The performance of Rúben Dias against Paris Saint-Germain has led to positive reactions in various media at home and abroad. The Manchester City center-back made a strong impression in the Champions League semi-final, won 1-2, and was especially praised for keeping Kylian Mbappé and Neymar from scoring. In fact, the Dias, acquired from Benfica, is considered ‘one of Guardiola’s best purchases’.
In the first half, Dias was trumped by Marquinhos in the opening goal of PSG in the first half, but recovered in the second company, as did all of City. “Rúben Dias, one of the best purchases Pep Guardiola has ever made,” hurled ESPN Wednesday evening on the worldwide web. Reporter Henry Winter from The Times went one step further. “Rúben Dias has once again shown why he should be elected Footballer of the Year. He managed to keep Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar from scoring in two weeks. Manchester City has deservedly won.”
Also ASH had only words of praise for the defender who took over from Benfica last year. “The Portuguese’s last matches were against world-class attackers,” the Spanish sports newspaper begins its song of praise. “We didn’t see any of them. First Erling Braut Haaland in the Champions League quarter-finals, then Harry Kane in the League Cup final and finally Kylian Mbappé in the Champions League semi-finals. He knew them all about them. scoring. In fact, they didn’t even appear in the game. “
Just like Kane, Mbappé also failed to produce one goal attempt on Wednesday evening towards the goal of Ederson Moraes. Since his arrival at City, Dias has been a fixed value and is an indispensable link for Guardiola at the heart of the defense. “What a purchase Ruben Dias has turned out to be for Manchester City,” writes reporter Simon Johnson on behalf of The Athletic about the mandekker, for whom City paid 68 million euros. “For some reason he just doesn’t seem to get the same credit as Virgil van Dijk’s transfer to Liverpool.”
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