Luis Enrique passed the test of getting through the group stage of the Champions League but PSG, as in the previous two seasons, finished second in the group of death and will face the round of 16 with the second leg away from home.
It was the outcome of a wild match in which Borussia Dortmund defended first place thanks to the final 1-1. PSG was eliminated for 20 minutes, but in the end they will be in the round of 16 for the 12th consecutive edition thanks to the fact that Newcastle lost (1-2) against a Milan that the French, on equal points, surpassed by best average.
18 shots, one goal
Luis Enrique ended up accepting the result as good despite the fact that his team shot up to 18 times on goal and tried to come back at all times to finish first.
A draw was enough for Borussia Dortmund, but in the vocabulary of their coach Edin Terzic The word defend is not included and, despite PSG’s attacking potential, they planned the game with a very offensive 4-1-4-1, with a single midfielder, Salih Ozcan, instead of the usual two.
Furthermore, Dortmund were terrible at getting the ball out and committed countless turnovers. In short, he provided many facilities in defense, fertile ground for PSG, without the suspended Ousmane Dembélé, to lavish countless arrivals thanks to the speed, mobility and quality of Kang-in Lee at the beginning of the play and, above all, a great Kylian Mbappé with absolute freedom.
PSG had very clear chances in this first half, highlighting one that Niklas Süle took on the line after Mbappé escaped and circumvented the departure of Gregor Kobel (16′) and another by Bradley Barcola, who cut back Marius Wolf and shot with class against the post (19′).
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Mbappé not only finished, he also generated a lot of danger, connecting especially with his excellent movements, but He did not have the failed Randal Kolo Muani as his best ally after leaving him alone on two occasions against Kobel: on the first the ball gently went past the post (23′) and on the second the Swiss goalkeeper blocked his shot (44′).
Dortmund was saved by the fact that he also threatened in his characteristic transitions and had his options, although less than PSG, forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma in Lucirse to deflect a point-blank shot from Marco Reus (25′) and a shot from Ozcan, although the rebound fell to Karim Adeyemi, who missed the goal with his shot over the crossbar (32′).
The goals, in five minutes
In the second half the situation became complicated for PSG, who were eliminated since, in addition to Newcastle’s advance against Milan, He conceded a goal on his first error in taking the ball away. Achraf Hakimi and Marquinhos They lost him on the right wing under pressure from Ramy Bensebaini and Niclas Füllkrug, with great aplomb, gave in short in the area so that Adeyemi placed the ball (51′).
PSG did not suffer the blow, they maintained their script guided by an increasingly prominent Mbappé. An attack on the left by the French star generated a rejection that Warren Zaïre-Emery took the opportunity to shoot and tie five minutes later (56′).
PSG did not speculate
Milan tied but PSG did not speculate, they continued to come again and again in search of the victory that would give them first place against a Dortmund that was increasingly in a hurry as they projected less attack.
Mbappé first touched the 1-2 with a shot that narrowly missed (71′) and A goal was also disallowed for offside. (75′). In the end Luis Enrique, who had a lot at stake in this match, achieved his goal although in the round of 16 he will not have the home field factor in his favor to decide the tie.
Formation: 4231 Champions League playing field 1 17 5 6 25 15 27 19 14 11 43 99 2 29 21 37 5 33 17 7 23 19
1Gregor Kobel
Gianluigi Donnarumma99
Ashraf Hakimi2
5Ramy Bensebaïni
Lucas Hernández21
25 Niklas Süle
Milan Skriniar37
15Mats Hummels
56′
Marquinhos5
44′
Warren Zaire-Emery33 55′
19Julian Brandt
Vitinha17
Kylian Mbappé7 75′
11Marco Reus
43Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
59′
33Alexander Meyer
Alexandre Letellier30
35Marcel Lotka
Arnau Tenas80
Nordi Mukiele26
42Hendry Blank
45Guille Bueno
Danilo Pereira15
Edin Terzic
Luis Enrique Martínez García
2023-12-13 22:53:24
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