Mbappé celebrates his second goal. photo by Reuters
The match preview had many toppings: the presence of Leandro Paredes on Juvefriend until a few weeks ago Leone Messi and society; absence due to injury Angelo Di Maria, who will also play against the Parisian team for the first time after his departure; and the multimillion dollar contract he signed Kylian Mbappéthat has surpassed his previous millionaire contract. With all this, the first three points of both teams in the new edition of Champions Leagueremained in the hands of the French team.
The game started with everything. Paris was the natural ruler of the game. He positioned himself with the idea of being able to capture much of the game: be the clear protagonist. Juventus have been slow to settle down and prove they are not a stone guest. With a touch and with the ease with which Neymar, Messi and Mbappé understand each other with the ball, PSG was quick to make a difference.
The first goal was a great goal. It can be summed up in two actions: Neymar’s spoon for Mbappé, who didn’t wait for him to come down, and – the second – the right cross he took to break through the door. Subsequently there was a tracked play but instead of the Brazilian, who tried to assist with the same resource, it was Messi, but this time the Frenchman was unable to finish.
With the advantage in their favor, the French team went wild. And the one who also loosened up a bit more was Paredes, who after a few attempts made first contact against Mbappé, a subtle but concrete touch to the ankles of the captain and former teammate.
It is that the party had, in advance, an interest beyond the football ones: the departure of Paredes, like that of Ángel Di María and of the coach Mauricio Pochettino, has to do with Mbappé’s thumbs down, which a apparently The number of Argentines in the Parisian team was disturbing. Only Lionel Messi is missing and -on paper- Mauro Icardiwho has little to do in the team.
For that reason, when there was another foul on Mbappé e Sergio Ramos tried to take over the stop, Paredes stopped in front of him and they had to be separated. The climate, among the former teammates, apparently is not the best.
But what was played in Paris was a football match. And in that context there was another great goal, the second from PSG. Before, Arkadiusz Milik he had a draw, a precise header that was not a goal because of the goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma It cleared with incredible reflections. The ball has been released Dusan Vlahovicwho sends him to the furthest pole, where Ramos, from the ground and also from the heel, manages to get him out.
With that intensity, the match stood out as fun. PSG’s second was another great goal. A move from the right on touch where when the marker came to try to remove the ball was already in possession of another player. a real madman in the middle of the game. in speed, Marco Verretti he played for Mbappé, who dumped Hakimi and ran to look for the pass in the area, where he performed, again, with the second goal.
The two goals made him the youngest player to reach 35 in the Champions League: at 23 years and 260 days he overtook Messi, who had reached the same figure at 23 years and 308 days.
But the Frenchman wanted his hat-trick and ruined a very clear finish – a barbaric ball in the void of Messi – which left him in front of the goalkeeper. He had no angle of fire and Neymar arrives on the other wing unsigned, but Mbappé achieves the individual and kicks to the side. The Brazilian glared at him.
The Juventus discount comes when Kostic hangs the ball in the area and McKennie conquers the position of the three central and leading defenders before the desperate exit of Donnarumma. The Old Lady closed the game with the possibility of a draw, but without being able to do so.
In an attempt to heal the lead in the standings, the coach Galtier consumed the debut of Carlos Soler … replacing Messi who left the field calmly but with an obvious discomfort drawn on his face. There were only seven minutes to go, but Rosario doesn’t like to leave matches.
For the same group, benficafrom Portugal, with the Argentines Nicola Otamendi Y Enzo Fernandez as owners, defeated Maccabee Haifafrom Israel, 2-0 The Portuguese team entered the current Champions League edition after playing in the pre-classification phase.
Source: Clarin
