It's Groundhog Day (again) for Paris Saint-Germain. JohnMolinaro recaps another wild day in UCL 👇
Manchester United appeared to be dead to the world ahead of Wednesday’s tilt vs. Paris Saint-Germain. PSG held a 2-0 advantage from its win at Old Trafford last month, and no club had ever progressed to the next round of the Champions League after losing the first leg of a knockout match at home by two or more goals. What’s more, United was decimated by 10 absent players for this match – nine through injury and one via suspension .
But never underestimate PSG’s ability to somehow snatch a loss from the jaws of victory. For a side that spares no expense on players and has great ambitions to win this tournament in order to rank among Europe’s elite, PSG has a funny way of beating itself at the absolute worst possible moments.
This is not to take anything from Manchester United and what they achieved on Wednesday. The Red Devils played with belief and commitment in the French capital, showing great composure with so many players missing, and not being overawed by the occasion. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has conjured the spirit of the great Manchester United teams that played under Alex Ferguson, and his team is deservedly through to the quarterfinals.
But United had no business winning this match by two goals on the road. Had it been any other opponent – and not one such as PSG, with a proven track record of turning sure wins into losses – you can’t help but feel that United would be returning home to England empty handed. Instead, PSG gifted them two goals in the opening half hour off defensive miscues, and then threw them another life line by conceding a penalty deep into second-half injury time. Typical PSG.
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