A great goal from the Portuguese Xeka at the end of the break he gave the French Super Cup to Lille and knocked down a Paris Saint-Germain packed with unusual footballers, who saw the first title at stake of the 2021-22 season slip away.
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A devastating Lille against
The Turk Burak yilmaz it was a headache for the Parisian defense from the opening whistle. He tried it in the 5 minute with a free kick that he cleared for a corner with a good hand Keylor Navas, holder in the absence of Donnarumma, and was 0-1 in 39 ‘after a very fast counter led by the two Jonathan: Bamba Y David.
Les Dogues ‘goal, who despite not dominating possession were much more pungent during the first act, came only 5’ later. Yilmaz with his back held a throw-in and enabled Xeka, which with a very powerful shot from the front made the stretch of Navas.
Achraf, whistled, was the best of his own
Jug of cold water for a PSG inoperative in attack, totally dependent on the interned by the right wing of Achraf, whistled by the Israeli public throughout the meeting for a recent tweet calling for the liberation of the Palestinian people.
The first clear occasion of PSG came from set pieces. After 9 ‘of the restart, Icardi enabled with the head to Diallo, who did not manage to direct a frank head between the three suits. 20 ‘from the end Pochettino resorted to Wijnaldum, which also debuted with his new team and was about to be decisive. The Dutchman attended Icardi in an action that ended with the ball inside the meshes – invalidated by the Argentine’s illegal position – and he was about to tie the game in injury time, but Leo Jardim, holder waiting for a replacement Maignan, denied the glory to the midfielder claimed this summer by the FC Barcelona.
Without excuses
First disappointment of the season for a PSG that, due to the depth of the bench, the quality of its new incorporations -closed Bouquets, Donnarumma, Wijnaldum Y Achraf and waiting for news of Pogba or Theo Hernandez– and maturity of a squad that comes from playing a final (2020) and a semifinal (2021) of Champions League, It should be considered a favorite of all yes or yes.
Lille, 1: Jardim; Djalo, José Fonte, Botman; Reinildo; Luiz Araujo (Ikoné, 85 ‘), B. André, Xeka (Y. Yazici, 79’), J. Bamba (Bradaric, 85 ‘); J. David (Weah, 76 ‘) and Yilmaz
PSG: Keylor; Achraf, Kehrer, Kimpembe (Kurzawa, 81 ‘), Diallo; Danilo; A. Herrera, Dina-Ebimbe (Wijnaldum, 71 ‘); Kalimuendo (Gharbi, 81 ‘), Draxler and Icardi
Goal: 1-0, Xeka (45 ‘)
Referee: Igal Frid (Israel). He admonished Kehrer (30 ‘), Diallo (52’), Luiz Araujo (78 ‘), Draxler (84’), Leo Jardim (92 ‘) and Danilo Pereira (94’)
Viewers: 29,000 at Bloomfield Stadium
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