Paris Saint-Germain’s balance under Luis Enrique has made them one of the UCL’s funnest squads

After he went to Anfield and went to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after winning a penalty shootout, PSG not only settled as one of the most viewable teams in UCL, but also A legitimate competition for the UCL -Kroon. With freely flowing exchanges by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele to Nuno Mendes who locked up Mohamed Salah and even Gianluigi Donnarumma who save two punishments in the last shootout, this is a team from top to bottom that Game Changers have in every position.

Vitinha took the most touches of each player in their victory over Liverpool with 136 while the players flourished around him. He even set the tone for the penalty shootout with his confident stuttering to pass Alisson before PSG went a perfect four for four in their duties. After losing Kylian Mbappe on a free transfer to Real Madrid, Luis Enrique responded by bringing Barcelona football to Paris. During the first half of the season, Randal Kolo Muani and Goncalo Ramos changed as the point ahead, but in January everything changed for the Parisians.

Kvaratskhelia’s arrival

It is rare to see that a title candidate loses his best player during the transfer window of January, but that is exactly what happened in Kvaratskhelia who came to PSG from Napoli. A wing player of the trade, it was a movement that saw the presence of the Georgians quickly capture, creating a completely unpredictable attack. Able to eliminate everywhere on the field with Dembele and Bradley Barcola and is also able to shoot from a distance or pass with devastating accuracy, teams cannot appeal too much for every member of the attack.

If they do that, Achraf Hakimi will immediately come back to make you pay. It is how Liverpool was overwhelmed with PSG who made 48 shots over two legs, put 18 on goal to push the defense of Alisson and Liverpool to their limits. But although it works for PSG, what is impressive is the speed with which they have been able to adjust to each other, where Dembele can move as a central striker and works how he wants. Dembele has not been the prototypical point and instead dropped as deeply as central midfielders and dives on the wings like a real center forward. With a clear understanding of him, the midfield of PSG can take space to make it work without sacrificing the defense.

In seven games prior to the arrival of Kvaratskhelia in UCL, PSG won three, pulled one and lost three with 10 goals scored and eight allowed. In the five since he has arrived, they have won four and have lost one, with 15 scored goals and two allowed. Against the largest teams in the world, it was almost as if PSG unlocked a cheat code.

Balance in the back

With Mbappe who goes to Real Madrid, they have had similar struggles to try to find out for free roles for their attackers, while PSG did it at night. This is far from normal, but Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha and Joao Neves are also far from normal midfielders. Their balance and defensive pork chops make this work, while PSG’s wingback is able to keep an eye on where they are needed in the room.

With young people and depth in most positions, even Marquinhos will be suspended for the first stage of the quarterfinals will not delay PSG.

What is the following?

With a matchup opposite Aston Villa or Club Brugge in the quarterfinals in April, which can be seen Paramount+PSG will have to ensure that they do not come in recklessly after overthrowing one side like Liverpool. By continuing this pressure, there is no reason that they cannot reach the last four, which could lead to a meeting with Mbappe in the semi -final, depending on how things break. That would not only place similar squadrons against each other, but it would also create quite a few storylines if Mbappe returned to Parc des Princes with an opportunity to make the final with PSG perhaps with their best chance of ever winning.