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Goal scorer
PSG: Marcial (own goal) 55 ‘
MU: Fernandes 23 ‘, Rashford 87’
MU beat PSG
Two goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford helped Manchester United win a spectacular 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the first round of the Champions League group stage. The Red Devils have the 3 points in the backyard of Prince’s Park in the context of their coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer facing many doubts about the “hot seat” in which he sits.
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| MU beat PSG thanks to 2 goals from Rashford and Fernandes |
After all, the Solskjaer teachers and students together went through the difficult upper door. 19 months after the most important victory of his coaching career, the Norwegian coach again led MU to defeat PSG.
This time, the victory of the Red Devils is more deserved even with a difference of less than 1 goal (2-1 vs 3-1). Solskjaer himself admitted it after the game: “Beating PSG this time is a better performance than the last, although we won 3-1 before. I think the last game shows that we have improved. “
The significance of Thursday night’s 2-1 win was only stopped at 3 points when MU joined the group stage of the Champions League. In the 2018-19 season, the English team won tickets to the shocking quarter-finals after defeating PSG 3-1, reversing the previous 0-2 defeat at Old Trafford.
However, the taste of victory today is even sweeter for Solskjaer. In 2019, you have nothing to lose because you only work in a temporary position. Currently, there are arguments that he does not deserve to lead MU for long and they started the season again like last.
So far MU has only won 2 of the first 4 Premier League matches. They conceded 12 goals during this period. Therefore, it is worrying when MU meets a PSG that has the most feared forwards in world football and is the current runner-up in the Champions League.
Solskjaer squashed the criticism
Going back to the past, the French champions have not lost a single home game in Europe’s number one group stage since 2004. But PSG were beaten by Solskjaer’s tactical acumen, which not many people recognize.
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| Coach Solskjaer surprised people by his ability to sustain the army |
A reasonable plan helped MU earn all 3 points. It is also associated with the decline of PSG. The wealthy French team played slow, ineffective and lacked more fullness than usual.
However, it is undeniable that the performance was better than MU’s expectations. They had almost completely blocked the terrible attacking trio Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Angel di Maria, who had a total transfer value of 452 million euros.
Axel Tuanzebe appeared on the field for the first time since December 18. The 22-year-old defender replaced the injured Harry Maguire, joining Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw as a trio of midfielders in a 3-4-1-2 table. .
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| Tuanzebe has an impressive comeback |
On the flanks are Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Alex Telles, a rookie whose debut came from Porto. It was a bold move for Solskjaer. but it worked.
Leaving behind the derogatory stages of the defense, MU had the foresight of PSG. Every link before De Gea’s goal, including intercepting midfielder Fred and Scott McTominay, worked non-stop, making either Neymar or Mbappé mediocre.
Fernandes, who was captain during Maguire’s absence, opened the penalty score. In addition, the Portuguese player’s contribution to the pressure in the middle is also very important.
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| Fernandes wears the Maguire captain’s armband this match |
When Neymar or Mbappé had the ball, Tuanzebe, Lindelof or Wan-Bissaka … were present in time to stop. And when PSG was close to MU’s goal, David de Gea was still with a class-level lock.
Di Maria, Mbappé and Neymar were rejected respectively by De Gea. In recent games, MU has been sporadic, lacking in cohesion and the idea of playing clearly and consistently. However, when they returned to Paris, a place that contained many happy and sad memories, they regained confidence and inspiration.
Rashford scored an excellent late goal in the 87th minute. But the MU team deserves praise for controlling the game very well, from the opening minutes. Another memorable night in Paris with the Reds and his chances of continuing with them increased dramatically.
In the short term, MU will return to the Premier League, where it still ranks 15th in the rankings. PSG’s victory showed many positive things in Solskjaer’s army, temporarily squashing criticism with a respectable performance.
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| Match parameters PSG vs MU 1-2 |
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