portuguese, who only won two of the ten duels he has played, had little impact, logically leaving Darwin Núñez, who lost his shot in the goal.”
The Uruguayan appeared in the 73rd minute, but was mainly remembered for its lost penalty, which was saved with confidence by Italian birth.
On average, the Arne Slot band received an average rating of 5.4, with the poor Ryan Gravenberch that shows that it promoted the average score.
Despite playing the entire game, including extra time, the Dutchman also received a 4/10 rating, although the French newspaper highlighted his brilliant performance in the Premier League this season.
Virgil Van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai had the highest rating on the side of Slot, a 7/10, while Alisson, Andy Roberton and Luis Díaz received six.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was forced to the field due to a scare of injuries and is now a doubt for the Capao Cup final against Newcastle, received a 5/10, as well as his teammate Ibrahima Konate, who had a direct participation in Dembele equalizer.
However, Arne Slot seemed satisfied with the confrontation in Anfield, saying that it was the best game he had seen between two great teams.
“It was the best football game in which I was involved. Incredible performance, especially compared to last week,” he said. The first 20/25 minutes, we were everywhere, we created chance after chance and, suddenly, we were 1-0 below.
Welfare, Gianluigi Donnarumma received the best 9/10 qualification in the game after his penalty shoipout heroics
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was forced to the field in the 73rd, received a 5/10
After the final whistle, Arne Slot said it was the best game he has seen between two big teams
'It was probably almost the opposite, perhaps we were left without luck because the margins were very small tonight.
“We played the perfect game, except for scoring goals, it was the same for PSG last week when they played the perfect game and did not score and happened to us today.”
Donnarumma, whom he received the highest rating of 9/10 by L'Equipe, was the reason why Liverpool could not find the bottom of the network in front of his own positions.
In addition to a series of stops during normal and extra time, the Italian, who broke English hearts in 2021, saved two penalties in the shooting.
'He took risks and won a dozen Crosse. It was almost like an English goalkeeper, 'the French newspaper wrote.
'Your kick game is average. Yes, but yesterday, who cares!