PSG 3-0 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops | UEFA Champions League 2019-20

#2 Hit: Idrissa Gueye

Gueye was excellent in his first Champions League appearance since December 2012

Idrissa Gueye has long made clear his intentions of playing at the highest level, against the world's best players. So after securing a £27m switch from Everton this past summer, it was always going to be interesting to see how he fared against highly-esteemed company.

If this was the acid test, he passed with flying colours. Excelling in midfield alongside Marco Verratti, he worked hard throughout and immediately made his intentions clear from the first whistle. His first Champions League appearance in seven years since his spell with Ligue 1 counterparts Lille, incessant pressing and an innate ability to sense danger has never been questioned as part of his repertoire.

Instead, the Senegal international's confidence continued to build as time wore on and utilising that to good effect, he kept passing tidily (69 passes, 93.2% success) while delivering an energetic display against a Real midfield that couldn't contend with him.

His role in Di Maria's second goal was pivotal, completing a one-two with Marquinhos and beating Kroos to the ball before teeing up the Argentine. Two touches later, the ball flew into the bottom corner.

It was subtle moments of invention like these which many aren't accustomed to seeing from the 29-year-old, often shackled in more of a defensive-minded role at Everton over recent seasons. However, with Blaise Matuidi still not adequately replaced in Paris since departing two summers ago, the Ligue 1 champions will hope Gueye can be the man they've been longing for.