The great morbidity that the reunion entailed in the Champions of Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiolatwo best friends in trouble, ended in a wreck of PSG in City of Manchester. The bench duel between the ex-Azulgrana, who always throw flowers at each other, and the two teams in serious qualifying troubles decided to join the Paris side with a return that leaves the English team in the places of elimination with only one day left in the league stage.
Before starting the meeting on Princes Park In the night with constant rain, Lucho and Pep gave each other a warm hugalthough the tension of the moment can be seen on their faces and their respective groups risk their lives on French lands.
The tactical ‘battle’ was won by the Asturian coach against an under-performing City team that he kept missing, and how, to Rodri Hernandezyours is new Ballon d’Or 2024 and real ‘lighthouse’ in the engine room. The Spanish international rested while recovering from his serious knee injury and supported his team in the stands of the Paris stadium, although his expression of anxiety was almost permanent due to what he was seeing on the pitch.
Guardiola’s men were saved at half-time, when the referee disallowed a goal Hakimi due to a previous offside Nuno Mendes for a small piece of knee, as indicated by the lines of VAR.
Nor the two almost consecutive goals of city Once the second half began, the task of Oily and Haaland and that put Pep’s team with a short-lived 0-2 advantage, sinking a PSG more active and determined when attacking.
Luis Enrique He ordered his team to actually step up and Dembelehis first change after the break, and the release boat They tied the match in just four minutes. The desperate survival exercise city He finished, moments later, with a header from João Neves.
The final touch came in the extension with a goal Goncalo Ramos that he VAR Checked for a few minutes of doubt and ended up proving the madness of the local players, delirium of the fans present in the stadium. Princes Park and of a Luis Enrique who returned to greet a Guardiola with a lost look. The Asturian coach gave free rein to his euphoria after winning the ‘Champions League final’ in January to his friend pepwhich he has already surpassed in their individual rivalries with three wins and two losses in their five meetings in the top continental competition.
Source: La Verdad
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