There are different ways to prepare for the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Dortmund method, with an easy 4-0 victory on Friday 14 February against Frankfurt and a new goal from his Norwegian nugget Erling Haaland. And then that of PSG, led 3-0 at the Unicorn stadium in Amiens after forty minutes of play.
The Parisians finally reacted on three corners and by their defenders: Ander Herrera forgotten just before half time, then Tanguy Kouassi twice, brought the two teams tied. The central defender, who had already scored the 4000e goal of the club in Reims, is the second youngest player to have scored a double for PSG. Then it was Mauro Icardi who gave the advantage to the championship leader (74e). It’s the first time in history that the capital’s club has raised a handicap of three goals.
A crazy scenario to the end
The story could have ended there, but this match was completely insane until the end: Serhou Guirassy crucified Keylar Navas a fourth time on a block in overtime, just seconds after a missed shot by Cavani , a 200e goal under the Parisian colors that would have given air to its partners.
The Parisians have long been unrecognizable, and not only because most of the incumbents – Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Marquinhos, Marco Verrati at the head, missed the kick-off. Overwhelmed by the aggressiveness of the Amiens, the partners of Mauro Icardi and Edison Cavani, who played the 90 minutes, seemed very little involved, especially defensively.
Enough to let Gaël Kakuta, author of a sumptuous goal and two assists, make the 19 dreame in the Ligue 1 ranking, without a win since November 2. Verrati’s halftime entry did a lot of good in Paris, which is 13 points ahead of Marseille before its runner-up moved to Lille at the end of the day, Sunday at 9 p.m. Faced with the yellow wall of Dortmund on Tuesday, we should not start playing until after being led by three goals.
