Kylian Mbappe’s dramatic goal in the final minute of stoppage time helped PSG avoid defeat against Newcastle United in the 5th match of the Champions League group stage.
Despite entering the match in high spirit and with a lead after Alexander Isak opened the score early, Newcastle could not keep this advantage until the end of the match. Kylian Mbappe shined with a decisive shot from the 11m mark in the 90+8 minute, helping PSG leave the field with 1 valuable point.
After the shock against AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund in the previous match, both PSG and Newcastle are eager to win to keep their hopes of moving on. The match was exciting from the beginning as both teams had dangerous opportunities.
PSG quickly took advantage of the home field to push the squad up and create strong attacks. In the 9th minute, Achraf Hakimi and Kylian Mbappe created an extremely dangerous opportunity, but goalkeeper Nick Pope reacted excellently, keeping the away team’s net intact.
Having escaped defeat, Newcastle immediately scored the opening goal of the match in the 24th minute. Almiron fired a dangerous shot from outside the penalty area. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made an excellent save, but the ball bounced back to the correct position. Alexander Isak, the Swedish striker, took advantage of the success to put the away team ahead 1-0.
After the loss, PSG tried to impose their style of play, but the away team Newcastle proved not to be easy to defeat. Coach Eddie Howe’s team proactively sat deep and deployed a very aggressive pressing strategy, making it difficult for PSG to find a way into the opponent’s goal.
The first half ended with Newcastle’s advantage and when the second half returned, PSG continued to press the opponent. Newcastle proactively chose a defensive style of play, taking advantage of quick counter-attacks to threaten the home team’s goal.
It wasn’t until midway through the second half that PSG had their first dangerous opportunity, but Bradley Barcola couldn’t beat goalkeeper Nick Pope. The match passed with tense situations and towards the end of the match, Newcastle became more and more steadfast in defense.
It seemed like the match would end with Newcastle’s narrow victory, but in the 90+5 minute, Tino Livramento touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area, allowing PSG to get a penalty kick. Kylian Mbappe didn’t make any mistakes to equalize for PSG with an accurate shot.
With this result, PSG and Newcastle left the field with 1 point, placing them in 2nd and 3rd place respectively in Group F. Meanwhile, in the match at the same time, Dortmund defeated AC Milan to maintain their position. top of the table, thereby officially winning tickets to the 1/8 round. The race in Group F of the Champions League is still very exciting and attractive when all three remaining teams still have hope of entering the knock-out round.