2023-07-28 14:14:14
In a friendly played this Friday, the PSG faced Cerezo Osaka and ended up losing by 3 to 2. Ekitike and Vitinha were responsible for the French goals at Nakai Stadium, in Japan, while Croux, Kitano and Kagawa scored for the home team.
Despite being related to the match, Neymar did not leave the bench. The Brazilian, who is recovering from an ankle injury, had not entered the field in the duel against Al-Nassr and was left out once again at the option of coach Luis Enrique.
Even playing with a mixed team, PSG opened the scoring in the 17th minute with Ekitike. The attacker deflected a shot from Zaire-Emery to make the first of the game. However, Cerezo Osaka’s tie came at 22 with Croux, who took advantage of the goalkeeper’s launch to leave everything the same.
⌛️ End of the game in Osaka. Our Parisians bow for this second preparation match in Japan ???? @crz_official#PSGCRZ I 2-3 pic.twitter.com/FbP3QXn5wU
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) July 28, 2023
In the second stage, PSG took the lead again after four minutes. In the move, Vitinha played for Ekitike, who returned with a heel and left the midfielder in front of the goal. He hit the goalkeeper’s exit and left the French in advantage again.
However, Cerezo Osaka responded in the 22nd minute with Kitano, who took advantage of an error on the way out and shot the left corner of Donnarumma. The turning point came at 34 minutes, when the veteran Kagawa hit a beautiful shot and gave the victory to the Japanese.
PSG’s next appointment will take place next Tuesday. The team will continue Japan’s friendly series against Inter Milan in another clash at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.
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