2023-11-29 03:22:43
The fifth round of the group stage of the European Champions League kicked off this Tuesday, November 28th, with eight matches, including Paris Saint-Germain, which drew 1-1 against English side Newcastle.
Published on: 29/11/2023 – 02:22
5 min
The French from Paris Saint-Germain and the English from Newcastle faced each other at the Parc des Princes in a game with a taste of revenge since in England, the ‘Magpies‘ had defeated the Parisians 4-1.
Newcastle opens the scoring
PSG even started the match better and quickly pushed Newcastle into the defensive zone, however the French team’s players were unable to be dangerous and the team’s star, Kylian Mbapppé, quickly became unnerved by the decisions of the Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak, with whom he has had a tense relationship since the 2022 World Cup final that Argentina won against France.
Over the minutes, the English grew and began to appear close to the Parisians’ area, until they opened the scoring.
Portuguese-British defender Tino Livramento launched the Paraguayan striker of theMagpies’, Miguel Almironwhat shot at goal, however the Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, deflected the ball… to the feet of the Swedish striker, Alexander Isak, who just had to push the ball into the back of the goal.
After this goal conceded, PSG tried to reach a draw before the end of the first half, but failed. At half-time the English were ahead, 0-1.
Alexander Isak, Swedish forward from Newcastle. © AFP – FRANCK FIFE
PSG equalized in extra time
The second half started like the first with Paris Saint-Germain dominatingwith the aim of reaching a draw against the English who were well organized defensively.
The attacks piled up for the Parisians with shots from Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola or Marco Asensio, among other PSG players.
The goal was only scored during extra time in the second half. The referee awarded a penalty in favor of the Parisians after a handball by Portuguese-British defender Tino Livramento.
Kilian Mbappé ended up not missing the opportunity and scored the penalty at 90+8 minutes of play.
The game ended in a 1-1 draw between the Parisians and the British.
In the other Group F match, The Germans from Borussia Dortmund won 1-3 against the Italians from AC Milan.
In the league table, Borussia Dortmund leads with ten points, ahead of PSG with sevenAC Milan and Newcastle who both have five points.
In the sixth and final round, French side PSG travel to Borussia Dortmund, while Newcastle face AC Milan.
Kylian Mbappé (center), French international from PSG. © AFP – FRANCK FIFE
FC Porto lost against FC Barcelona
The Portuguese side of FC Porto lost 2-1 on their trip to the Spanish side of FC Barcelona in a game counting for Group H.
The Porto team’s only goal was scored by the Brazilian Pepê, while the Blaugranas’ two goals were scored by the Portuguese João Cancelo and João Félix.
In the other Group H match, Ukrainians Shakhtar Donetsk won 1-0 against Belgians Royal Antwerp.
In the league table, FC Barcelona leads with 12 points, ahead of FC Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk, both with 9 pointsand Royal Antwerp who have not yet scored.
João Félix, Portuguese international. © AFP – JOSEP LAGO
Atlético Madrid, Lazio, Manchester City and RB Leipzig qualify
In Group E, the Spanish side Atlético Madrid won 1-3 on their trip to the Dutch side Feyenoord, while the Italian side Lazio defeated the Scottish side Celtic 2-0. In the league table, Atlético Madrid leads with eleven points, ahead of Lazio with ten, Feyenoord with six and Celtic with one point.
In Group G, England’s Manchester City won 3-2 against Germany’s RB Leipzig, while Switzerland’s Young Boys defeated Serbia’s Red Star 2-0. In the league table, Manchester City leads with 15 points, ahead of RB Leipzig with nine, Young Boys with four and Estrela Vermelha with one point.
The last round of these four European Champions League groups takes place on December 13th.
Soccer. Archive Image. © AFP – YASIN AKGUL
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