Proud finalist of the last Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain could not dominate the decadent United, who poked their head down the banks of the Seine.
The English arrived depressed until they were encouraged by PSG, which is the same inconsistent team as always, no matter how much Tuchel tries to put it in order.
Rashford ended the mirage by adjusting the final 1-2 shot at the post.
It rains on Paris.
The gray days have precipitated in the French capital like heralds of bad omen, knowing as it is known that Neymar can be distracted by the saudades of the tropics.
But Neymar, always unpredictable, appears electric in the Park of the Princes.
Ready to debut in the Champions League.
His face pale and haggard, his brain bright, more powerful than ever at his age, 28, the prime of a footballer's life.
PSG seems like a cheap team until Neymar receives the ball.
With Verratti and Paredes out, the Brazilian is delayed, claims prominence, and becomes the best midfielder of the team, as gifted at setting the rhythms of each action as the best imaginable midfielders.
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PSG Keylor Navas, Kimpembe, Florenzi (Colin Dagba, min. 78), Abdou Diallo, Layvin Kurzawa (Mitchel Bakker, min. 85), Danilo Pereira, Idrissa Gueye (Kean, min. 45), Ander Herrera (Rafinha, min. 78 ), Neymar, Di María (Sarabia, min. 85) and Kylian MbappeM.
United De Gea, Shaw, Tuanzebe, Nilsson-Lindelöf, Fred, Scott McTominay, Wan-Bissaka, Alex Telles (Pogba, min. 66), Bruno Fernandes (Donny van de Beek, min. 87), Anthony Martial (Daniel James, min. 87) and Rashford
Goals0-1 min.
22: Bruno Fernandes.
1-1 min.
54: Anthony Martial (pp).
1-2 min.
86: Rashford.
Referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz Yellow cards Neymar (min. 33), Scott McTominay (min. 35), Tuanzebe (min. 71), Danilo Pereira (min. 83) and Kean (min. 89)
Neymar takes over the game during the opening minutes.
Until Bruno Fernandes, who is in everything, gives him an unforgettable kick and reminds him that United are in Paris.
The kick revives Neymar, who asks for the ball again and sows chaos among the rival interiors, desperate because while he attracts them he throws Di María and Mbappé behind him.
This is how PSG's first approaches arrive.
A shot from Kurzawa off a corner and a shot from Di María from outside the area.
But it's not enough.
As the game is collectivized in contemporary football, every day it is more complicated for a single genius to unbalance 11 workers.
Shy workers, without faith, is what United footballers seem, undoubtedly affected by the long decline that the club suffers.
They are only encouraged by the restless Bruno Fernandes, a determined, spirited man.
United barely resists making fouls and hitting balls that unfailingly divide the ball.
The attacks of the English team are filthy, but, to the amazement of their own players, they work.
A frontal pass from Shaw to Martial dismays Diallo, who knocks down his opponent.
Bruno Fernandes - after a stoppage canceled by the referee - scored the penalty.
The 0-1 exhibits the penury of PSG, unable to offer Danilo a clean exit of the ball, prey to the confusion of Mbappé, who instead of being unmarked as a
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seems to want to reproduce Neymar's adventures without having his criteria or his ingenuity .
United takes the game to their friction ground.
PSG only recovers with a goal against.
Neymar throws a corner and Martial heads him to the net.
Tuchel attends the show with an incredulous air.
At his side, Solskjaer puts Pogba for Téllez and dismounts his line of five defenders.
The change surpasses the PSG, definitely broken.