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Valdo, a former Paris Saint-Germain star, believes that when Neymar and Kylian Mbappé are singing, the striker pair fits into any defense on the planet.
Neymar in the most sensible way in Wednesday’s Champions League comeback against Atalanta, redeeming himself in the final after missing two first transparent opportunities.
The Brazilian foreigner prepared Marquinhos to take PSG to the 90th minute point and moments later replacement Mbappé lost from left to replace Eric Choupo-Moting, who sealed a 2-1 victory in the extra time.
The PSG missed Mbappé before its performance, with the French sensation recovering from a sprained ankle and on the bench.
Valdo, who was a member of the last PSG team to play in the Champions League semi-finals in 1995, believes that, when fit, his Brazilian compatriot and Mbappé give Parisians a credit for moving forward.
“When you are Neymar Jr. or Kylian Mbappé, it is less difficult not to hesitate,” the former midfielder, who has also represented Benfica, Gremio and Cruzeiro in his career, as well as in forty-five matches with Brazil, told PSG. official website.
“It is true that Neymar missed two chances to score. But you can feel like I was in the game. When you play at this level, there is no tactical formula to avoid it.
“A bit like Mbappé or Messi. When it’s the smart night, it’s unstoppable. Neymar had plenty of room, and on the counterattacks it was impressive.”
“As for MbappeArray.. If I’m the coach of the atalanta and I see Kylian Mbappé coming, I’m already very worried. It means it’s to prevent it, it takes at least two players to prevent it and the same is going for Neymar, it’s very complicated.
“It’s the strength to have a team like Paris Saint-Germain. Let’s hope now that Kylian is 100 percent for the next game, so that the wariest parties do not sleep well.”
PSG will now face RB Leipzig in Tuesday’s semi-finals, after the German defeated Atletico Madrid in a tense quarter-final match on Thursday.
The penultimate clash will be between Bayern Munich, who defeated Barcelona 8-2 on Friday, and the winner of Manchester City’s draw, Lyon.