After PSG’s unexpected defeat against Sporting (1:2), the fans of the Parisian club exploded with anger. Although the European champion team controlled the game, they showed low efficiency in attack and mistakes in defense in the last minutes.

Fans have identified this summer’s new arrivals as the real culprit: the goalkeeper Lucas Knight and defender Ilya Zabarny. Chevalier was criticized for Luis Suarez’s pass to the centre, which brought the second goal, and Zabarny was criticized for the Ukrainian player’s poor play on the right wing of the defence, even though he played for only ten minutes.

Fans even dubbed them the “double maléfique” (“evil duo”) and demanded that the club reconsider its personnel decisions. PSG now have a chance to improve in the following matches to maintain their position in European competition.

Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior He was chosen as the best player of the week in the Champions League.

In the match against Monaco in the seventh round of the main round, the 25-year-old football player scored one goal and three assists.

Candidates for Champions League Player of the Week:

• 1st place: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
• 2nd place: Luis Suarez (Sporty)
• 3rd place: Fermin Lopez (Barcelona)
• 4th place: Robert Navarro (Athletic Bilbao)

Vinicius Junior played 30 matches at club level in all competitions this season and managed to score seven goals and make 11 assists in these matches. Transfermarkt internet portal estimates the player’s value at 150 million euros.

Previously, Vinicius named the club where he plans to continue his career.

1st: Vinicius Young
2nd: Luis Suarez
3rd: Fermin Lopez
4th: Robert Navarro

Vini was named Player of the Week! 🌟@PlayStationEU | #UCLPOTW pic.twitter.com/BXuUJj0hRk

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 22, 2026

Journalist for the respected French publication Le Parisien Laurent Perrin I appreciated the performance of the Ukrainian national team defender Ilya Zabarny After moving to PSG:

“Did the attempt to sign Zabarny fail? It’s too early to say. He’s only been here for five months and he’s 23, which is pretty young for a centre-back where experience is so important.

He played only ten minutes against Sporting in Lisbon (1:2), but Alisson Santos easily overtook him in one of the segments. What can be said for sure today?

Zabarny was too slow to play as a right-back and Luis Enrique did him no favors by playing him on the wing.

As for the rest, let’s give it a little more time. One thing is clear: those who believed that Zabarny would oust Marquinhos from the starting eleven are now silent.

Even if the Ukrainian player improves his position and his game by playing with other attacking players, he will no longer be able to gain speed. This is the real problem.

We still remember the terrible one-on-one match he had with Mbappe during the French team’s second goal against the Ukrainian team in early September. That day we saw exactly what distinguishes a Ukrainian from a high level (lack of speed),” Perren concluded.

Zabarny played 23 matches at club level this season and scored one goal in these matches. The 23-year-old defender’s contract expires in June 2030 and his transfer fee is 50 million euros.