Paris Saint Germain successfully secured a place in the playoff of the UEFA Champions League after defeating VfB Stuttgart 1-4 at the MHP Arena on Wednesday. Former Barcelona winger, Ousmane Dembele scored an incredible hat-trick to secure the victory and ensure that the French side have another shot to qualify for the round of 16 of the competition. They will play in the playoff while Stuttgart were not able to qualify after such a disappointing result.
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VfB Stuttgart 1-4 PSG Player Ratings: Ousmane Dembele’s hat-trick help the Parisians thrash Stuttgart

At the end of the first half, PSG were running away with the game with a lead of three goals. The Parisians got the first goal after six minutes after Bradley Barcola gave PSG the lead after a bad defensive blunder by Stuttgart resulted in a PSG corner. Barcola then added an assist to his goal for PSG, creating one for Dembele. Former Barcelona winger scored another after he was assisted by Joao Neves.
In the second half, Dembélé scored his third goal of the match after a splendid move with Achraf Hakimi to make it 0-4. Defender Willian Pacho, who was having a great game scored an own goal around the 79th minute but the outcome of the game had no change.
Let’s have a look at the VfB Stuttgart vs PSG Player Ratings
VfB Stuttgart Player Ratings vs PSG

Goalkeeper
Fabian Bredlow: 5.7/10- The goalkeeper had an awful game between the sticks. He conceded four goals and made three saves.
Defenders
Maximilian Mittelstadt: 6.2/10- The left-back had a normal game as he was mostly engaged in stopping the PSG attackers. He won the most dules in the game.
Jeff Chabot: 5.4/10- The German centre-back had a poor game making zero interceptions. He was involved in six defensive actions against PSG.
Ameen Al Dakhil: 4.8/10- The Belgian defender had the worst game in central defence. He lost duels and was not able to clear a single ball.
Josha Vagnoman: 5.5/10- Had a very poor game stopping the likes of Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele. He lost four duels during the game but made three clearances for VfB Stuttgart.
Midfielders
Enzo Millot: 7.0/10- The attacking midfielder had a decent game creating good chances for the German side.
Angelo Stiller: 6.0/10- Had an ordinary game in the midfield but maintained a passing accuracy of 89 percent. He had created only one attacking opportunity and was involved in six defensive actions.
Atakan Karazor: 6.3/10- The Skipper had a normal game helping the team in defence as well as attack. He created three opportunities in attack and was involved in 14 defensive actions.
Attackers
Chris Fuhrich: 6.7/10- Helped the team more in defence with six defensive actions. Apart from that he also had two shots on goal.
Jamie Leweling: 6.7/10- Did well in the very limited amount of chances that he got. He had a shot blocked by the PSG defence from the edge of the box.
Deniz Undav: 6.3/10- The German side did not have much of an attacking opportunity but took two shots which were blocked.
Substitutes
Ermedin Demirovic: 6.0/10- The player was brought on to replace Deniz Undav at the 60th minute.
Leonidas Stergiou: 6.6/10- He came on to replace Josha Vagnoman in the defence.
Anrie Chase: 6.1/10- He was brought on to replace Ameen Al Dakhil.
Fabian Rieder: 6.0/10- He replaced Angelo Stiller around the 71st minute mark.
Yannik Keitel: N/A.
Manager
Sebastian Hoeness: 5/10- His team was completely exposed to the attacking prowess of the opposition.
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PSG Player Ratings vs VfB Stuttgart

Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma: The Italian goalkeeper had a good game between the sticks conceding just one goal. He made three saves and had good distribution throughout the 90 minutes.
Defenders
Lucas Hernandez: 6.9/10- The French left-back had a decent game defensively and maintained a passing accuracy of 91 percent. He made five clearances and was involved in six defensive actions.
Willian Pacho: The defender conceded an own goal, ruining the clean sheet for PSG. He was involved in 11 defensive actions and made seven clearances.
Marquinhos: 7.2/10- The Brazilian centre-back was the most accurate passer in the game. He was involved in 12 defensive actions and won four duels in the game.
Achraf Hakimi: 7.9/10- The right-back did well contributing both in defence as well as attack. He created three opportunities for his team and was involved in six defensive actions. Hakimi did well to play a couple of one-twos and assisted Dembele to make it 0-4
Midfielders
Joao Neves: 7.8/10- The Portuguese midfielder had a good game being the creating force for PSG. He assisted Dembele by playing a nicely weighted pass.
Vitinha: 7.3/10- The Portuguese midfielder had a good game on the field maintaining a passing accuracy of 93 percent. He made seven recoveries for his team and won four duels.
Warren Zaire-Emery: 7.8/10- The midfielder was the most fouled player in the game as he maintained a passing accuracy of 79 percent. He won seven duels in the game and made nine recoveries for PSG.
Attackers
Bradley Barcola: 8.4/10- The French left-winger had a good game completing four dribbles in the game. He fired the PSG ahead to give his side a lead in the early moments of the game. He also assisted the goal of Ousmane Dembele.
Desire Doue: 7.9/10- The right winger had a good game taking four shots on goal. He delivered a lovely ball from the set-piece and caught the Stuttgart defence napping with Barcola waiting to pounce on it.
Ousmane Dembele: 9.7/10- The French winger had a great game scoring a hat-trick. Barcola found Dembele in the box and all the latter had to do was tap the ball into the back of the net to make it 0-2. He scored the second goal on the counter-attack. His third goal came after an assist provided by Achraf Hakimi.
Substitutes
Kang-In Lee: 6.4/10- The South Korean was brought on to replace Desire Doue in the 60th minute.
Goncalo Ramos: 6.0/10- He was subbed on in place of Bradley Barcola in attack.
Lucas Beraldo: 6.3/10- He replaced Lucas Hernandez in the defence.
Fabian Ruiz: 6.6/10- The midfielder came on to replace Achraf Hakimi around the 71st minute.
Senny Mayulu: N/A.
Manager
Luis Enrique: 7/10- His team had a great game as they qualified for the playoff of the round of 16 of the competition.
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