2024-02-14 22:48:50
Footballers Paris St. Germain beat San Sebastian 2-0 in the first round of 16 of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola took care of the goals in the second half. Lazio Roma beat Bayern Munich 1-0, Ciro Immobile scoring from the penalty spot after Dayot Upamecano was sent off for a foul. Rematches will be scheduled for March 5.
In the last thirteen years, the Munich giants have missed the quarter-finals only once, in 2019 they were eliminated by eventual winners Liverpool. Lazio, on the other hand, is aiming for its first quarter-final berth since 2000. Three years ago, its chance was thwarted by Bayern, who won both matches. At the time, seventeen-year-old Musiala was the club’s youngest scorer in the history of the Champions League, and today he could have done it again at the end of the first half, but he shot over in a good position.
Lazio mostly just defended, although the guests showed some good combinations, but they did not hit a goal for the whole match. After half an hour of the game, they showed a practiced signal during a free kick and Sané narrowly missed the left post.
Right after the change of sides, goalkeeper Neuer kept the guests at bay when Isaksen’s attack was thwarted with his foot. The Danish striker had another chance in the 67th minute, the Frenchman Upamecano stepped on his foot, he received a red card and Immobile converted the penalty kick.
San Sebastian’s captain and top scorer Oyarzabal was out of the lineup due to injury, but the guests at the Park of the Princes started very bravely. The Parisians seem to have been lulled by the fact that their opponent has not scored a goal in four games, and they allowed him a lot.
However, Mbappé had the first big chance. Already in the sixth minute he rushed to the goal, but its keeper Remiro did not let himself be surprised. He showed that it was no accident that he kept four clean sheets in the group and conceded only two goals, which no other goalkeeper can boast of in this year’s Champions League.
After a quarter of an hour, the home side got lucky from an opponent’s free-kick as their defender Pereira snuffed out a goal threat at the last minute. Just before the break, Merino brushed the ball against the French champion’s crossbar with a long-range shot.
At the beginning of the second act, the home team added and the reward came. After Dembélé’s corner kick, Mbappé was in time at the far post and scored his fourth goal of the season from close range, his 44th overall in the Champions League. He could have added another soon but Remiro pulled his shot onto the crossbar. However, even he did not stop Barcol’s solo action and the ball slipped between his legs and into the net for the second time.
St. Germain has been a regular participant in the knockout stages for twelve years, but has been knocked out five times in the round of 16 in the last seven seasons. He was knocked out three times by his opponent from Spain, but this time the Parisian team is closer to promotion before the rematch.
The opening round of 16 match of the Champions League:
Lazio Rome – Bayern Munich 1:0 (0:0)
Branka: 69. Immobile from pen. Referees: Letexier – Mugnier, Rahmouni – Frappart (video, all Fr.). ŽK: Kimmich (Bayern). CK: 67. Upamecano (Bayern). Spectators: 51,454.
Lazio: Provedel – Marushič, Gila (81. Patrick), Romagnoli, Hysaj (60. Lazzari), Guendouzi, Vecino, Luis Alberto (81. Kamada) – Isaksen (74. Peter), Immobile (74. Castellanos), Felipe Anderson. Coach: Sarri.
Bayern: Neuer – Mazráví, Upamecano, Kim Min-che, Guerreiro – Kimmich, Goretzka (73. De Ligt) – Sané (81. Tel), Müller (81. Choupo-Moting), Musiala – Kane. Coach: Tuchel.
Paris St. Germain – San Sebastian 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: 58. Mbappé, 70. Barcola. Referees: Guida – Carbone, Peretti – Valeri (video, all Italian). ŽK: Le Normand, Traoré (both San Sebastian). Spectators: 46,435.
Paris St. Germain: Donnarumma – Hakimí, Marquinhos, Pereira (72. Hernández), Beraldo – Zaire-Emery – Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha – Dembélé (83. Kolo Muani), Mbappé, Barcola (72. Asensio). Trainer: Luis Enrique.
San Sebastian: Remiro – Traoré, Zubeldia, Le Normand (78. Pacheco), Galán (88. Aramburu) – Zubimendi – Merino, Méndez (79. Turrientes) – Kubo, Barrenetxea (66. Zacharjan) – André Silva (79. Sadiq). Coach : Bailiff