Juventus-PSG. After a sluggish match, PSG won 2-1 on the lawn of Juventus this Wednesday, November 2, but left the first place in the group to Benfica.
11:20 – Allegri: “We can only be angry”
“When we leave the field and come out beaten, we can only be angry. Afterwards, in the content of the performance, there were good things. But these are players against whom nothing is needed We lost five times in six matches, we can only be angry, we will not be able to compete with the best “launched the Italian technician.
10:50 – 5th time Paris finished 2nd in their group
The Parisian club finished for the fifth time in its history in second place in a Champions League group, for a balanced record of two qualifications and two eliminations then in the round of 16.
10:20 – Marquinhos, “a little pissed off”
“A bit of both (annoyed with 2nd place or happy with the win.) “We were definitely happy with the work we did. But of course we also have things to improve in order to continue to grow. Afterwards, the first phase is important but the Champions League is played on the second. We have seen second teams which have been champions.
09:50 – Bayern, the most likely opponent for Paris
Bayern Munich is the team on which PSG is most likely to fall in the round of 16 (18.1%). Next come Naples (17%), City and Tottenham (14.2%) then Chelsea (13.9%). These probabilities realized by the account @MisterChip, are explained in particular by the fact that it is impossible to fall on a club from the same country, which reduces the possibilities for Bayern Munich (Leipzig, Dortmund and Frankfurt finished second) and Naples (Inter and AC Milan finished runners-up).
09:25 – Mbappé: “We didn’t know”
“During the game, we didn’t know. At the end, they tried to warn us. But that was the end. It doesn’t matter, we are through. We came to do the job, it’s not enough We will watch the draw and we will play to win” launched the Frenchman.
09:00 – Possible opponents of PSG in the round of 16
By finishing in second place in its Champions League group, PSG is complicating the task for the round of 16, here are the potential opponents: Naples, Porto, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City.
08:50 – The anger of Christophe Galtier (2/2)
“I think it was irrational tonight. But I’m going to open a parenthesis that I’m going to close very quickly. Leading 7-2 last week, we stopped playing in the 90th minute. It’s also that the details. Another detail is also to have conceded too many goals from set pieces in this competition and if we had taken one less, we would be in the round of 16 with the first place ” reproached the French technician in a press conference.
08:34 – The anger of Christophe Galtier (1/2)
“Obviously we knew this regulation and there was this possibility of losing a place on the number of goals scored away. Until the 90th, we were first. In the 92nd, we find ourselves second. Congratulations to Benfica, they put in a great performance. We will calmly wait for the draw, my players did the job and were very serious in this Champions League” explained Christophe Galtier at a press conference.
00:14 – Thank you and good night
Thank you all for accompanying us to follow Paris Saint-Germain’s new Champions League victory against Juventus Turin.
00:04 – Paris can shake
By losing the lead in Group H, Paris Saint-Germain will have no protection in the draw for the round of 16, scheduled for November 7, and will be offered one of the teams that finished first. Here are the potential opponents of PSG: Naples, Porto, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Chelsea, Real Madrid or Manchester City.
00:00 – The final classification of Group H
If Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain have obtained the two tickets for the knockout stages of the Champions League, Juventus Turin, taking advantage of the heavy defeat of Maccabi Haifa qualifies for the Europa League, when the Israelis, dead last , say goodbye to Europe. Here is the final classification of Group H at the end of the 6 days: 1. Benfica – 14 pts / 2. Paris Saint-Germain – 14 pts / 3. Juventus Turin – 6 pts (-4) / 4. Maccabi Haifa – 6 points (-14).
02/11/22 – 23:55 – Betting on who wins loses, the summary of the match
Everything was going according to plan, everything had been more or less well done. Paris led in Turin and managed its end of the match as it should be as a meticulous and applied manager. Then we saw gesticulations on the Parisian bench, a sudden panic. The rumor coming from Israel had reached the Parisians. On the shores of the Mediterranean, Benfica had just scored a sixth goal thanks to Joao Mario and at the same time took the lead in Group H. So Galtier harangued his players, made great gestures to rush to the boarding but it was already too late. Donnarumma cleared his camp and the referee whistled the end, that of the match and of Parisian hopes. Admittedly, PSG already had their ticket in their pocket for the round of 16 but they knew the challenge of finishing first to avoid a bad surprise in the draw. And he had done everything necessary to guard against such an eventuality.
Indeed, stifled at the start of the match by the formidable pressure of Turinese unleashed and pushed by their public, the Parisians had managed to loosen the Italian grip when shortly before the quarter of an hour of play, Mbappé opened the scoring. A real individual feat from the striker who deposited on a step Gatti who in desperation tried to hold him back by the shorts, before transplanting, avoiding the tackle from Locatelli and wrapping a shot close to the right post. Once again, Paris could say thank you to its soloist, always ready to relieve a collective in difficulty and soon deprived of Fabian Ruiz, injured. Then the champion of France seemed to take the measure of his adversary. Finally a time because the Old Lady is proud and raised her head in the wake of an omnipresent Locatelli. The Italian was maneuvering on the equalizer, tilting the game to the right of a cross on Cuadrado who with a diving header found Bonucci at 6 meters, after Donnarumma had a hole. Juventus had come back up to par thanks to their captain and began to hope for better. This better quickly collided with reality, as Chiesa, back after 10 months away and acclaimed as a hero, impaled Sergio Ramos in the box and claimed a penalty in vain. After the hour mark, Paris took over the reins, Nuno Mendes blasting the locals after a long run, on a serve from Mbappé behind Cuadrado. The Portuguese side touched his first ball there, entered just 50 seconds earlier. Winning coaching from Christophe Galtier keen to reinvigorate an overly static team.
The score wouldn’t budge and that suited the Parisians perfectly until added time. Perhaps they will regret not having tried to score more but did they even have the means tonight? Not easy as he will have lacked the binder in the game, technical accuracy and movements, Mbappé being the only one to really offer races and to make differences. Despite a lackluster performance, PSG still left Turin with a victory, which no French club before him had managed. A small consolation compared to the initial plan which was derailed in the last moments.
02/11/22 – 23:25 – A French premiere
Never in history has a French club managed to win on the lawn of Juventus Turin. By achieving this, Paris Saint-Germain has achieved a small feat on the scale of French football.
02/11/22 – 23:23 – Invincibility preserved
Even if they saw the head of Group H escape them by nothing, Paris Saint-Germain did not lose everything in Turin. By winning against Juventus (2-1), he stretched his unbeaten streak to 29 matches in all competitions. The French champion has not lost since moving to Monaco last March (0-3).