In the first round of the Champions League knockout round, Paris Saint-Germain will face Barcelona at home. If they can defeat their opponents at home, the French giants will have the upper hand. In the end, they lost to Barcelona 2-3. This result was basically destined to prevent Paris from qualifying for the semi-finals. It was too difficult for them to make a comeback on the road.
In this game, Enrique sent out his strongest lineup, with Mbappe, Dembele and Asensio starting together. The performance of these three people will determine the fate of Paris. Especially Mbappe, as the best brother in football at present, he needs to carry the team with goals. Unexpectedly, Mbappe was invisible at the critical moment.
In the first half, Rafinha's goal helped Barcelona take the lead. Fortunately, in the second half, Dembele stepped up and scored a wonderful volley to equalize the score for Paris. After that, Vitinha also scored a goal, and Paris began to dream of defeating its opponent.
Unfortunately, Paris’ poor defense has hindered the team again. After that, they were scored by Rafinha and Christensen successively, and had to lose 2-3 at home to their opponents. This defeat has made everyone in Paris almost desperate. It also means that they must fight against Barcelona in the middle of next week. If they fail to win away from home, Paris will definitely be eliminated. Even if you win the opponent by one goal (both sides play overtime, the away goal advantage in the Champions League is cancelled), you may be eliminated in the end.
lost to Barcelona at home. This is definitely a result that PSG did not expect before the game. Since 1-3 in 2015, they have met Barcelona twice in the knockout rounds, with 1 win and 1 draw at home and remain unbeaten. In addition, Barcelona’s current strength Slumping, Paris seemed to have almost no reason to lose to their opponents, but they did not expect that they lost in the end.
In addition to the poor defensive performance of Paris, Mbappe was also one of the sinners. The French superstar basically had no performance on the court. After 90 minutes, he had 3 shots and 0 shots on target. He did not pose a threat at all. It can even be said that he was completely invisible.
Before Manchester City played against Real Madrid away from home, Haaland was invisible on the court and was criticized by many people. Unexpectedly, Mbappe suffered the same fate as Haaland. As the two strongest players in football today, they both slumped in key matches of the Champions League, which is really disappointing. In contrast, Haaland still has teammates who can help. After Manchester City returns to home, they have a chance to eliminate Real Madrid and reach the semi-finals, while Mbappe can only rely on himself. Since Mbappe will leave the team at the end of the season, the 90 minutes (or 120 minutes) next week will be his last chance for redemption. If he cannot help the team reverse Barcelona, then Mbappe may not have a good life in the future. Paris fans may use various methods to greet their number one superstar!
