#finishing-problems

#finishing-problems

The Spaniard described Paris St-Germain's defeat at Sporting in the Champions League last week as their best away performance since he took over as manager in 2023. That is a bold claim, given the European champions have won in Barcelona and scored seven in Leverkusen this season alone. But the statistics do not necessarily contradict his assessment, even if the PSG boss may have been looking to shield his players from increased criticism.

Their profligacy is not a new concern; it was evident during last summer's Euros, particularly in the quarterfinal against France and the semifinal against Spain. But this time it hurt them more than it should have. In many ways, it was a near-perfect performance. Germany created wave after wave of opportunities, pushed Spain deep into their own half, and left goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger with little to do. Yet the one thing they needed, and arguably deserved, never came: a goal.

They have the third-best defence in the league, but their six draws in eight games shows that they are not scoring enough to win games regularly. Juric must understand why the team creates so much, shoots a lot but in six out of eight games has never scored more than one goal (and once zero). Understanding and remedying this is his big task at the moment.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah somehow missed a huge chance from close range against Manchester United this afternoon when the score was still 1-0. The Egypt international is a world class performer, but hasn't had the best start to the season, and now he's messed up a big opportunity to make it 1-1 in today's big game at Anfield. Watch below as the ball falls to Salah in the kind of position where he normally tends to find the back of the net with ease,