Barça-PSG: “Mbappé super”, the European press is delighted with the Frenchman’s return to the forefront

This Tuesday, the Montjuic stadium was the site of a long-awaited revenge since the comeback of 2017. PSG conquered its old demons by eliminating FC Barcelona at the end of a double confrontation full of twists and turns. Winners in the first leg (3-2), Xavi's men suffered the lightning from Mbappé and his teammates this Tuesday on the return leg (1-4).

The number 7 of the capital club, author of a double, is making headlines in France and Europe. In Spain, on the side of Mundo Deportivo, it is the expulsion of Araujo which is making people cringe.

If L’Équipe had a “hell of an evening”, the French sports daily highlights the “boss performance” delivered by the Parisian captain, Marquinhos. The Brazilian obtained a score of 8, like Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman remained “sober” before scoring a double. This same media returns to the new achievements of Dembélé and Vitinha by nicknamed them “the goleadors”. Both players were decisive on the outward and return legs.

In the columns of the daily, former French international midfielder Vincent Guérin (19 caps) evokes the rest to come and the confrontation against Borussia Dortmund in the semi-final as a “godsend to go to the final”. This Tuesday, Sabitzer and his teammates defeated Atlético (4-2) after losing the first leg (2-1). Stunning!

“Mbappé devours Barça” and “Mbappé mates Barça”, we can read respectively on the front pages of Marca and AS. The two pro-Madrilenian media highlight Kylian Mbappé's double, announced at Real Madrid this summer and rejoice at the defeat of their best Catalan enemy 6 days before the long-awaited Classico.

For its part, Mundo Deportivo sees red and refers to the exclusion of Araujo in its front page “Rouge Mortel”. The Uruguayan, central piece of Xavi's defense, was sent off after 29 minutes for a foul on Barcola. At 10 against 11 for more than an hour, the mission seemed “impossible”. And this despite two goals in advance. Like its pro-Madrilenian colleagues, Mundo Deportivo is now discussing the future in the league and hoping for a rebound on Sunday against Real Madrid (9 p.m.).

The English media The Telegraph points to the return of PSG which it describes as “amazing”. He then returned to Kylian Mbappé's response after his silence for 90 minutes during the first leg. For the English media, it was the Parisian number 7 who eliminated Barça. “And here he scored the two goals that eliminated Barcelona,” the newspaper wrote.

In Italy, the observation is the same. La Gazetta dello Sport savors the “turnaround of Mbappé”, as the sports daily headlined it. In addition to the qualification of PSG, it is preparing to vibrate this Wednesday with the return match between Manchester City and Real Madrid.