“Paris Saint-Germain should not be discounted” – Kommersant FM
[ad_1]
The second round of the group stage in the Champions League has ended, and the second day of the draw was not without surprises. Newcastle in England defeated Paris Saint-Germain with a score of 4:1. Borussia Dortmund and Milan drew 0:0. Kommersant FM sports commentator Vladimir Osipov followed the developments on the football fields of Europe.
Newcastle were considered by many to be favorites in the home match against PSG. But no one could have predicted that the English team would literally declassify Mbappe and company. Bookmakers generally gave almost equal odds for the victory of one and the other team.
So four goals against Donnarumma can be called a sensation. Moreover, by and large, everything was decided at the beginning of the second half, when Newcastle took the lead 3:0. The fans at St James’ Park were literally going crazy with happiness.
The hosts, of course, showed a great game, but, admiring their courage, football expert Andrei Arshavin still noted the investments of the new owners of the club from Saudi Arabia: “Newcastle scored after an error, and then everything turned out in favor of the British.
The Saudis used the money well. I remember how many people said that under no circumstances should they sell the clubs. But money ruins everything.”
The sheikhs have owned the club for about two years and have already invested more than €0.5 billion in their brainchild. Yes, they didn’t buy any superstars like Mbappe, but they modernized the stadium, training facilities and, most importantly, hired a number of senior executives to manage the club. And here you are, the results were not long in coming, first in the English Premier League, and now in the Champions League.
However, despite such a major defeat, Paris Saint-Germain should not be discounted, and, most likely, Luis Enrique’s team will still leave Group F, football agent Vadim Trushkov, who lives and works in France, is sure:
“You can lose exactly one match to any of your opponents, and there are sensations. They happen regularly, let’s say, but there are not many of them, that’s why they are sensations. I think there shouldn’t be any problems whether the team gets first or second place in the group.”
For now, PSG is in second place in the group. The first is at Newcastle. Moreover, two other clubs in this company – Borussia (Dortmund) and Milan – also produced an unexpected result: a draw, and zero, although both of them have someone to score. But this is how it happens in football.
The rest of the matches of the day were without sensations. Manchester City beat Leipzig (3:1), although the score was tied for a long time.
But middling clubs cannot survive against Pep Guardiola’s machine. Barcelona beat Porto away (1:0), and, according to football analyst Konstantin Kleschev, the Catalans are ready for great achievements this season:
“This is a powerful team that has gained momentum in the Spanish Championship. She will fight for high places and, of course, at least for reaching the Champions League final.”
But here it’s worth saying that the blue garnets don’t look like a machine yet, and away from Porto everything was, as they say, “on the thin side.” But Javier Hernandez’s team again took their three points, so for now Barca lives up to expectations and leads Group H.
The next round of the Champions League group stage will now take place only at the end of October, but there will be no less football from this moment. On October 5, the Europa League and the Conference League await us. Then the 11th round of the RPL, and after that – the matches of the Russian national football team with Cameroon and Kenya.
Everything is clear with us – Telegram channel “Kommersant FM”.
[ad_2]
Source link