Manchester City will have to win against Club Brugge in the Champions League if they want to move on to the next stage. Indeed, the English champions lost painfully to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. Kevin De Bruyne also drowned with the rest of his team at the Parc des Princes.
The penultimate match of the championship phase was eagerly awaited. Indeed, the champions of France and England had to win, otherwise they would be in great danger of elimination. The home team took the upper hand in the first half. Achraf Hakimi even appeared to open the scoring at half-time, but the goal was disallowed due to an offside of several centimeters.
Sensational turnaround
At the start of the second half, the match completely exploded. Taking advantage of a certain windfall, City took the match into their own hands. Substitute Jack Grealish opened the scoring and shortly after Erling Haaland also put the 0-2 on the ropes. For a moment, PSG seemed dead and buried, but that was far from the case.
Shortly after, a sensational turnaround occurred at the Parc des Princes, in the rain. Ousmane Dembélé, who came on at half-time, quickly scored the goal of hope. Bradley Barcola then equalized. Thanks to Joao Neves and a goal from Gonçalo Ramos at the end of the match, PSG managed to reverse the situation: 4-2.
A massive blow for City, who must win next week against Club Brugge to survive. Coach Pep Guardiola’s team fell short. Neither does De Bruyne.
L’Equipe him women 4/10
Last Sunday, the playmaker played well against Ipswich Town. But in Paris, he had difficulty maintaining his position physically and showed a notable lack of rigor.
-“He started well, but as the match progressed, he ran much less and failed to carry his teammates along,” wrote the Daily Express the next day.
“He didn’t create as much as in previous matches and was also sidelined very early. He did not lack commitment, however,” according to the Manchester Evening News.
OneFootball also saw the Red Devil working hard. “He certainly wasn’t City’s worst player on the pitch,” it read. But if the English press is still quite moderate, in France, it is much more severe.
L’Equipe, for example, gives him an embarrassing 4 out of 10. “The Belgian was the author of an unusual number of turnovers and missed crosses. In addition, he lost 14 balls and only completed a third of his dribbles. His shot on Donnarumma did not save his performance. »
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