ICC 2018: What we learned from PSG's 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid

Paris Saint Germain v Club Atletico de Madrid - International Champions Cup 2018
PSG's youthful crop emerged victorious over Atletico in their pre-season encounter

#1 PSG's young guns impressed

Paris Saint Germain v Club Atletico de Madrid - International Champions Cup 2018
Nkunku (right) in action against Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey

PSG started this game with Marco Verratti, Layvin Kurzawa, Adrien Rabiot, Ángel di Maria and Kevin Trapp as their only real first-team players. So with that in mind, it was a game to remember for PSG's young guns - who played without fear and earned their reward.

20-year-old midfielder Christopher Nkunku was impressive here, which will certainly boost his confidence ahead of a challenging campaign. He broke the deadlock after 32 minutes, benefiting from a poor clearance after Kurzawa's delivery into the box, allowing him to finish comfortably.

The second-half was quite interesting and also gave us four goals. Tuchel substituted all but one of his starting eleven, which worked well for them in the end. They appeared confident after the interval, allowing them to play with freedom.

19-year-old winger Moussa Diaby completed a number of dribbles and his ball control was quite impressive. Diaby was denied by a good stop from Atletico 'keeper Adan shortly after the hour mark, before hitting the crossbar and eventually finding himself on the scoresheet in the 71st minute, having been played through by forward Timothy Weah.

17-year-old winger Victor Mollejo pulled one back just minutes later, before teenage midfielder Antoine Bernede equalised with an own goal in the 86th minute. Luckily for him though, he had his blushes spared by Virgiliu Postolachi who scored in the second minute of stoppage time to snatch a morale-boosting PSG victory.

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