Large favorite of its quarter-final of the Champions League against Aston Villa of Unai Emery, PSG opened its way to the last square by winning 3-1 in the first leg, Wednesday evening at the Parc des Princes. The training of Luis Enrique logically dominated the debates and offered a very comfortable lead before the return round in Birmingham next Tuesday. The red and blue display a remarkable collective power and are always more present as one of the new favorites to the continental coronation.
The villans nevertheless opened the scoring to everyone's surprise during this first confrontation. On a ballooned by John McGinn in the feet of Nuno Mendes, Youri Tielemans was launched in the area and centered for a Morgan Rogers alone in front of the goal of Gianluigi Donnarumma (35th). The only real offensive of visitors to the park, well grouped in front of the goal of Emiliano Martinez. Insulted by the Auteuil turn, the Argentinian porter 2022 world champion had also saved his team on a resumption of Ousmane Dembélé.
The talent of some Parisian players then did the rest. A few moments after the goal of Rogers, Désiré Doué ignited the public with a magnificent rolled shot that ended up in the opposite skylight (40th). The French neo-international is decidedly in very large form since he had marked during the three PSG games before the arrival of Aston Villa. The 19 -year -old attacking midfielder is 12 goals and 12 assists in all competitions.
KVaratskhelia launches PSG
PSG scored two other goals, on the return from the locker room and then at the end of the match to make the task in this double confrontation easier. On a quick attack, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was found on the left and achieved a small personal feat: he sent Axel Disasi in the wind of a hook on the left before sending a missile from the left in the goal of “Dibu” Martinez (50th). The Georgian winger is an incredible new asset for the training of the French capital in this second part of the season.
The Parisians continued to attack and, in additional time, Ousmane Dembélé sent Nuno Mendes to the goal and the Portuguese side also made a hook before scoring law (93rd).
