Paris Saint Germain 1-0 Real Madrid: defeats 1-0 with a late goal scored by K. Mbappe
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain snatched a late win Real Madrid 1-0 after K. Mbappe scored just 1 goal (90').
PARIS. Paris Saint Germain snatched a late win Real Madrid 1-0 after K. Mbappe scored just 1 goal (90′). Paris Saint Germain took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
L. Messi missed a penalty (62′) for Paris Saint Germain.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the assistance of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini. The 4th official was Daniele Chiffi. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold around 9 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 57% while Real Madrid was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Real Madrid shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 4 yellow cards (M. Verratti, Danilo, P. Kimpembe and L. Paredes). On the other side, Real Madrid received 4 yellow cards (Casemiro, E. Militao, F. Mendy and Rodrygo).
After playing this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 11 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Real Madrid will stay with 15 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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38'38'
Casemiro
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40'40'
M. Verratti
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51'51'
E. Militao
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57'57'
F. Mendy
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62'62'
L. Messi
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62'62'
Danilo
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72'72'
Lucas
D. Carvajal
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72'72'
Rodrygo
M. Asensio
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73'73'
Neymar
A. Di Maria
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82'82'
E. Hazard
Vinicius Junior
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82'82'
F. Valverde
L. Modric
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84'84'
P. Kimpembe
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83'83'
Rodrygo
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87'87'
I. Gueye
Danilo
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87'87'
G. Bale
K. Benzema
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90'90'
L. Paredes
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90'90'
K. Mbappe
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Paris Saint Germain will play away with Real Madrid on the 9th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).
Real Madrid will host Paris Saint Germain on the 9th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).
Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid will play the return match on the at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups
Paris Saint Germain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero chose to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Danilo Pereira , Leandro Paredes , Marco Verratti , Ángel Di María , Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé .
Substitutes
Paris Saint Germain made 2 changes: A. Di Maria for Neymar (73′) and Danilo for I. Gueye (87′).
Top player: Marco Verratti
The player who no doubt impressed Paris Saint Germain the most was Marco Verratti even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 95 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Real Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Also Real Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois , Daniel Carvajal , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Casemiro , Toni Kroos , Marco Asensio , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 5 changes: D. Carvajal for Lucas (72′), M. Asensio for Rodrygo (72′), Vinicius Junior for E. Hazard (82′), L. Modric for F. Valverde (82′) and K. Benzema for G. Bale (87′).
Best player: Thibaut Courtois
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was the goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois. His rating is 8.80. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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