Deference for Lenglet
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5: 0 in the final of the Champions League, 4-0 at the start into the club World Cup: Paris Saint-Germain shows no strength wear at the end of a long season. The clear result against Atlético Madrid in the first top game of the new Mega tournament was by no means easy, emphasized coach Luis Enrique. “My feeling is that it was heavier than suggesting the advertisement. It was very hot out there,” said the Spaniard and said at “DAZN”: “We are still at the same level as a few weeks ago – even with this heat. It is incredibly hot here, but we are simply happy about our victory.”
Without any shadow on the playing field of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, the stadium of the World Cup final in 1994 north of Los Angeles, and at more than 30 degrees Celsius around lunchtime at the kick-off, the game was physically a challenge for both teams. “We are used to playing with a roof in stadiums, and the Rose Bowl is much more open. The sun crazy, that was a bit difficult,” said scorer Senny Mayulu, who, according to the two goals from Fabián Ruiz (19th minute) and Vitinha (45.+1), marked the 3: 0 in the first half (87th).
Atlético already played outnumbered after a yellow-red card for Clément Lenglet (78th) and had no more funds against the ball-safe French. “The red card broke the neck,” said Koke. Previously, Julián Alvarez had achieved the supposed 1: 2 and Atlético hopes, but after Var use, a foul was decided in the origin (58.).
Also after the intervention of the Var there was still a penalty for Paris in added time, which Kang-in Lee converted to 4: 0 (90.+7). Many of the 80,619 spectators, according to FIFA, were already on the way home-after numerous visitors had also missed the start of the encounter because of the great traffic around the stadium.
In Group B, the two top European teams still play against MLS-Club Seattle Sounders and the Brazilian first division club Botafogo, who won the duel between the two teams 2-1. The two best teams in the group qualify for the round of 16. It is open whether Ousmane Dembélé PSG is available. The candidate for the award with the balloon d’Or did not even sit on the bench against Atlético. He was most recently used in the Nations League for France against Spain (4: 5) on June 6th and is said to have reported on the game.