Mauricio Pochettino must have smiled a little in front of his television.
Three days after the official signing of Georginio Wijnaldum, the new Paris Saint-Germain midfielder stood out with his selection on Sunday night at the Euro.
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Opposed to Ukraine for their first match in Group C, the Netherlands opened the scoring thanks to “Gini”, who will join the capital after the continental tournament.
Taking advantage of a ball badly repelled by the opposing goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan in the 52nd minute of play, the one who is aligned just in front of the Dutch defense but constantly throws himself did not need to be asked to send the ball into the back of the opposing net.
[🎞️VIDEO - ⚽️GOAL] 🏆 # EURO2022 🇳🇱🇺🇦 #NEDUKR
💥 Georginio Wijnaldum for the opening scoring !!
➡️ The neo-Parisian takes advantage of a Bushchan error and adjusts an unstoppable strike!
https://t.co/46L9WKWjqD
- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) June 13, 2021
With a powerful shot from the left, the 30-year-old Dutch captain scored his 23rd goal with the Oranje, for his 76th selection.
The environment showed great activity throughout an undecided game until the end.
Precious in the recovery of the ball, it is projected with ease.
The former Liverpool player, European champion in 2019, preferred PSG to Barcelona, who have long tried to recruit him in vain.
It had been 2,528 days since the Oranje had scored a goal in a major tournament according to Opta.
The last scorer, at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, was called ... Wijnaldum.
The Netherlands thought they had taken cover by scoring two goals in quick succession (52nd and 59th). but the Ukrainians would take advantage of their passivity to pick up the score (75th and 79th). but finally, Dumfries, of the head, was going to offer the victory to the Netherlands (85th).