In the freshness of the Dortmund Brackel Training Ground, the Parisians did not deserve, but they left the Youth League at the early stage of the 8th finals. By the way, they come to lengthen the list of French defeats conceded on penalties in recent months. After France against Argentina, in the final of the 2022 World Cup and very recently Rennes and Monaco in the Europa League, Zoumana Camara’s men perpetuate this annoying habit.
During the first act of a balanced meeting (6 shots for Dortmund, 4 for PSG), Gharbi’s teammates opened the scoring through Noah Lemina, Mario’s little brother, the former Nice (40th) . Well shifted by Housni after a subtle deep pass from Gharbi, the Parisian number 10 closes with a bit of success. The yellows and blacks pick up the score in the next minute. Bamba then sneaks into the Parisian defense and with the left foot adjusts Mouquet.
The failure of the unfortunate Housni
The second half started strong with a header from Gadou from just wide. On the hour mark, Housni is close, after a festival at the start of the action, to give the advantage to PSG. His attempt misses the target. Abdoulaye Kamara’s teammates gradually regain the upper hand and Bamba, again, finds the bar from a free kick. The faults accumulate on both sides and Muntu Wa Mungu collects a second yellow ten minutes from time.
At the end of additional time, Gharbi misses the mark and the two teams are left to decide on penalties. In this little game, Housni, with an abnormally soft penalty, reduced Parisian hopes to nothing. After being eliminated in the quarter-finals against RB Salzburg last year, the young “Titis” are experiencing a new disappointment.