While PSG finds itself in an unfavorable waiver at the end of the semi-final first leg (2-1 defeat against Manchester City) of the Champions League, the French press highlights the double face of the Parisian formation between the first and the second act.
The team
this morning title "At the foot of the wall" accompanied by a photo on the second goal of Mancun where the Parisian wall is not exempt from all reproach. "How, after such a technically successful first period, so intense in rhythm, so controlled defensively, could Paris-Saint-Germain have let this semi-final first leg of the Champions League escape them in such proportions?" wonders the sports daily. The
Parisian's front page
is (already) turned towards the return leg with the title "Condemned to the exploit".
"He does not forget what precedes the two goals of City" explains the journalist even if "the equalization of Manchester City has changed everything".
It will now be necessary to score two more goals than the opponent in Manchester on May 4.
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Across the Channel, the English press salutes the performance of Manchester City who won at the champion of France. "Pep Guardiola released the monster in the Champions League" evokes
Manchester Evening News
where the Spanish coach has given confidence to his players and his system as this meeting approaches. "The Citizens eliminated any inferiority complex in the second half to turn the situation around." "Pep's Semi Gods" is the title of the
Mirror Sport
meaning "Demigod Pep" accompanied by the letters PSG in sky blue.
The Guardian
evokes "a performance in the second half that will be remembered for a long time" while Paris can be happy to lose only one goal.
The daily evokes a PSG which lost the thread, symbolizing this failure, the red card of Idrissa Gueye in the 77th minute.
"What a turnaround" underlines the
Daily Star
, in favor of the Skyblues who find themselves in favorable waivers.
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In Europe, the newspapers point the finger at Parisian errors, like the front page of
Marca
: "The Champions League weighs on PSG" accompanied by the duo Neymar-Mbappé, disappointing last night. This non-match is due to the tactical performance of the Mancunian coach according to
AS
: "Guardiola muzzles Neymar and Mbappé". In Italy, the
Gazzetta dello Sport is
bent on Keylor Navas' mistakes on the two Mancunian goals. The Italian daily evokes a shot which was not one on the goal of Kevin De Bruyne then "in the 71st minute, Manchester City passed in front of PSG on a free kick from Mahrez: the wall opens and for Navas, c 'is another joke. " German side and the media
Bild
, it is rather the fault of the wall on this second goal: "Manchester City won the semi-final first leg thanks to a curious hole in the wall of PSG".
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