PSG beat Maccabi Haifa sluggishly

Winning without playing well is a virtue within the reach of few, but the reading PSG needs to do is different, especially when it comes to the Champions League. Although they came from behind against Maccabi Haifa (1-3), they left a poor image. It is a group of selective concentration, which only starts when it is against the ropes. Messi equalized before the break and then goals from Mbappé and Neymar came to cling to the lead.

I was warned, but PSG let Maccabi Haifa get hooked on the match. Undaunted by the consequences of an anticipated defeat, the Israeli cadre did not simply sign off on a survival exercise. He went for more. Instead, the French champion allowed himself to win through laziness at times. Donnarumma’s lack of luck on the ball with his feet didn’t help, nor did Neymar’s penchant for angering a rival every match day.

Meanwhile, Maccabi Haifa sprang a surprise with a fine goal from Chery, who finished off a Haziza cross inside the area with his left foot. In the end, PSG struggled to burn. Too slow in pace, neither Neymar nor Mbappé were thrown off balance by some individual action. It was not his night. However, a cross from the Frenchman, fortunately deflected by a defender, allowed Messi in the small area to sign the tie: 1-1.

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Despite doing so, the first half was poor for PSG, relieved after the assistant canceled a Maccabi Haifa goal for offside. Like the bad student who started preparing for the exam the night before, Christophe Galtier’s painting chooses to solve everything after the break. It happens that his attitude is also not better. The desire to win, even against an inferior rival, forces you to offer something different.

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Maccabi Haifa held on, armed at the back, but the clash dragged on. In another moment of clarity for Messi, the Argentine invented a rare pass for Mbappé to carefully identify with the first touch. Return achieved: 1-2. It’s hard to surprise an aristocratic team like PSG, but in Israel it was close. Neymar, however, was sentenced after an assist from Verratti stripped a Maccabi Haifa bravely of no prize.

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