Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) Kylian Mbappe had a disastrous 90 minutes. He has a lower rating than Lee Kang-In (PSG).
PSG lost the first leg of their 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Barcelona 2-3 at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France, at 4:00 a.m. ET on Nov. 11.
The quarterfinalists will meet in the second leg on May 17.
PSG lined up in a 4-3-3 formation on the day. Kylian Mbappe, Marco Asensio, and Ousmane Dembele formed the back three. Vitinha, Fabian Luis, and Lee Kang-In were in the middle. Nuno Mendes, Lucas Veraldo, Luka Hernandez, and Marquinhos formed the defense. Gianluigi Donnarumma put on the goalkeeping gloves.
Barcelona also went with a 4-3-3 formation. Zafinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Ramin Yamal lined up in a back three. Franck de Jong, Sergi Roberto, and Ilkay Gundogan held the midfield. The back line consisted of João Cancelo, Pau Koubarsey, Ronald Araujo, 바카라사이트 and Jules Kunde, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen in goal.
Lee Kang-In opened the attack. In the sixth minute, he took one look at the Barcelona goal from the corner of the box and tried to open the scoring with a left-footed shot, but the ball went straight into the goalkeeper’s arms. Lee tried again in the 27th minute from a similar position. But the result was the same. It was saved.
The ‘home team’ PSG pushed hard until the middle of the first half.
But the first goal came from Barcelona. In the 37th minute, on a counterattack, Yamal, who was on the right flank, slotted the ball into the box. Goalkeeper Donnarumma was alert and cleared the ball away, but the loose ball fell to Hapinha, who found the goal relatively unguarded and took advantage of the situation to score.
The first half ended with Barcelona leading 1-0.
PSG made a substitution at the start of the second half. Asensio was taken off and Bradley Barcola was brought on for Mbappe and Dembele on the left and Lee and Barcola on the right.
The substitutions paid off. PSG scored twice within five minutes. In the third minute of the second half, Mbappe’s cutback hit the Barcelona defense and found Dembele’s feet. Dembele neutralized The Dragon in front of him and slotted the ball between goalkeeper Thierry Henry and the post to equalize.
PSG fought back. In the fifth minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in opened the scoring. After winning possession on the right flank, Lee played a short pass to Luis, who was free from defensive interference, and he laid the ball off to the penetrating Vitinha. Vittinha wasted no time in slotting the ball into the back of the net,
In the 14th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in was brought down in the box while competing for the ball with an opponent, but the referee deemed it a legitimate challenge and allowed play to continue. Two minutes later, Lee was replaced by Zaire Emer, who finished the game first.
Barcelona equalized.
They equalized in the 16th minute of the second half. Pedri, who was in front of the arc, sent a half-beat pass to Hapinha, who was right in front of the keeper. He floated the ball up. Zafinha ripped a left-footed shot into the PSG net.
Barcelona looked to turn the tables, and it was up to Philippe Coutinho to complete his ‘hat-trick’. He stepped up to take a long-range free kick and tried to shoot himself, but the ball went straight at the goalkeeper and was saved.
PSG hit the ground running. Dembele broke down the Barcelona left flank, even with two defenders closing in on him, and fired a shot at the opposite post. The ball rolled and rolled and rolled before hitting the post for nothing.
Barcelona scored the final goal. In the 31st minute of the second half, Andreas Christensen scored a header off a corner kick. 사설 토토사이트 His header rattled the PSG net.
The game ended just like that. Barcelona had earned a valuable away win.
According to statistician Footmob, Mbappe, who played the full game, had a poor performance, winning 20% of ground balls (2/10), 50% of aerial balls (1/2), 0 shots on target, and 20% of dribbles (1/5). He also received a rating of 6.6, lower than Lee Kang-in (6.8).
“Mbappe was nowhere near the goal after his only action in five minutes. He was unable to make any difference after that.”
PSG coach Luis Enrique was also coy: “I don’t evaluate individual players after a defeat,” he said.