Man United vs PSG – Loss, Red Devils postpones qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League

KOMPAS.com – Manchester United defeated Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 1-3 in working day the five group stages of the 2020-2021 Champions League.

The Man United vs PSG duel took place at Old Trafford Stadium, on Wednesday (02/12/2020) or Thursday morning WIB.

The Red Devils scored through Marcus Rashford in the 32nd minute.

The two goals for Les Parisiens were scored by Neymar (6 ‘, 90 + 1’) and Marquinhos (69 ‘).

This defeat hampered Man United’s passage to the last 16 of the Champions League this season.

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Man United currently leads the Group H standings with nine points, as do PSG and RB Leipzig in second and third place.

Man United just needs a draw working day sixth to qualify for the knockout phase. The same goes for PSG.

The course of the match

Paris Saint-Germain, who were the visitor to this match, took the initiative to attack from the first minute.

The results were immediately visible when the game had only been running for six minutes. PSG opened the scoring through Neymar.

From Kylian Mbappé’s kick that hit one of the Man United defenders, the ball changed direction towards the penalty area.

At the same time, Neymar ran from the second row and immediately fired a volley with his right leg that David De Gea could not stop.

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In the 10th minute, PSG nearly doubled their lead if De Gea didn’t push Alessandro Florenzi’s rocket.

Fifteen minutes into the game, PSG was 64 percent higher than Man United’s 34 percent.

Thomas Tuchel’s fleet unleashed a total of five shots and two of them led to the goal.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils only have one. target shooting in that period.

Man United was only able to come out of the visitor pressure and reverse the game when the game was half an hour long.

After several chances, Man United finally scored the equalizer in the 32nd minute.

Marcus Rashford’s shot from outside the penalty area was deflected by Danilo Pereira, leaving goalkeeper Keylor Nvas dead.

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The 1-1 tie position lasted until the two teams entered the locker room.

Going into the second half, Man United immediately stepped on the gas. They got their first break thanks to the collaboration of Marcus Rashford-Anthony Martial.

Rashford sent a bait and greeted Martial who stepped into the Les Parisiens penalty area.

Unfortunately, the ending of Martial was bad. The kick bounced off goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

Man United should thank De Gea for foiling PSG’s 99 percent goal chance in the 68th minute.

The Spain goalkeeper broke Mitchel Bakker’s shot from close range.

However, a minute later, Man United’s goal conceded an “easy” goal from Marquinhos.

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Left behind, Man United have to play with 10 people after Fred’s second yellow card in the 70th minute.

The Brazilian anchor midfielder stopped Ander Herrera who was on the counterattack.

The loss of a player knocked Man United off balance. This was used by PSG to keep attacking.

With a quick counterattack, PSG almost added their lead in the 89th minute if Dean Mbappé’s distance didn’t go sideways.

PSG finally closed the match with a 3-1 victory after Neymar scored a goal in injury time (90 + 1 ‘).

The composition of players:

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): 1-David de Gea; 29-Aaron Wan-Bissaka 90 ‘) (25-Odion Ighalo, 2-Victor Lindelof, 5-Harry Maguire, 27-Alex Telles; 39-Scott McTominay, 17-Fred; 10-Marcus Rashford (6-Paul Pogba 74’ ), 18-Bruno Fernandes, 9-Anthony Martial (11-Mason Greenwood 79 ‘); 7-Edinson Cavani (34-Donny van de Beek 79’)

Proposal: 3-Eric Bailly, 6-Paul Poba, 8-Juan Mata, 11-Mason Greenwood, 14-Jesse Lingard, 21-Daniel James, 24-Timothy Fosu-Mensah, 25-Odion Ighalo, 26-Dean Henderson, 31-Nemanja Maric, 33-Brabdon Williams, 34-Donny van de Beek

Coach: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3): 1-Keylor Navas; 24-Alessandro Florenzi (4-Thilo Kehrer 78 ‘), 5-Marquinhos, 3-Presnel Kimpembe, 22-Abdou Diallo (27-Idrissa Gana Gueye 90’); 8-Leandro Paredes (21-Ander Herrera 65 ‘), 15-Danilo Pereira, 6-Marco Verratti (12-Rafinha 78’); 7-Kylian Mbappé, 18-Moise Kean (25-Mitchel Bakker 65 ‘), 10-Neymar

Proposal: 4-Thilo Kehrer, 11-Angel Di Maria, 12-Rafinha, 16-Sergio Rico, 20-Layvin Kurzawa, 21-Ander Herrera, 25-Mitchel Bakker, 27-Idrissa Gana Gueye, 30-Alexandre Leteiller, 31-Colin Dagba , 32-Timothee Pembele, 37-Bangiougou Fadiga

Coach: Thomas tuchel