Everything was decided by a curious mistake by goalkeeper Gassaniga, who had previously been on track to be named the hero of the match
Girona was close to a draw on the field PSG in a historic match for himself in the 1st round Champions Leaguebut the Parisians still snatched victory in the end – 1:0.
The Parisians created enough to win, having more than 20 shots on goal by Paulo Gassaniga. Only Ousmane Dembele could have scored a hat-trick. But Enrique’s men often shot wide, and in other cases the Argentine goalkeeper was good.
Girona, an absolute debutant in European cups, reached the opponent’s penalty area on big holidays and did not create serious moments. Ukrainian winger Viktor Tsygankov came out in the starting lineup and played 88 minutes. He was moderately active, served set pieces, assisted his partners, but could not really show himself in attack.
The save of the match (as it seemed) was made by Gassaniga in the 85th minute, when he parried a shot from Achraf Hakimi from the goal line. And in the 90th minute, there was drama: Nuno Mendes crossed, the ball ricocheted off defender Alejandro Frances, who replaced Tsygankov, but the goalkeeper should have calmly taken it anyway. However, the ball treacherously slipped between Paulo’s legs and rolled into the goal.
PSG wins in a funny way, but deservedly so. The Catalan team was disappointed not to endure a draw. In the next round, Enrique’s team will play away against Arsenal, and Girona will host Feyenoord.
- Champions League. 1st round
PSG — Girona — 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: Gassaniga, 90, own goal
Source: Sportarena
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