GAME OVER. A new legendary failure in Parisian history in the Champions League, even if this one doesn’t have serious consequences, since PSG won their first match and it ended 0-0 in Dortmund-Milan. Questions need to be asked about these repeated accidents despite changing players and coaches every year. Hopefully, someone wants to see a change one day… See you tomorrow for OM-Brighton, hoping for better results.
Newcastle-PSG statistics – Sofascore
93rd minute: Can’t wait to hear Louis Enrique in the press conference explaining that he didn’t make any mistakes in the lineup and that his team pleased him, as always.
91st minute: OH THE AMAZING GOAL BY SCHÄR!!!! The Swiss defender continues his effort after pressuring Ramos 30 meters away from the goal. He decides to take a shot and it’s a stunner. These guys are unstoppable tonight. 4-1.
88th minute: The defensive coherence and running volume of the English players at this moment in the match… the difference in kilometers covered between the two teams is unbelievable.
85th minute: COME ON VITINHA!!!! The Portuguese midfielder had a good pass from Mbappé on a transition play, the first since kick-off almost. But he misses the target by 20 meters. What can I say?
82nd minute: I would like to say that it’s an intense siege in the Magpies’ box, but it’s not really. Actually, not at all. No PSG striker manages to make any notable individual difference.
79th minute: The best PSG player of the evening is still a 12 and a half year old kid, the only one showing character and technical ease on the ball. That shows the extent of the general failure.
76th minute: WELL DONE OUSMANE. For once, he managed to control the ball nicely and take a powerful shot. Unfortunately, it goes straight to Pope who saves it.
73rd minute: Is Ramos playing on roller skates or what? He looks like he’s playing on nails, it’s a total disaster with what he’s showing us. No passes, no shots, no useful movements. NOTHING AT ALL.
70th minute: The English players are less aggressive with the ball, there’s space in theory, but for that, we would need to start looking like a team…
67th minute: Lol Govou getting excited because Dembélé is found deep to play a duel against Pope, but we’re talking about Dembélé here. He gets caught up by Lascelles and shoots five meters wide…
64th minute: Well, Vitinha replaces Ugarte, not sure if it’s the best choice given the crazy intensity of the evening, but you do as you please, Lucho.
62nd minute: Mbappé’s terrorist performance. He can’t do anything right and also doesn’t bother with defensive cover. Unbelievable attitude.
60th minute: Luis Enrique brings Barcola in for Kolo-muani, who has been quite dull tonight. The Spanish coach doesn’t give up on his completely incoherent 4-2-4 formation. Well…
58th minute: Great job by Zaïre-Emery who sends a perfectly weighted left-footed lob for his left-back making a run. Maybe??? Goal reduction by Lucas Hernandez, superbly served by Warren Zaïre-Emery! 3-1 for Newcastle.
57th minute: IT’S GOOD, IT COUNTS, THANK YOU!
56th minute: YES, LUCAS HERNANDEZ REDUCES THE SCORE!!! OFFSIDE???
54th minute: PSG’s ability to self-destruct in the Champions League. No matter the players, the coaches, the project, it remains THE marker in the annual calendar.
52nd minute: THE THIRD GOAL IS A DISASTER!! Longstaff easily finds space between Ugarte and Hernandez, who are not paying attention, the English forward is off-centre but his low shot is deflected into the net by Donnarumma, not great on that one. What an incredible evening.
50th minute: Every action by Dembélé makes me want to strangle an adorable little kitten with my teeth. How can he consistently make the wrong choice?
47th minute: And we’re back without any changes or even a PSG player warming up. I don’t know what to say.
22:05: Not offside for me, the handball is there but not necessarily punishable according to the regulations… Newcastle doubles their lead before halftime! But this goal seems to be tainted by a handball from Lascelles. Your opinion?
21:55: The first goal of the match, for those who didn’t see it. OH NO, MARQUINOS’ MISTAKE! Poor clearance by the PSG captain allows Almiron to score for the Magpies.
21:54: Half-time at St. James’ Park, PSG completely outplayed and victim of dubious refereeing decisions. Same old story again.
45th+6 minute: And Guimaraes fouls Skriniar, that deserved more than a yellow card, referee.
45th+4 minute: I found an explanation for the second English goal. Take it or leave it: “An accidental handball that leads to a teammate scoring a goal or having a goal-scoring opportunity will no longer be considered an offense” unless the goal is “directly from the hand [or] immediately after the ball has touched the hand,” the IFAB explains, with implementation of these measures in July next year.
45th minute: Seven minutes of stoppage time, we can still have a laugh.
44th minute: I’m having a hard time understanding how this goal was allowed, even if, deep down, it punishes a first half which was vomit-inducing from the Parisians, in a formation that is not at all suited to the intensity of the Champions League.
42nd minute: YES, HE GIVES IT!!! Very confusing action in the box, Lascelles clearly touches the ball with his hand at the start of the action, it’s very hard to understand why the VAR didn’t go back to that moment??? After that, there’s no offside and despite a great dive from Gigio, Burn’s header is counted.
41st minute: VAR takes ages to make a decision, handball or not, offside or not?
40th minute: WAIT, WAIT, SECOND GOAL FOR NEWCASTLE????
38th minute: Great intentional tackle by Hernandez to stop a dangerous run by Almiron. The Magpies are doing whatever they want, it’s embarrassing for everyone (well, when you support PSG).
36th minute: Stop reminding us that Lyon played a Champions League semi-final with Guimaraes, please Paul Tchoukriel, we’re trying to forget it was one…
