catching up stopped abruptly
Neymar’s pathetic penalty seals PSG’s bankruptcy
02/20/2022 10:23 am
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Paris Saint-Germain still beats Real Madrid during the week, now the star ensemble is going under in the domestic league: In the 1: 3 against FC Nantes, superstar Neymar first starts a short catch-up race, then he personally stops it with a pathetic penalty attempt.
FC Nantes surprisingly beat Paris Saint-Germain. The candidate for international business beat the star squad around Neymar, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé 3-1 (3-0) and defended fifth place in the table ahead of Olympique Lyon.
The Parisians, who had won 1-0 against Real Madrid in the Champions League during the week, started the game with six position changes and were shocked right from the start: Kolo Muani shot the ball past PSG goalkeeper Kaylor Navas with his outside instep to 1:0 in the 4th minute of the game. Quentin Merlin (16′) and Ludovic Blas (45′ + 6′, penalty) increased the lead to a 3-0 half-time lead.
Neymar scored the 1-3 goal straight after the break. Paris were awarded a penalty in the 58th minute, but Neymar hesitated long before taking the shot and missed miserably when he placed the ball weakly in the centre-right and Nantes keeper Alban Lafont had no trouble parrying. It was the end of Paris Saint-Germain’s comeback. Previously, Lafont had thwarted several high-profile chances from the Paris star ensemble. A wild game with numerous chances for both sides, two penalties and a rescinded dismissal for Nantes’ Dennis Appiah ended in a bitter defeat for PSG. World footballer Lionel Messi missed a penalty against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
“Really upset”
Coach Mauricio Pochettino is nevertheless certain: “For me there are many positive aspects, but when you lose 3-1 against Nantes it’s difficult to find them. It’s my responsibility to find them and try to solve the problems fix that we had tonight.” Yes, they are “really upset”, but above all “disappointed with the result because we didn’t play badly and there were many positive aspects.”
After all, Kylian Mbappé left it at one moment of shock: After Nicolas Pallois got in rudely, the superstar, who was still a goalscorer against Real Madrid during the week, had to be treated on the ankle for a long time, but was then able to continue. Despite the second defeat of the season, coach Mauricio Pochettino’s team is comfortably at the top. Chaser Olympique Marseille can reduce to ten points on Sunday.
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