It was not long before the PSG experienced a big disappointment at the Parc des Princes: jostled by Napoli, with a Carlo Ancelotti who had prepared his plan perfectly, the Parisians were saved in extra time by a splendid goal of Di Maria (2-2). But the qualification for the eighths is far from being acquired ...
The lesson: Paris is doing (very) well
An angel was watching Paris this Wednesday night. His name was Angel Di Maria . El Fideo arose in overtime, saving his team from a curling knuckle from the left. A lesser evil for a PSG often exceeded, and who is still alive in his group C. From the second minute of play, the Parc des Princes held its breath. While Mbappé had made a first difference on Koulibaly, leaving the strong defender on the spot before centering far back, Cavani and Neymar rushed on the ball, the first kicking in the ankle of the second (2nd). The Brazilian remained a good minute on the ground, the supporters of the Ile de France saw the resurgence of the specter of a dirty wound for their star.
Has that cooled the Parisian ardor? We can not attribute the performance delivered during a period of this game. Because the champions of France have suffered terribly for more than forty minutes against Neapolitans at the game well praised, whose midfielder has crushed that of local . Insigne's goal, which poked the ball over an Areola that came out too late, was just a reward (0-1, 29th), as Mertens hit the bar five minutes earlier. On the other hand, Paris timidly managed to create opportunities, when Neymar decided to drop the ball. His first opening was ruined by a poor shot by Cavani (17th). The second was by Mbappé, who hit down on Ospina (38th).
At the break - and it might not have been that long - Thomas Tuchel was upsetting his plans. Bernat out, Kehrer in, and PSG went from a 4-3-3 to a 3-5-2, with Meunier and Di Maria on the sides and Neymar who kept his position of playmaker. These changes allowed Paris to finally take control of the match. Neymar continued to show intermittently, either by attempting a solo breakthrough (50th), or by serving well Cavani who, still in a bad evening, missed (58th). As for Mbappé, the little French genius was noticeable only by shifting well Meunier, who saw his strong center deflected by Rui in his own goal (1-1, 61st). A lucky but deserved equalization. We could see Paris continuing in this direction to get the three points, but a completely defensive intervention by Marquinhos allowed Mertens to cool the Park again (1-2, 77th). Paris was sinking. But Paris was released by Di Maria at the end of the end (2-2, 90 + 3), saving a point that keeps hope of a qualification for the 8th finals. In Italy, it will nevertheless be necessary to do better.
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