In Lisbon,
For its 50th anniversary, it is the PSG which regales. Absent from the last four of the Champions League for 25 years, the club of the capital composted its ticket for the semi-finals on Wednesday, after a crazy, crazy, crazy match against Atalanta (2-1), in Lisbon . Long uncertain, Kylian Mbappé made the difference by entering on time. Neymar was grandiose, although clumsy in front of goal. And Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has turned into the unlikely hero of this meeting. Certainly, the Bergamo club, without complex, led the score for a long time, until the 90th minute, and especially jostled PSG for 60 minutes. But the results are positive. “The goals are late, it's clear, but the victory is deserved. We were lucky at the end, but we forced the luck, ”analyzed Thomas Tuchel after the meeting, at a press conference.
We especially saw that Paris was in lack of talent before the entry of Mbappé. Especially since the latter was not the only absent mark at kickoff. Angel Di Maria and Marco Verratti too. The first, suspended Wednesday, is available for the half, Tuesday, against Leipzig or Atlético. The second is less certain. Hit in the calf during training, he was still limping on Wednesday… "It will be very short," says Thomas Tuchel.
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Navas, the world class
Thiago Silva and company will therefore probably have to do without the Italian midfielder. They could also have to do without the services of the one Tuchel sees as a "key" element in the quest for a possible coronation on August 23 in the final of this C1. "The key could be Keylor Navas, with his experience and his personality," explains the German coach, referring to the recipes for success. He is extremely calm, he has a lot of experience in this competition. He's really, really calm and he calms all the other players. " Triple winner of the “Champions'” with Real, the Costa Rican goalkeeper did not take long to be adopted. Above all, he made everyone agree on the ground. Again on Wednesday, he was decisive, especially on a point blank header at the start of the game. A world class keeper.
Except that after long minutes of exchanges with the Parisian bench and coach Tuchel, the person finally agreed to leave his partners, ten minutes from the end of regulatory time. Touch. And replaced by his usual understudy, the Spanish international Sergio Rico. "I dont have any news. I have not yet spoken with the doctors, physiotherapists or Keylor, ”Thomas Tuchel simply declared at a press conference after the meeting. Since then, RMC has revealed a first trend. And it is not reassuring. The former last bulwark of Real has hamstrings whistling. Our colleagues evoke "a strong pain", a relative of the player confirming that "it is muscular". We are still waiting for an official communication from the club. In any case, there are only five days left. A lot and a little at the same time. Tick tock ...
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