PSG were forced to draw by visiting team PSV Eindhoven. The match was interesting. PSG’s dominance was neutralized by PSV who stole one point with a final score of 1-1.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, PSG entertained PSV at the Parc des Princes in matchday 3 of the 2024/2025 Champions League. Beyond predictions, the visiting team managed to make Luis Enrique’s squad have trouble.
PSG actually appeared dominant from the first minute, but PSV knew how to fight back well. PSV’s defense was tight in the first 30 minutes, making it difficult for PSG.
In the 34th minute, PSV actually stole the goal first. Noa Lang got the ball in front of the penalty box and shot low, hard, deceiving Donnarumma. Goal! PSG 0-1 PSV.
PSG tried to get back up immediately in the remaining first half, but PSV defended solidly. The score of 0-1 sent the players to the dressing room.
PSG then tried to increase the tempo of the attack in the second half and managed to score a reply goal in the 56th minute. A corner kick scheme, Fabian Ruiz’s was finished off by Achraf Hakimi’s hard kick. Goal! PSG 1-1 PSV.
PSG continued to attack in the final 20 minutes of the match. The referee even gave an additional 8 minutes. Even so, the score of 1-1 continued until the long whistle was blown.
Achraf Hakimi deserves to be named the best player aka man of the match PSG vs PSV Eindhoven. Hakimi scored an important goal that helped PSG avoid defeat.
Achraf Hakimi played as a right-back in this match and he can be called one of the players with the best performance on the field.
Hakimi was tough in defense with 3 clean tackles, also active in attacking with 3 dribbles. He recorded a total of 91% accurate es, including two key es to open opportunities.
Interestingly, Hakimi made a total of 4 shot attempts, quite high for a defender. One of them resulted in a goal to force a draw.
Hakimi’s performance and contribution were given a rating of 8.1 by Whoscored, the highest among other players on the field.
