He PSG stumbled in the Parque de los Príncipes in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League: he Bayern Munich they prevailed fairly 1-0, although in the last minutes the home owner harassed his opponent and was close to equality: first, there was a goal from the admitted Kylian Mbappé that was annulled by Nuno Mendes offside in the overflow. Then, Lionel Messi had a chance in front of the goal, but Benjamin Pavard He took it out when the destination of the ball was to rest in the net.
Lionel Messi was injured and is a doubt for the Champions League match between PSG and Bayern Munich
This was anticipated by the French portals. The Argentine will be absent from the duel against Monaco this weekend
La Pulga, 35, was very clear in a Parisian team that had a hard time getting hold of the ball, especially in the first half, when the Germans monopolized possession, making a personal mark on Marco Verratti, the axis of the locals . Consequently, the Argentine sought to optimize each contact with the ball. He managed to win a free kick on the edge of the area in the epilogue of the initial 45 minutes as one of his most interesting interventions, but his shot hit the wall.
In addition, with the entry of Mbappé, PSG was somewhat more incisive, although they found themselves at a disadvantage with the change of front that Kingsley Coman took from the air without much power, although he had the defective response of Gigi Donnarumma. In the push of the epilogue, from the last 15 minutes, the best of PSG was seen. And, accordingly, of Messi. He participated in the start of the disallowed goal against the Ninja Turtle and at 83 he had his chance, when Neymar opened for Nuno Mendes, who passed between two markers, reached the bottom and threw the center back. La Pulga, in an excellent position, shot at goal, but Pavard managed to parry it with his knee when goalkeeper Yann Sommer appeared out of action.
* The brutal blow by Pavard, which led to the expulsion
Neymar acknowledged the discussion with the sports director in the midst of the crisis at PSG: “Football is not just about love, we are not used to losing”
The Brazilian striker, who is at the center of the conflicts at the club, focused on the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich and called for “unity”
With the time fulfilled, he ran into Pavard again. And she suffered it. The defender went badly from the bottom and, after recovering the ball, Verrati sent the Argentine running, who arrived before his rival, but the Frenchman tried to prevent him from going towards the goal and brought him down with a brutal tackle on the area edge. The referee took the second yellow and sent him to the showers. However, when the free kick was suitable for the world champion’s left foot, the execution ended in an unsuccessful cross from Neymar, with a poor performance (stubborn with individual action).
Despite the notable downturn that the cast of Christpphe Galtier suffers this season, the fans this time fired the footballers with applause, a fact that the protagonists repaid with applause from the stands. On March 8, in Munich, the rematch will be played.
* Mbappé’s conquest annulled by Nuno Mendes’ offside
PSG lost to Bayern Munich in France and complicated their qualification in the Champions League
Coman scored the goal in the Parque de los Príncipes for the German team. The rematch of the round of 16 will be played in Germany on March 8
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