Paris answered the call – Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Liverpool FC

Goals: Bernat (13^e), Neymar (36)^e) for the PSG // Milner (45^e+1, sp) for Liverpool

Paris could not stop there. While the elimination of the Champions League was promised to him in the event of a setback this Wednesday against the last edition, the men of Thomas Tuchel showed a collective strength – with Neymar and Marquinhos as commanders – for take the lead at half-time, then a solid solidarity to hold the score in a second act more tense. The essential is assured: Paris climbs to the second place of his group and will win in Belgrade in two weeks, if he does not want to worry about the match Liverpool-Naples which will take place at the same time. We wanted a team, we wanted braves, they were there tonight.

Action men

There are evenings where words and figures need to be erased very quickly. And facing Reds, the Parisians knew that it would be necessary to pass to the act of entry of the game. Speeches are easier than the field", Affirmed Marquinhos. With the presence at the kickoff of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, recovered from their injury on the ground, the PSG will catch the English immediately collar. And if Ángel Di María is the first to solicit Alison Becker from a floating strike (6^e), it is on a collective combination that the first fault is exploited. Neymar and Mbappé infiltrate to serve Edinson Cavani. Van Dijk's hasty release returns to Bernat's feet, who intelligently crosses his right shot to beat Alisson on his first post (1-0, 13).^e). Already the author of the opener in Naples, the Spaniard definitely likes big nights.
Hitherto nonexistent, Liverpool arrives after 20 minutes to regain control of the ball and play between the lines of Paris, but only James Milner by his long play is a real danger. And if Presnel Kimpembe fears on his reminders, Paris seems to stay in control of the situation. So that it is on a counter that doubles the mark. From his 30 meters, Neymar relies on Mbappé, then launched the French in the depth. Cavani will still be caught in the pincer Alisson-Van Dijk, but Neymar has this time following and can double the mark (2-0, 36^e). The message is passed and translated on the ground: Paris is at the rendezvous during these first 45 minutes … But not one more.

It wets in front of Pool

In the additional time, a relaxation obliges Di María to indulge and to deliver a desperate tackle to Sadio Mané at the corner of the surface. If Mr. Marciniak first points to the corner point, the referee changes his mind and gives a penalty to Milner, who puts the tension in the heart of the game by taking Gianluigi Buffon against the foot (2-1, 45^e1). Back from the locker room, the boxing gloves are embossed, but the shots go off in a vacuum. And if a Marquinhos thinks to give back to his partner (reported out of play on the free kick of Di María), the Park is reassured especially to see Thiago Silva repel with authority a foray of Robertson, or a head of Bobby Firmino spin out of the box. This means that the trend has reversed. Marquinhos, one of the best Parisians of the evening, will make a new thrill in the stands on a corner of Neymar, but an Imperial Alisson will push back the head of the curly (69^e). And the more the minutes advance, the more the PSG only acts against and tenses against the headquarters of theReds. It will be necessary to wait until Lovren makes an offensive foul on a free kick by Henderson, so that the Park finds his voice. His team has resisted three points that give them a much more comfortable place in the race for qualification. We did not ask them much more. PSG (4-2-3-1): Buffon – Kehrer, T. Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat – Verratti, Marquinhos – Mbappe (Rabiot, 83^e), Neymar, Di María (Dani Alves, 64)^e) – Cavani (Choupo-Moting, 64^e). Coach: Thomas Tuchel.

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson – Gomez, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson – Milner (Shaqiri, 76)^e), Henderson, Wijnaldum (Keita, 65)^e) – Salah, Firmino (Sturridge, 70)^e), Mané. Coach: Jürgen Klopp.

By Mathieu Rollinger, at the Parc des Princes