2023-10-25 22:59:00
Three weeks after the slap suffered at Newcastle (1-4), Paris Saint-Germain hosted AC Milan with the desire to relaunch in this group stage of the Champions League. With a magnificent tifo in tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo, the Parc des Princes is in the atmosphere of great evenings. If Luis Enrique’s men started with a lot of energy, the match was quickly disrupted with numerous fouls and yellow cards raining down at the Parc des Princes. Achraf Hakimi is notably warned after catching Rafael Leão on the edge of the area, for a very dangerous free kick (16th). Tomori’s attempt at 20 meters is cleared by the Parisian wall.
The inevitable Mbappé
The Rossoneri push and obtain the first big situation on the left: Rafael Leão returns to the axis and curls his shot which passes just next to Donnarumma’s left post (26th). Borrowed in this first half hour, PSG has resources and above all a phenomenon with Kylian Mbappé. After a lot of work from Warren Zaire-Emery, the Parisian striker stares at his opponent before quickly drawing, leaving Mike Maignan unmoved (1-0, 32nd). The captain of the Blues scored his 13th goal of the season in all competitions, between the club and the selection.
PSG insists on widening the gap before returning to the locker room: Mbappé manages to shift towards Kolo Muani, the former Frankfurt striker is blocked by Thiaw who diverts for a corner (42nd). Ousmane Dembélé was around and could have made the difference, but Paris still left this first act with the advantage, without having been imperial.
Maignan and the Milanese KO standing
The second period goes in all directions and the ball goes from one side to the other: on a rough recovery from Ugarte, Ousmane Dembélé manages to escape and finally score his first goal in Parisian colors (48th) . But after watching the action with the video, the action is finally canceled by the referee. Just after, AC Milan reacted with a very good restart at the foot of Mike Maignan who found Olivier Giroud. The French international manages to deflect for Christian Pulisic but the American is not skillful enough to get on target (50th).
It is PSG who will succeed in making the difference again: on a shot from Dembélé diverted by Mike Maignan, Randal Kolo Muani only has to push the ball to make the break (2-0, 53rd) . The capital club escapes and gets a breath of fresh air.
If AC Milan appears more dangerous and insistent in the Parisian area like Rafael Leão who multiplies his efforts, we remain closer to 3-0 than 2-1. Not exempt from any criticism on the second Parisian goal, Mike Maignan makes up for it twice in his face-to-face encounters with Kylian Mbappé (58th and 81st). Luis Enrique takes advantage of this second period to bring a few players to breathe, including Ugarte, Dembélé, and Kolo Muani.
It is PSG who will have the last word with a third goal in a superb collective sequence: on the right, Warren Zaire-Emery escapes and crosses back, Gonçalo Ramos lets the ball pass for Kang-In Lee (3 -0, 88th), who scores his first goal with the capital club. Paris has rectified its situation after the accident in England and has regained control of its group. Next meeting in two weeks at San Siro.
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