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Rashford’s last-gasp penalty kick knocks out stunned PSG as Manchester United advance

Stunner
Paris, March 6, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Marcus Rashford scored a last-gasp penalty kick awarded after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) intervention for Manchester United to stun Paris St Germain (PSG) 3-1 away on Wednesday.

The victory helped the English side to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on away goals rule after a 3-3 aggregate scoreline.

Never in Europe’s premium club competition had a team progressed after a 2-0 home defeat, but Rashford’s stoppage-time penalty made sure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side advanced in the most dramatic fashion.

The visitors, severely depleted by injuries, went ahead twice in the first half through Romelu Lukaku but Juan Bernat equalised for the French champions in between.

PSG were advancing to the last eight 3-2 on aggregate before referee Damir Skomina awarded Manchester United a penalty kick for a Presnel Kimpembe handball.

After a lengthy delay for the VAR review, Rashford lashed home the spot kick to level the tie at 3-3 and send Manchester United through on away goals.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)

Sport

UEFA Champions League: PSG take charge with 2-0 win at Manchester United, Pogba sent off

Defeat
Manchester (UK), Feb. 13, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Manchester United’s UEFA Champions League hopes were hanging by a thread on Tuesday after they lost 0-2 at home to Paris St Germain (PSG).

The victory was in a Round of 16 first leg match and it had Paul Pogba being sent off late in the game.

Second half goals from Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe gave the impressive French side a clear advantage ahead of the return in Paris on March 6.

Pogba’s dismissal for a second yellow card in the 89th minute makes the task even harder.

It was Manchester United’s first defeat under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since he took over from the sacked Jose Mourinho in December.

In many ways it was a reality check after 10 wins in 11 games domestically for the Norwegian.

Manchester United made a highly aggressive start to the game but too often their forwards chose the wrong option or failed to deliver the right pass.

Marcus Rashford and Pogba both tested PSG’s 41-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon with near post shots.

Thomas Tuchel’s side gradually gained the ascendancy — with Marco Verratti and Marquinhos dominant in midfield.

Mbappe should have hit the target when he was slipped through by Julian Draxler in the 28th minute, but he fired wide.

Manchester United had to play the second half without forwards Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial, who picked up injuries.

Their night got worse in the 53rd minute when Kimpembe ghosted in unattended at the back post to volley home a corner kick from Angel Di Maria.

Former Manchester United winger Di Maria, booed from the outset by sections of the crowd, later had the last laugh.

This was when he collected a fine pass from Marquinhos and set up Mbappe for the second goal.

The Argentine broke down the left and delivered a low cross which was expertly turned in, first time, by 20-year-old France World Cup winner Mbappe.

He showed lightning speed to get ahead of the Manchester United defence.

A disappointing night for Manchester United got worse when midfielder Pogba was sent off for a second booking after a foul on Dani Alves.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)

Sport

Napoli draw with PSG to leave group wide open

Draw
Naples (Italy), Nov. 7, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Napoli and Paris St Germain (PSG) battled to a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday to leave the group wide open after Liverpool’s away loss.

But it was also a game in which Neymar produced a typical performance for the French side, with the Brazilian mixing brilliance with petulance.

Juan Bernat gave PSG a deserved lead in first-half stoppage time, before Lorenzo Insigne levelled from a penalty kick in the 62nd minute.

The penalty kick came after Jose Callejon pounced on a mistake by PSG defender Thiago Silva and was upended in the area.

After four games each, Liverpool and Napoli now have six points in Group C with PSG on five and Red Star Belgrade on four.

Neymar did not get on the score sheet but was in the thick of the action.

PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, making his UEFA Champions League debut for them after completing a three-match ban from last season, did not have a save to make in the first half.

It was his first match in Italy since leaving Juventus.

Napoli struggled to play their way out of defence against PSG’s aggressive pressing and it was the visitors who had the better openings.

They eventually went ahead in the second minute of stoppage time.

Neymar released Kylian Mbappe down the left with a delightful chipped pass.

The French World Cup winner twisted and turned his way past Raul Albiol and pulled the ball back to Juan Bernat who, in spite of stumbling, managed to beat David Ospina.

It was a different story after halftime as Napoli tore into the visitors.

Buffon twice denied Dries Mertens, while a Jose Callejon shot was blocked by Thilo Kehrer and Fabian Ruiz was close with a drive from outside the penalty area.

Buffon somehow managed to stop a Lorenzo Insigne shot on the line which he knew nothing about and it took a penalty kick to finally beat the 40-year-old veteran.

Thiago Silva failed to intercept the ball, Callejon nipped in and was caught in a sandwich between Buffon and the Brazilian defender.

Insigne converted and the San Paolo stadium went wild.

The game continued to be wide open and niggly but neither side could find a winner. (Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Olawale Alabi)