By Wale Mustapha
Former Super Eagles captain Sunday Oliseh has lauded Paris Saint-Germain’s comeback victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League, describing the performance as “worthy of gold.”
The reigning European champions came from behind to claim a crucial 2-1 win at Camp Nou on Wednesday night, maintaining their perfect start to the title defense.
Barcelona took an early lead through Ferran Torres, who finished off a cross from Marcus Rashford.
However, PSG responded in style as teenage forward Senny Mayulu drew the visitors level following an impressive team move orchestrated by Nuno Mendes.
The decisive moment came in stoppage time when substitute Gonçalo Ramos latched onto a perfectly weighted pass from Achraf Hakimi to seal the victory for the French giants.
Reacting to the match, Oliseh took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account to praise PSG’s tactical execution and resilience, despite being without three key starters.
“With a depleted team lacking 3 world-class starting players, PSG’s performance yesterday vs Barcelona was simply worthy of gold!” Oliseh wrote.
“The management of the periods, gradual ascension, tactical deception, and total ‘antidote’ body positioning to Barca’s tactics was just unprecedented. I had a blast! Bravo to Luis Enrique as PSG coach!”
The result keeps PSG at the top of their group and extends their winning run as they aim to retain the Champions League title under head coach Luis Enrique.
Samuel Ahmadu is a distinguished multimedia journalist and women's football expert with over 15 years of experience in the industry. On the back of domestic engagement since 2008, he began his international career journey at Goal.com in February 2014, where he served as an African women's football correspondent for nearly eight years. During his tenure at Goal.com, Samuel covered major events such as three Women's Africa Cup of Nations (2016, 2018, 2022) and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada plus 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. His work at Goal.com earned him widespread acclaim, particularly for his in-depth profiles of African football stars, notably Asisat Oshoala, whose rise he documented from her early years to her breakthrough at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in 2014. Prior to his role at Goal.com, Samuel freelanced for various print and broadcast media outlets in Nigeria, including Graphics Newspaper, Radio Nigeria, Grace FM, and Savid Newspaper. His extensive experience and expertise led to his appointment to the Nigeria Football Federation's Standing Committee on Women's Football Development from 2016 to 2018. Since February 2018, Samuel has been the Social Media Manager for Nigeria's women's national teams.In 2019, Samuel joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a women's football content contributor and was promoted to Women's Football Editor in 2021. His contributions to women's football continued as he worked as a Media Consultant for Content Creation and Editorials at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. Currently, Samuel also serves as the spokesman for the Nigeria Women Football League, further solidifying his influence and dedication to the growth of women's football in Africa.
