I wasn't impressed by Barnier at all

His self-righteousness gets on one's nerves. He self-justifies constantly; ignores signals and feedback. He makes it all about himself. He professes himself unable to understand other points of view. Well, he doesn't try very hard. His ability to create agreements is poor. He seems used to dictating terms, not to listening. His presentation was weak. Attal's presention was multiple times better: passionate and forceful.