24 Soccer tip PSG and Di Maria kneel down Real Madrid on Zidane`s return to USL
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The team of Paris Saint-Germain won by a convincing 3:0 host against Real Madrid in the Group A clash of the Champions League. Angel Di Maria became the hero for the French team with two goals (14 `, 33`) in his hundredth match in the tournament. He also became only the second footballer to have two hits in a single match against the Royal Club and Barcelona after Mario Jardel. The third goal was the work of Mounier at the time of the meeting. For guest mentor Zinedine Zidane, it was the first match in the final of the final advised by next soccer matches in Kyiv last June, when the Madrid team beat current champion Liverpool with 3:1.
Both teams lacked several key players. Thomas Tuchel could not count on his stellar attacking trio. Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani were injured and Neymar was punished. The new addition Mauro Icardi, however, was the first team holder for the first time, with Di Maria and Pablo Sarabia supporting him on the wings. On the door was Keylor Navas, who was transferred from Real Madrid.
Zinedine Zidane also had problems with a number of absentees. The captain Sergio Ramos was punished and Marcelo injured. Thus, new additions Eder Militao and Ferland Mendy took their place. Current Golden Ball winner Luka Modric, on the other hand, healed a muscle injury, which gave James Rodriguez a chance to start from the first minute. The attack was led by Karim Benzema, who was with the captain`s belt today, with Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale attacking on both flanks.
In the first ten minutes the game was dominated by the center with no goal, but in the 14th the former guest player, Di Maria, took advantage of a pass from Juan Bernadt to find the result in favor of the French champion. Interestingly, this is the match number 100 for the Argentine in the tournament.
In the ensuing minutes, Azar, Benzema, and James fired shots, but they were inaccurate. This was the 33rd minute when Di Maria left with a very precise long shot no chance for Thibault Courtois for his second goal in the match. Only seconds later, Bale scored a fantastic goal, but after consulting the VAR the referee dismissed him for playing a Welshman`s hand. In the added time of the first part, a powerful shot of his shot went off the door.
Just like in the first half, there were no dangers in front of the two doors in the opening minutes of the second half. It wasn`t until the `60s when it came to Di Maria trying to shape his hat trick, but his transfer kick was over the door. Two minutes later, a shot of Sarabia passed near the door, and the pressure from the hosts continued.
However, he gradually passed and so Real Madrid came to a goal in the 76th minute, the work of Benzema. The hit, however, was canceled because of an ambush by Luka Jovic. In the 82nd, the players of both teams quarreled, ending with yellow cards for appearing on the pitch by Vinicius Junior and Di Maria. The end of the defeat put Mounier in the added time when he signed after a combination with the other back of the Parisians - Bernadt. For him, it was the second assist in a match that ended without a real shot at Real Madrid.
PSG - REAL MADRID 3:0
1:0 Di Maria (14 `)
2:0
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