MX23RW : Monday, December 23 12:19:33| >> :60:247:247:
[monks data]
Olympiacos
Champions League | Group Stage
Sep 17, 2013 at 7.45pm UK
 
PSG logo

1-4

Weiss (25')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Cavani (20'), Motta (68', 73'), Marquinhos (86')

Laurent Blanc happy with Paris Saint-Germain response

Laurent Blanc praises Paris Saint-Germain for the way they improved during their victory over Olympiacos in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc has praised his side for their response in the second half against Olympiacos on Tuesday.

The Ligue 1 champions opened their Champions League campaign with a 4-1 win in Athens thanks to goals from Edinson Cavani and Marquinhos either side of a Thiago Motta brace.

The Parisians were largely outplayed by the Greek outfit in the first half, but Blanc is pleased by the way his team changed their approach after the break.

"The first half we were a little sluggish, because we had problems with positioning on the left side," Blanc told beIN Sport.

"Olympiacos also had a lot of energy to press us and caused us problems by creating opportunities and corners. Nevertheless, we opened the scoring, but we did not hold it long enough to settle in the game.

"The second half was much better, positioning was better. I also sincerely believe that the pace of Olympiacos fell because in the first half, they were very aggressive."

PSG face Benfica in their next Group C match.

ID:105588: cacheID:105588:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2300:
Written by
Matt Cotton
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts during the match against Bordeaux on August 3, 2013
Read Next:
Ibrahimovic targets group stage progression
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1Liverpool660018
2Barcelona650115
3B. Leverkusen641113
4Inter Milan641113
5Brest641113
6Arsenal641113
7Aston Villa641113
8Lille641113
9Bayern640212
10Dortmund640212
11Atletico640212
12AC Milan640212
13Atalanta632111
14Juventus632111
15Benfica631210
16Feyenoord631210
17Brugge631210
18Monaco631210
19Sporting Lisbon631210
20Real Madrid63039
21Celtic62319
22Man City62228
23PSV62228
24Dinamo Zagreb62228
25PSG62137
26Stuttgart62137
27Shakhtar61144
28Sparta Prague61144
29Sturm Graz61053
30Girona61053
31Red Star61053
32Salzburg61053
33Bologna60242
34RB Leipzig60060
35Slovan Bratislava60060
36Young Boys60060


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!