The French newspaper L'Equipe published a photograph of the best player of the Champions League match, where PSG defeated Liverpool in a penalty shootout, goalkeeper "Paris Saint-Germain" Gianluigi Donnarumma on its front page. The cover was titled "Superstar". In the same article, the journal criticized Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, stating: "Mohamed Salah was limited by Nuno Mendes in the previous match, as well as in the first, losing the ball 31 times and not using his team's advantages." Based on the rating scale, Mendes received 8 out of 10 for his game, while Salah, his partner Diogo Jota, and defender Arnaud Sloit were rated only 4 out of 10. Jota, the Portuguese winger, made 2 successful dribbles out of 10 and had minimal impact on the game.
