The favorite of this meeting was without a doubt. This match, however, was a perfect proof that as long as the ball is in play, everything is possible. The Parisians started the clash by overweighting the pitch. The visitors, however, were organized defensively and did not leave much room for the PSG players.
Marcin Bułka is the hero of the 1/8 French Cup. He stopped PSG
The players were deep in their own half. They just waited for PSG’s mistakes and wanted to try to counterattack. Leo Messi tried to dribble on the wing several times, but didn’t have much room to attack. This positional one was virtually impossible. In the 17th minute, Hicham Boudaoui broke away on the right side of the Paris team’s defenders. He had a lot of room there and he played 20 meters precisely to Amine Gouri. Nothing came out of it, because it did not contribute well to the strike and did not create a threat.
PSG prevailed for the first half, but up to a point they had trouble creating the stock. In the 22nd minute they had a pretty good pass to Ander Herrera, who withdrew the ball eleven meters to Marco Verratti, but the Italian sent the ball past the goal. At the end of this part of the game of wind, the players of Nice took their sails. Marcin Bu³ka also deserves attention, as he successfully intervened several times while standing in the red-and-black goal. Until the break it was 0: 0.
Parisians could be in trouble after they changed sides. Gouiri broke off on the left at one point and was running towards the goal with the ball. It was a sure-goal situation, but the striker took too long to take a shot and eventually saved Gianuligi Donnarumma brilliantly. PSG still had an advantage in possession of the ball, but nothing big came out of it. The whole meeting was not a spectacle at a high level. Until the end of regular game time, both teams did not create any more dangerous situations. After the referee’s final whistle, there was a goalless draw. That’s why penalties were needed.
And at this decisive moment, he mobilized himself. The Pole first defended Leandro Paredes’ shot. The Argentinian was third in PSG. He was supposed to equalize the score in penalties at 3: 3. It didn’t work because Bułka stopped him. Moments later, however, Andy Delort’s shot was stopped by Donnarumma. The next players hit. It happened 5: 5. Dante gave Christoph Galtier’s team the lead. Xavi Simons shot under pressure and made a mistake. Marcin Bułka saved his shot and allowed Nice to advance to the quarter-finals.
The 22-year-old eliminated the team from which he was loaned to his current club. And it found the cover of the prestigious sports journal “L’Equipe”. “Bułka heroem” – reads the headline. – Bułka, goalkeeper number 1. Defending two penalties, Marcin Bułka, a goalkeeper on loan from PSG, ensured the promotion of the team from the Cote d’Azur – we read on the cover of today’s issue – journalists emphasized.
– Despite the good attitude of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marcin Bułka emerged victorious from a breathtaking series of penalties, defending two strokes – it was written in “Le Parisien”.
Source: Sport
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