PSG saves the furniture against Leipzig

With two shots on target and 37% possession, PSG beat Leipzig by the minimum in a thick game and that it did not reflect what was seen in the Park of the Princes, since the German team was superior and had the clearest chances of the meeting. Neymar, from a penalty, decided in the 10th minute and allowed the Parisians to depend on themselves to reach the round of 16.

In the most important game of the season, Tuchel decided to reinforce the midfield against the threat of Leipzig, a team that attacks even with the centrals and that accumulates many players in the rival field. PSG came out with Paredes, Ander Herrera and Danilo in the middle and recovered in attack the trident formed by Di María, Neymar and Mbappé. It was all or nothing for Parisians and the German knew it.

The game started in the best possible way for PSG. A dubious penalty from Sabitzer, very innocent when putting his leg, was used by Neymar to overtake Tuchel's men in the 10th minute. With a result in their favor, Tuchel's men gave the ball to their rival and decided to fold, strengthened by the great work off the ball by Ander Herrera, Danillo and Paredes, who did not allow Leipzig to progress by inside and they forced him to always play for the wings.

Despite the great work of PSG throughout the first half, Leipzig had several chances to draw before the break, forcing Keylor Navas to intervene twice and wasting a blatant Forsberg opportunity in which the Swede sent his volley off the deflected penalty spot.

Nerves began to surface at PSG as soon as they left the dressing room tunnel, as Forsberg first with a shot to the front and then Sabitzer were about to tie the match. The Parisians, much weaker in the defensive aspect, began to succumb to the rhythm of Nageslmann's. Tuchel finished with three centrals to ensure the result and the victory remained in Paris despite the poor home match.