PSG did not fail in its task when hosting AC Milan. The French champion won 3-0.
Three weeks after the big slap in Newcastle (1-4), PSG got back on the right path in the Champions League. Opposed to AC Milan at home, the French champion achieved a success that was as comfortable as it was valuable (3-0). Kylian Mbappé, Randal Kolo Muani and Lee Kang-In were the three scorers, but it was Warren Zaire-Emery who broke the screen, with a high-class production.
Zaire-Emery inspired PSG
The Ile-de-France team did not do everything well in this match. His first half hour of the game was even quite disappointing. Against all expectations, the locals gave up control to the Lombards and they almost lost their fingers. But, once the storm passed, Luis Enrique’s men regained the upper hand and made the difference at the front.
We had to wait until 32e minute to see the Parisians break away at the mark. It was Mbappé who delivered his team by scoring 23e goal in his last 25 C1 games. A goal following a low strike from the right, but also and above all the excellent work of Zaire-Emery. Like an old veteran, the Bleuets midfielder resisted an opponent’s charge and then served his teammate in the best conditions.
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Mbappé therefore hit the mark and it was his only achievement of the evening. He could have achieved others, if it hadn’t been for Mike Maignan opposite (22nd, 59th and 82nd) or if he had been more precise (30e). However, the Bondynois will not have to regret these opportunities. PSG was able to take cover early enough in the match so as not to suffer towards the end. Randal Kolo Muani secured the break at 53e, scoring from close range after an offering from Ousmane Dembélé. Two minutes from the end of regulation time, the bill increased with a goal from South Korean Lee Kang-In. Like Mbappé, the latter mainly benefited from excellent work from Zaire-Emery.
Dembélé deprived of a goal
Dembélé was a decisive passer and he could also have been a scorer. At the 48ewith a nice curled shot from the left, the former Barcelona player thought he scored his 1er goal in 11 matches with Paris. Unfortunately for him, the achievement was invalidated due to Manuel Ugarte’s fault at the start of the action. Well Named. Milan had then escaped a 0-2 and was also very close to returning to 1-1. In the sequence that followed, Christian Pulisic found himself in an advantageous position in the area but he failed to get on target.
2 – Warren Zaire-Emery is the youngest player to record 2 assists in the Champions League since Opta analyzed the competition in 2003/04 (17 years and 231 days), beating Theo Walcott’s record (17 years and 250 days). Nugget. #PSGMilan pic.twitter.com/wbCL3Cr0QH
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) October 25, 2023
In the end, Paris won 3-0. This result, combined with Newcastle’s surprise defeat at home against Borussia Dortmund (0-1), allows the capital team to regain control of its group. Qualification for the round of 16 is on track, even if the hardest part probably remains to be done with two trips still to be negotiated in this group phase.
