Two Ballon d’Or goals paved the way for the Parisians who won 3-1. Lens expected in Lille
Dembélé does everything or almost everything. And that’s enough for PSG to get to Wednesday’s match, for the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, against Liverpool. The European champions remain firmly in first place (the ranking), thanks to the Ballon d’Or double to sink Toulouse, also with the final seal from Ramos, who instead scored with Nicolaisen (final result 3-1).
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As in the first leg, which ended 6-3 for the Parisians with a hat-trick from Neves, who was left on the bench with Vitinha, Mendes and Marquinhos, the match immediately became heated. Toulouse plays high and exposes itself to attacks from the home team’s advanced team, who will also start on Wednesday against the Reds. Kvaratskhelia threatened twice in the space of 10′, but it was Dembélé who invented the Ballon d’Or goal: a left-footed volley from the edge of the box sent to the first corner, punishing McKenzie’s clumsy clearance (23′) after Hakimi’s cross from the right. But then Safonov comes out empty and Zabarnyi saves a corner which leads to the equalizer, with another error from the Russian who doesn’t hold and favors Nicolaisen’s placed header (27′). From a corner kick, from Lee’s right, Paris also doubled their lead, with the ball extended by Kvaratskhelia with a header for Dembélé’s support in front of goal (33′). In the second half, PSG manages, and finds the hat-trick in the 2nd minute of added time with a shot from Ramos from the top left, supported by Mendes, inserted as an attacking winger. Tomorrow Lens, second at -4, is expected in Lille. Immobile’s Paris Fc in Lorient on Sunday. The podium challenge between Monaco and Marseille closes the round, with Pogba’s possible return to the Monegasques.
