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RECEIVE REFERRALS: Ole Gunnar Solskjær failed to replace Fred before the coaching staff got his second yellow card. Photo: PHIL NOBLE / REUTERS
(Manchester United – PSG 1-3) Three teams have the same number of points before the end of the thriller in group H. of the Champions League.
And Ole Gunnar Solskjær is probably pulling his hair out for it.
The margins were not for him and Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, as they had the opportunity to secure promotion while avoiding losses.
At the start of the second half, at 1-1, an unpressurized Anthony Martial took advantage of a solid opportunity from eight meters.
Just before the hour was up, Edinson Cavani hit the crossbar after a mad counterattack by the “red devils”. After the return, Martial seized another great opportunity.
It was a few millimeters. But there was also talk of margins in the Norwegian coach’s decisions.
He could have chosen to replace Fred, who was very lucky when he escaped a red card after a slight rebound midway through the first half. Instead, the top brass stayed on the field until the 70th minute, when he became overly enthusiastic on one tackle and received his second yellow card. Marsjordre.
– Solskjær pays the price for letting Fred stay on the field, writes Laurie Whitwell, a journalist for The Athletic on Twitter.
– Everyone knew he was in danger after the first half. Sunshine lets him play. Very strange training, Morten Langli reports.
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The minute before, Marquinhos had overtaken PSG with a 2-1 lead.
And in extra time, Neymar increased to 3-1.
For Manchester United, it can make a big difference when the accounts are settled in the last round of matches next week. If they had avoided a defeat against PSG, Solskjær’s team would have been guaranteed promotion.
And if they had only lost 1-2, they would have kept their advantage in goal difference, as they would have been equal to PSG in mutual agreement.
Now they need a draw against Alexander Sørloht’s RB Leipzig. PSG also need just one point against Istanbul Basaksehir in the last match to secure more play in the tournament.
If Manchester United and PSG score the same number of points in the last game, it is the French who win the group.
A possible second place in the group will probably mean a very difficult draw in the quarter-finals for the men of Solskjær.
It was Neymar who opened the ball at Old Trafford when he took advantage of a return from a Kylian Mbappé shot in the sixth minute.
Manchester United answered for Marcus Rashford after just over half an hour, but Marquinhos and Neymar had the last word.
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