The English were unlucky in the decisive round.
Borussia D reacted PSG
Although the Parisians had good chances before half-time, the Germans did not give in to their opponents, who were desperately fighting for a place in the playoffs. The Germans completed their part of the task: they advanced ahead of schedule, but were defeated PSG relegated to second place. Luis Enrique’s team set up an active game in attack, which Terzic’s team interrupted before the break with high pressure and active coverage of the left flank of the guest attack.
But it didn’t always work as defender Sule made one of the biggest saves of the year. Striker Mbappe hit the empty net, but the German managed to raise his foot in a tackle, deflecting the ball. It staggers from PSG he controlled the goal frame and then the man who then equalised, the young midfielder Zaire-Emery, made a mistake. The 17-year-old midfielder conceded a goal to pacey striker Adeyemi. But it was clear that in the fight only the guests really needed victory.
PSG They allowed us to equalize and accelerate attacks in space, but the Germans did not impress with the ball. But we praise Borussia D for their desire to get involved, they won many selections, making the Parisians nervous. Coach Luis Enrique stood on the sidelines anxiously, and his colleague Terzic asked his players to wait for a counterattack, because time was against them in a draw. PSGbecause in a parallel match, Newcastle scored first against the currently imperfect AC Milan.
Level on points with the Magpies, the French were eliminated, as Donnarumma had conceded four goals in the first match against Newcastle. The return draw does not change the situation in the Enrique-Jau pairing: the fate of the French is in the hands of Milan when they have eight points each. PSG For first place a win was needed, but spoiler alert, it didn’t happen, because Mbappe was slightly offside when he scored after a nice assist from Hakimi.
The Magpies ran into the evil Milan
If the Rossoneri had finished in the group, Newcastle could have easily won at home. But as an away win guaranteed Milan a spring in the European Cup, Pioli’s men did not give up when they conceded to Joelinton. There is the possibility of Silvio’s resignation, the results are not encouraging. But when world champion Giroud is on the pitch, you can always create a goal against an opponent suffering from injuries to its main players: Olivier passed to Pulisic.
Newcastle was not saved by the reserve goalkeeper Dubravka, Milan scored with the first shot on goal. A statistical nuance describes a match in which the Magpies had more chances. The Rossoneri lost against Atalanta at the weekend, and before that there was the home defeat against Borussia D in the Champions League and the draw with Lecce in Serie A. With these results it is logical to hear about Ibrahimovic’s appointment on the bench. interim coach, or on the search for a permanent mentor in Pioli’s place.
But even a wounded Milan is dangerous. Newcastle tried to show off, Eddie Howe made some substitutions, but Italian teams don’t need to be taught patience, they are born with the ability to react and get the most out of poor approaches. Leau, Giroud and Pulisic waited for the attack, in which several Magpies players made positional errors, and managed to equalize the score. The draw deprives Newcastle of second place in the group and equal points with the Parisian club, who recover quickly.
The fans won in the “group of death”
If we remember the scandalous decision of the referee in the brawl PSG and Newcastle, the defeat of the Parisians by the Magpies, as well as the not always spectacular clashes of Milan, weakened since the spring, then we will not get a “group of death”, but a group in which each team, and Borussia D does not is an exception, he competed in the ability to disappoint. In reality we can only mention the fans, especially those of Newcastle and Borussia D. They were very good today, even if the quality of the football was disappointing.
There were too many low-speed errors, both in defense and in the opponent’s goal in converting obvious opportunities. PSG they got together and generally looked better than Borussia D, who are in poor shape in the Bundesliga: fifth place, one win in the last five rounds. Newcastle attacked more often than Milan, which is evident not only thanks to Joelinton’s beautiful heroic goal, but in terms of the quality of chances the Italians were significantly ahead of the English in the end.
A bloodless Newcastle, with a third of the squad in hospital and Tonali suspended, fail to defeat Milan. The epilogue came when the Italians scored the second goal. He played as a substitute for Pioli, which meant a little tragedy for the Magpies, because they were flying out of European competitions. To be honest, the “death group” was disappointing. Too much fighting with long ugly stretches. Borussia D made up for it Champions League failures in the Bundesliga, but played ambiguously.
A PSG In almost all group matches, the execution was disappointing, their performances cannot be called unambiguous and splendid. As a result, the team was eliminated, beating the Parisians 4:1, as the Polish referees in the return match awarded a penalty in favor of the Qatari Sheiks club. So only the fans won. Borussia D ranked first PSG in second place, and Milan arrives in the Europa League. And Newcastle joined the hapless Manchester United.
We conceded two goals after two shots on goal from Dubravka’s Milan. Two clubs nuclear submarine of the four he finished last in the groups. Mbappe can once again joke about the “farmers’ league”, as the French league is nicknamed. But since then PSG There is no class for first place in the quartet, then the draw will be evaluated on Monday. If the Parisians face an opponent of the caliber of Bayern, Real Madrid or Manchester City, they could be eliminated again in the first round of the spring playoffs.
