Pars Saint-Germain made it a dozen against Celtic in the Parc de Princes as goals flew in from every angle during a Champions League nightmare. Rodgers thought the performance not as bad as against Barcelona last season when 7 goals had also been conceded. Is he right? As always, if furrowed of brow, the Glossary … [continue reading]
Paris Saint-Germain
Finding Light in Dark Places
As sobering an experience as a 0-5 home defeat is, in the modern vernacular we must “take the positives”. Having captured all the data, believe me, I’ve looked damned hard! There are three performances to draw attention to. Tierney On the defensive side, Tierney was very much stationed at left back, wary of the fast … [continue reading]
Gone in 45
The growing disparities at the heart of European football were exposed in many places over the week, and none more than at Celtic Park where the Qatari backed Parisians inflicted Celtic’s record European home defeat, and record home defeat since 1895 in all competitions. The game was gone by the 40th minute when Cavani’s penalty … [continue reading]