The magnificent Kylian Mbappé kept Paris Saint Germain alive in the Champions League
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The double this Tuesday as a visitor in Spain allowed the Parisian team to eliminate Real Sociedad by a 4-1 aggregate, in which the French striker was an essential protagonist by demonstrating once again his class and his qualities to liquidate the dream of the Basque team
There are 34 goals in 34 games of the 23/24 season for the 'Turtle', who scored six in the Champions League to be the top scorer of the tournament, but also scored the last 23 by finishing with his right foot.
A historical record.
The match started very vibrant, with two teams determined to try to score the first goal of the match, Real with the dream of turning the tie back after the 2-0 suffered at the Parc des Princes and the Parisian team wanting to finish as much as possible. before the eliminatory.
Thus came the first chance for PSG, with an individual action by Kylian Mbappé on Hamari Traoré in speed, which assisted Bradley Barcola, whose shot was aborted by Real's goalkeeper, Álex Remiro.
The Parisian captain was left wanting.
But he no longer forgave the second time he had.
He got hold of a great ball filtered by Ousmane Dembélé that allowed him to look for one-on-one against Igor Zubeldia who could do little to block a measured shot to the opposite corner of the Spanish team's goal.
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Mbappé, one of the best players in the world today, jumped onto the pitch determined to try to finish the tie in the first 45 minutes, and he once again starred in another dangerous arrival for PSG.
He appeared from the right with a back pass from Barcola so that the leader of Luis Enrique's team could shoot, but Álex Remiro saved in an almost miraculous way again.
The first and only arrival of Real in the entire first half came with a great drive by Takefusa Kubo, who did not think twice and launched a shot from the edge of the area that went close to Gianluigi Donnarumma's corner.
With Michael Oliver's final whistle, both teams entered the locker room tunnel with the clear feeling that the tie was about to be decided.
Upon returning from the locker room, PSG continued their game, with a superiority against a Real team that was powerless for much of the match.
Something that Mbappé took advantage of and, once again, demonstrated why he is desired by half of Europe.
A magnificent counterattack against which Remiro could do nothing completely sealed the tie in favor of the Parisian club.
The txuri urdin team tried to react and finish in a dignified manner.
He scored, but Ander Barrenetxea's goal from a header off a filtered pass from Beñat Turrientes was disallowed for offside.
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The entry of Barrenetxea added some spice to the match, who led to better arrivals for the Txuri Urdin team to the rival area, although a PSG in 'rest mode' solved the realistic chances without major worries.
The clearest for Imanol Alguacil's men came in the 79th minute of the game, again through the boots of Barrenetxea who, after dribbling, assisted Turrientes whose shot was stopped by a great Donnarumma.
With that inertia he managed to make up the result for Real, with a push to give at least a little joy to his fans.
Mikel Merino, who wore the captain's armband after the departure of Mikel Oyarzabal, saved San Sebastian's honor.
La Real says goodbye to a Champions League in which it clearly went from more to less, while PSG's path is the opposite and is already awaiting a rival in the quarterfinals.
The curse of the Txuri Urdin team in Europe thus continues, where they have not passed a tie since August 2014 against Aberdeen.
Source: EFE