PSG Gives Man United Their First Defeat In Solskjaer’s Era

DBasia.news –  Manchester United’s undefeated chain of matches has come to an end under the care of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Red Devils lost 2-0 to PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) in the first leg of the Champions League ltop 16 which took place at Old Trafford, Wednesday (13/2) early dawn.

Paris Saint-Germain couldn’t play Neymar and Edinson Cavani who are currently still injured. Meanwhile, Manchester United appeared in full force by placing Marsus Rashford as the spearhead.

Paris Saint-Germain took control of the match in the first round. Les Parisiens recorded their ball possession of up to 54 percent. However, the two clubs created the same opportunities, namely three.

PSG endangered Manchester United’s defense when the game entered its 6th minute. Angel Di Maria gave a bait to Marco Verratti. However, the midfielder’s kick was still not on target.

The guest team had scored through Kylian Mbappe in the 28th minute. Utilizing the cooperation of Verratti and Julian Draxler, the French player outwit David De Gea. However, the goal was not ratified because Mbappe was offside.

Manchester United tried to repress PSG through the actions of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial. However, no goals were created. The first round was closed with a score of 0-0.

Kimpembe silenced the host’s public after scoring in the 53rd minute. Kimpembe grabs Di Maria’s corner kick.

After seven minutes, Paris Saint-Germain increased the distance to 2-0 through Kylian Mbappe. The player made use of Di Maria sari’s pass on the left side of the Manchester United defense.

PSG almost scored the third goal in the match in the 63rd minute. Mbappe continued to become an actor of attack, but the player’s kick could still be blocked by De Gea.

Manchester United tried to add to the attack power by including Romelu Lukaku. Unfortunately, the effort did not exceed in anything. In fact, the Red Devils had to play with 10 players after Pogba got a second yellow card in the 89th minute.

Until the end of the match, PSG was able to maintain excellence. That was Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer’s first defeat after 10 wins and one draw in 11 previous matches. These results became a vital asset to PSG for the second meeting planned to be held on March 7.

Meanwhile, in other matches AS Roma won a 2-1 victory over FC Porto. Two goals from Il Giallorossi were printed by Nicolo Zaniolo. Meanwhile, Porto’s goal was created by Adrian Lopez.