26 years of shame in the Champions League! Paris taught a lesson: Kylian Mbappe is speechless, the boss is dead-faced
In the second round of the Champions League Death Group, Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain played a matchup. 1-4, Mbappe's Paris lost miserably away and saw the Magpies reach the top. Paris coach Luis Enrique's face is dead, Mbappe is silent, the worst defeat in the Champions League in 6 years and the worst defeat in the group stage of the Champions League in 26 years, such a Paris does not have the strength to sprint to the Champions League.
The four big forwards of Gonzalo Ramos, Muani, Mbappe and Dembele came together, and Paris Saint-Germain almost gave up the midfield. However, the pragmatic and calm Newcastle taught Paris a good lesson.
Paris Saint-Germain's 424 formation "plays with fire", the calm and sophisticated Newcastle, with active and effective front-court pressure, set-piece high-altitude bombing, to Paris strength. Almiron's first goal, Dan Byrne's header, was the best example. Trippier grabbed Paris' ribs and provided an assist to Longstaff, completely desperate Paris.
When Paris pulled one goal back, in the 91st minute, Newcastle also poured salt on the wound in Paris. Schar scored the goal for Newcastle to seal the win, and the home fans were jubilant!
Look at Paris Saint-Germain again - manager Enrique was stunned in place, his face was like ashes, his face was helpless and disappointed; Mbappe crossed his hands at his waist, his face was also livid, and his eyes showed unwillingness and confusion. Paris has a luxurious lineup, but lacks soul and dedication to integrate into a true team.
Disappointed and confused
This summer, Paris Saint-Germain completed the task of "clearing plums and chasing horses", Messi did not renew his contract, Neymar left, and Mbappe became an absolute brother. The team spent 350 million euros, bringing in Muani, Ugarte, Dembele, Lucas, Li Gangren, Skriniar, Asensio and Gonzalo Ramos. However, Ligue 1 finished 5th, losing 4-1 to Newcastle in the Champions League, which only proves that the reform of the Grand Paris has not been successful.
After the match, Gonzalo Ramo admitted: "It was a nightmare night because it was a fiasco. We had chances, we didn't handle the details well enough, Newcastle played to their strengths, they were better at playing against each other, they were better at taking chances, and that's why they won. "In the Champions League, Newcastle played 120% of the spirit, but Paris could not inspire the fighting force, which is a huge gap.
According to OPTA data, this is Paris Saint-Germain's heaviest Champions League defeat in nearly six years, after March 2017, when they lost 6-1 to Barca in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final. For the first time in nearly 26 years, Paris Saint-Germain conceded 4+ goals in the group stage of the Champions League. The last time we lost so badly in the group stage (Stage 1) of the Champions League was a 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in 1997.
The well-known sports media B/R ridiculed Paris with cartoons: After seeing the 1-4 defeat in Paris, Messi and Neymar both laughed - this is the result of Paris' "clear plum chasing horses"?