Another European evening to forget for Paris Saint-Germain. Already in great difficulty in the standings of the league phase of the Champions League, the capital club lost Tuesday evening on the pitch of Bayern Munich (1-0). Starting in place of Gianluigi Donnarumma in front of the cage, Matvey Safonov committed a guilty foul on the goal conceded. Ousmane Dembélé was sent off in the 57th minute after a second yellow card. In the ranking, Paris finds itself in 26th place, one point from the 24th and last qualifying place.
Luis Enrique was surely hoping for a completely different scenario for this meeting. For this trip to Bavaria, the PSG coach chose to leave “Gigio” Donnarumma on the bench to replace him from the start with Matvey Safonov. He had also decided to place Ousmane Dembélé in the axis of the attack with Warren Zaire-Emery on the right. So many choices that will not have paid off. For the Russian goalkeeper, it will be a big ball on an outing on his line, with a poorly boxed ball placed on the head of Kim Min-jae (1-0, 38th).
Dembélé expelled
For Warren Zaire-Emery, it will be a huge missed opportunity (28th) and a lack of edge throughout his match before his exit shortly after the hour mark. Concerning Ousmane Dembélé, still a good number of chances and several harvested balloons. And then this second yellow card received in the 57th minute of play after a tackle on an opposing player. Certainly, the referee could have shown a little more psychology, but the French international got a little fired up.
Despite everything, there was still a spectacle and everything will not be thrown away when analyzing the Parisian performance. However, it is indeed a new defeat for PSG in this Champions League. Until Wednesday’s matches are played, the French team remains out of the qualifying places for the next round. Three defeats in five days and only one success on the clock, it is imperative to win on December 10 in Salzburg.
