Karim Benzema shattered PSG’s dream of a Champions League.
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It had to be him.
Although everyone’s eyes were Kylian MbappéssaReal Madrid is still breathing Karim Benzeman by.
The duel between the French national team strikers turned to a 34-year-old veteran thanks to an incomprehensible second episode.
Mbappé had, of course, doubled the lead of PSG with his fine front corner hit, but the young man was disqualified for two hits.
How valuable would they have been?
PSG’s dream of winning the Champions League breaks again as the French giant loses 1–3 in Madrid. It will drop again in the first round of the playoffs with a total of 2-3 goals.
It was striking that even before the start of the match, the southern end of Santiago Bernabéu was covered with a huge typho. The text “We are the Kings of Europe” referred to the championship title of the hosts on the 13th continent, while the PSG, owned by the Qatari royal family, was still looking for it for the first time.
Thanks to Benzema, that search will continue for at least another year.
12 seconds
PSG’s 1-0 break line didn’t really change anything for the Madrid pilot Carlo Ancelottin perspective. In any case, the home team had to score at least two goals.
Uefa had modified its rules so that the guest hit finalized by Mbappé no longer had the old double value.
In the end, it doesn’t even serve as a consolation goal, as PSG can only blame itself for losing a two-goal lead.
After just over an hour of play, the away team goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was left to jam with the ball. Benzema, who had come to squeeze him, would push her shoulder gently into the shoulder, and the Italian slut panicked.
The demolition ball went straight Vinic for June, who returned his goal to the top pair. Benzema started Real Madrid by immersing themselves in the handicap at close range.
Even at that point, PSG had no worries. The team was still stuck in the sequel, but for some reason the old ghosts started to come to mind again as nightmares.
In the spring of 2017, Barcelona hit the 0-4 loss line at home at this same point. Two years later, the trick was repeated by Manchester United, who dropped the PSG even though they lost 0-2 at Old Trafford.
Suddenly, Real Madrid’s task even seemed easy. PSG’s fear was palpable.
A quarter after the leveling, a miracle happened. Luka Modric bait through the defensive wall, and Benzama certainly bombed another one tonight. The 2-1 goal only meant that the match would have advanced to extra time.
But from the start that immediately followed, PSG will collapse once and for all. Vinícius Júnior’s concentration didn’t seem very dangerous, however Marquinhos completely failed in his landing ball. Benzema enjoyed a 3-1 rebound into the bottom corner.
The solution came exactly 12 seconds after the kick-off.
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City to continue
This was precisely the quarterfinals of the Champions League that garnered all the attention already in the December raffle. It was clear that the path of even one of the winners would rise tonight.
For a long time, it looked like the retriever would take Real Madrid, coached by Ancelott, with him. However, the last half hour turned the whole match over, and this result will have huge consequences for both PSG and its head coach.
Mauricio Pochettino will definitely be fired for this match. It is possible that such a sample of work will also deport Manchester United, who sought an Argentine.
PSG will have to rebuild a new company to conquer Europe. The evening is full of failures: Donnarumman, Marquinhos and Pochettino made such big mistakes as studios that nothing should be built on them anymore.
Mbappé will raise the switch in the summer, and Qatar’s royal house will have to start again from an empty table.
Meanwhile, in Manchester, the local City broke the 0-0 draw with Sporting. Pep Guardiolan the defenders continue to the semi-finals of the Champions League thanks to a crushing victory in the opening section.