PSG got the better of Real Sociedad this Wednesday in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League (2-0).
We expected no less from PSG this Wednesday against Real Sociedad – a clean and flawless victory before going to battle in the Basque Country in three weeks… But it was hard! In this round of 16 first leg of the Champions League at the Parc des Princes, Paris was slow to show itself sovereign, only making the difference in the second half thanks to its two strong men of the moment: Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola.
During the first act, therefore, it was the Spaniards who showed themselves to be the most conquering, making Donnarumma tremble by André Silva (1time22e), Kubo (18e) and especially Merino, with a mule strike sent onto the crossbar (45e). It was therefore with enormous relief that the Parisian public welcomed Mbappé’s opening score, shortly before the hour mark, when a lucky deflection from Marquinhos from a corner landed at the far post (1-0, 58e).
See you on March 5
For PSG, this goal was the trigger. In the process, the same Mbappé touched wood (63e). Then Barcola, solo with the help of a gigantic bridge, went to score the break on his left flank (2-0, 70e). A second welcome achievement in view of the perilous trip to San Sebastian which now awaits Luis Enrique’s men on March 5.
Mute for five matches now, Real Sociedad will perhaps have found the net again by then. And many of his players injured. So be wary. PSG this Wednesday evening won a great battle but certainly not the war. The Parisians, given their history in the most prestigious of European competitions, are better placed than anyone to know this.
