Parc des Princes was waiting for a reaction, and Paris Saint-Germain made it happen on Wednesday with a 5-3 win against Tottenham on day 5 of the Champions League league phase. After the defeat against Bayern Munich (1-2), PSG must regain consistency and control; Most importantly, he has regained his offensive rhythm and efficiency. Not perfect and trailing twice, the PSG players won especially thanks to Vitinha’s hat-trick.
This success allowed Ousmane Dembele’s partners, who entered the second round, to move up to second place in the league phase standings, where the first eight places immediately qualify for 8th place.is from the end. In the afternoon, AS Monaco conceded a frustrating draw at the pitch of Cypriot club Paphos (2-2).
What to remember
The Portuguese is sitting in an armchair tonight. After a somewhat slow first half, Vitinha played a step higher in the second half. A favorable choice from Luis Enrique, as the former Porto man scored the first hat-trick of his professional career, a week after teammate Joao Neves with Portugal.
0-1.35e : on the left, Bergvall eliminates Paris defender Pacho and backheels towards Gray, who crosses towards Randal Kolo Muani. The striker on loan from PSG headed towards Richarlison, who scored with a header from close range.
1-1.45e : before the break, Kvaratskhelia played a two-way corner with youngster Paris Ndjantou, who found Vitinha, in the break, at the entrance of the penalty area. The Portuguese midfielder shot without control and scored a goal, with the help of the crossbar.
1-2.50e : on a corner taken at the far post by Porro, Richarlison pulled it back towards team-mate Gray, whose fine volley was cleared by Pacho on the goal line. But the Ecuadorian sent it back to Randal Kolo Muani, who fired a powerful shot from the right and gave Spurs the lead.
2-2, 53e : PSG react minutes after England’s second goal. Kvaratskhelia spun in the penalty area and found Vitinha sixteen meters away. The midfielder picked up his left foot after dribbling past Spence and scored with a curling shot to the left.
3-2, 59e : Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario brought his team back into the middle but, twenty meters away, Sarr lost the ball following pressure from Lucas Hernandez, who came on at the break. Joao Neves quickly passed to Fabian Ruiz, who only needed to match the goalkeeper with a low shot.
4-2.65e : Kang-In Lee takes a corner kick which arrives at the near post towards Joao Neves. Following chaos in the opponent’s half, the Portuguese lost the ball but Sarr, looking to restart, played the ball back to Pacho who fired powerfully from the right, into the side goal.
4-3, 72e : Vitinha, although so bright tonight, failed to sweep the surface. Randal Kolo Muani took advantage, eliminated Pacho, and scored with a powerful strike. The Parisians complained about being offside, but it wasn’t.
5-3, 76e : moments after his mistake, Vitinha took justice with a penalty, which he earned after a handball from Cristian Romero. The Parisian took a wrong turn with Vicario to score a hat-trick.
That’s the number of goals scored by Ecuador defender Willian Pacho since his arrival at PSG.
On our scale of A to E, we give this encounter an A. Tonight was a great night of football at the Parc des Princes. Eight goals, countless turnarounds, a hat-trick from a midfielder, two goals from a former Parisian, and even a red card to top it off!
