Paris is magical…
It was the last group match for PSG, and against all odds, the capital club did not retain its first place, despite the victory (1-2) against Juve. Because at the same time, Benfica crushed Maccabi Haifa (6-1), and regained the leadership seat at Paris Saint-Germain, thanks to a greater number of away goals. “ Victory by becoming disillusioned “, sums up the newspaper well The Team. It must be said that everything was decided at the last minute, with the last goal of the Lisboètes. This surprise also makes the headlines of the Parisian which rather refers to a victory for nothing “. The local newspaper goes even further in its inside pages, stating that “ Paris can only blame itself “. Overall, this new failure is making headlines all over Europe, from Italy to Portugal and even Spain, which fears a bad draw for Real Madrid, with this second place from PSG.
Giroud wears Milan!
In Italy, the big victory of AC Milan against RB Salzburg (4-0) made the headlines in the press, with in particular a double from Olivier Giroud. The Gazzetta dello Sport presents the “milan paradise“. Because the French allowed his team to validate their qualification for the final stages of this Champions League. For the Corriere dello Sportit is even the Giroud from Italy which led the Lombard club to victory. Same thing on the cover of Daily Sports. The transalpine daily also highlights the striker’s double and gala level. The bell sound is identical on the front page of Tuttosporyou, “ Head and heart, Giroud’s show “, title the newspaper. It remains to be seen whether this new performance will tip the balance in the right direction, in the head of coach Didier Deschamps.
MU more than ever on Bellingham!
In England, the big news for this Thursday concerns the Manchester United transfer window. The Red Devils are very hot to bring in Jude Bellingham. The English nugget arouses covetousness, despite its maddening price of £100 million: around €115 million. According to the DailyMirror, MU is ready to embark on the battle for the transfer of the medium. But the Red Devils are not crazy and know that they will have to face heavy on this file with in particular Manchester City and Liverpool, already in the ranks. Bellingham is also on the cover of Daily Star this Thursday, because United will try again to attract the young Englishman, after a first failure, in 2020. At the time, he had left Birmingham to go to Borussia Dortmund.