Paris Saint-Germain barely made it out of Old Trafford alive. Against United, the Parisians are reliving their worst ghosts of that elimination in the second round but they knew how to compose themselves to end up winning by 1-3 and put group H red hot with a nine-point draw between the Parisians, RB Leizpig and the Mancunian club.
The victory was to remember in the French capital, without a doubt. Because of its importance and also because of the clashes between both teams, which each time increase in intensity, rivalry and voltage.
This Wednesday, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain took the mind games a little further. Two 'piques' raised the tension: Neymar's with McTominay and Fred's with Leandro Paredes.
The action of the United midfielder marked the future of the game. After the 20th minute, Fred hit Leandro Paredes with a header and was sent off. Orsato went to the VAR to review the action and, to the surprise of those present and the respectable who saw him on television, he took the Brazilian yellow. “Fred shouldn't have faced Paredes. I don't think he had to. He was lucky to stay on the pitch,” Solskjaer acknowledged. in the subsequent press conference.
Despite the yellow and the heat, the Norwegian decided to keep him on the green and the Brazilian, far from extinguishing, ended up expelled at the worst moment. United had conceded the 1-2 just a minute ago. The Red Devils had taken off center and Maguire sent a ball to the Brazilian. This one was long the control and disputed the ball with Ander Herrera, who came out staggered. The referee did not hesitate, second yellow and expulsion. Although on television the action did not seem worthy of cardboard, being an expulsion for a second yellow and not for a direct red, the VAR could not enter to review it. As if that were not enough, from the press room, Solskjaer pointed to the controversy and accused Herrera of doing enough on his part to seek expulsion. “I spoke with Fred so that he was calm and in his place. The second yellow is far from being a foul. Ander knows it. It is clear that he knows it,” said the Norwegian after the match.
This was the foul that caused Fred's second yellow
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In the media the action also brought a queue and Michael Owen was dispatched against the Brazilian on BT Sports. “Mistakes and more mistakes. It was red. It wasn't a great header but, come on, you're older. You don't have to do those things and put your team at risk. If I were a coach and one of my players did that, had that childish behavior, he would not play with me again. It is pathetic “, assured the Balloon of Gold of 2001.
Neymar and his crossing with McTominay
The Brazilian striker, who focused the spotlight on his statements about Messi at the end of the game, had it with the midfielder. After a crash, Neymar took him off with a frown and pushing him by his parts. The Scot and 10 coincided on the way to the locker room after Orsato whistled the end of the first half and the tension could be cut with a knife. A couple of indecipherable word exchanges and Victor Lindelof appeared to put distance between the two. De Gea, in captain's work, took the young midfielder so that things did not go to major.