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President of the French football club Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Ganim Al-Khelaifi commented on the victory over Real Madrid with a score of 1:0 in the first game of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. It is reported by “Championship”.
“We played a great game,” he said, adding that all of his players showed themselves on the field as a real team. Al-Khelaifi stressed that PSG controlled the match from the first to the last minute and called the game itself perfect.
Recall that in the first game of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, Kylian Mbappe scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of injury time. Guests took advantage of defensive tactics. “Real” in the end of both halves played strongly, but did not break a single shot on target.
In the 19th minute, Mbappé failed to outplay Thibaut Courtois, in the 50th minute Kylian shot dangerously, and in the 62nd minute Courtois saved the ball from Lionel Messi. However, in the fourth minute of added time, Mbappe slipped between two defenders and scored the ball into the far corner.
Manchester City beat Sporting Lisbon 5-0.
In the postponed match of the 18th round of the championship of England, Manchester United defeated Brighton & Hove 2-0 and climbed to fourth place. In the 51st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal of 2022, completing a solo run with a spectacular strike.
The return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League between PSG and Real Madrid will take place in Madrid on March 9.
Source: Rosbalt
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