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Who should kick penalties at PSG? Messi, Mbappé, Neymar and Sergio Ramos in numbers

By Alexis Almosnino

Last season, Neymar and Mbappé were lethal from the twelve steps. However, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos have now joined, who have ample experience in this area. Who will take over in Paris?

Last season, Neymar and Mbappé were lethal from the twelve steps. However, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos have now joined, who have ample experience in this area. Who will take over in Paris?

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Although last season Kylian Mbappé and Neymar exhibited all their precision on penalties, after the arrival of Lionel Messi to PSG, the question opens as to who will now be in charge of the shots from the twelve steps. In addition, Sergio Ramos is added to the list, another figure with ample experience in the field. Next, the detail of the last ten maximum sentences executed by the four Parisian stars.

In the case of Lionel Messi, with vast resources when placing the ball between the nets, he converted eight penalties between Barcelona and the Argentine National Team and only missed two. One ended up being a goal beyond the great save by the Valencia goalkeeper and the other was destined as a crossbar and was nothing more and nothing less than against Paris Saint-Germain.

That day at Parque de los Príncipes, for the return of the round of 16 of the 2020/21 Champions League, Keylor Navas deflected the shot with the tip of his boots that then crashed horizontally. His 80% accuracy in the last ten shots is similar to 78.57% of the total in his career. From the 2007/08 calendar to the present, Messi kicked 112 penalties and scored 88.

On the other hand, Neymar and Mbappé left the bar very high at PSG. Of their last ten attempts, only one failed. The Brazilian star missed it against Brest by several centimeters from the left post, while the Frenchman was held back by Yan Sommer in the elimination of Les Bleus from Euro 2021 in the hands of Switzerland. 90% effective for both.

Beyond the great productions of his colleagues, Ramos is the only one who can hang the poster of implacable. Ten out of ten for the Spaniard, who showed that in addition to being a defensive leader, he is also a danger within the rival area. Lethal bombshell, Vaseline in the middle and even with subtlety in a corner. In all possible ways for the ex-Real Madrid. Three steps and collect. Which of the stars will take over?


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