It was wrongly thought that PSG had left their old ghosts behind after their defeat against Newcastle. The great victory against AC Milan two weeks ago left a good taste in the mouth. But everything is restarted in this group F after this new setback on the Rossoneri pitch (2-1). It’s not so much the defeat that worries us but more the manner since once the Milanese were ahead on the scoreboard, the Parisians never found the solution.
The Lombard club did not allow any space and no more combinations. There was indeed this strike on the post at the end of the match by Lee (89th), and Dembélé who could have found himself facing Maignan if he had not missed his control (90th + 3) but it was good too little to return to the score. Before that, the Milanese did badly in the midfield, led by a tank-style Loftus-Cheek and a confusing Rafael Leao on his side. Obviously, Luis Enrique didn’t like it at the microphone of RMC Sport.
Kylian Mbappé: “He missed a lot of things”
“It was a close game, it could have gone either waystill assures the Spaniard. We scored first but after that we couldn’t control the match. It was really tight. The battle in the middle? They played a great match against each other, they have a great team, physically and technically. They managed to use their spaces in attack. We lost control of the match several times, but we still had chances… There are still two games left, we can progress.” It is especially the entire F group which is relaunched this evening.
A second defeat in the group stage is starting to do a lot for a contender for final victory, as Kylian Mbappé reminds us in the mixed zone. “It’s a second away defeat. He missed a lot of things. We are disappointed, we tried to put all the ingredients in, we will try to react against Newcastle at home. We tried to score this second goal, it was them who scored it, and then it was too late. Now 2nd, one point behind Borussia but one point ahead of their evening opponent, PSG can at least be satisfied with having their destiny in their hands. But he no longer has the right to make mistakes either.
