PSG fell against Chelsea in the final of the Youth League – The Équipe.fr

The match: 2-1

A very good second half, but a missed penalty, a few defensive mistakes and a catastrophic game begins: the PSG may resent not having been able to overthrow the defending champion on Monday in the final of the Youth League.

the coach Francis Rodrigues will especially regret the first quarter of an hour, which saw the capital club, paralyzed by the challenge and the high pressing Blues, starting this final of the worst ways. Chaining inaccuracies, Paris was incapable of setting foot on the ball and let logical Fikayo Tomori open the scoring on a corner (10th, 1-0). Two minutes later, the same Tomori Christopher N’Kunku hustled into the box, but another regular at pro Group, Jean-Kévin Augustin, did not benefit (see elsewhere).

Returning with much better intentions in the second period, Paris equalized on the hour: Yakou Meite, already author of a cross too hard to head in the first period (15th), this time wrapped perfectly his shot from the left to the input surface ( 58th, 1-1). But the joy was too short for PSG, who left in the wake Kasey Palmer spinning on the axis to beat Remy Descamps (2-1, 60th). Yakou Meite, Aka Wilfried Kanga or Jonathan IKONE chained opportunities late in the game, in vain. Realistic, the Blues won the League U19 champions for the second year in a row

The turning point. The penalty miss Augustine

it probably would have changed the course of the match. Two minutes after the opening goal of Fikayo Tomori (10th), the latter fouled Christopher N’Kunku in the area. But Jean-Kévin Augustin, owner Ligue 1 it ten days ago against Guingamp (2-0), sending the ball into the gloves of Bradley Collins, left the right side.

recall: the shooting ghost goal

the Blues have shown Monday by beating Paris: their final place was not misused. But this is not to insult their recalled that quarter-final, the young shoots of Chelsea had qualified against Valencia (1-1, 5-3 pens) with a strange decision. A shot at goal had not been granted to the Spanish … while the ball was indeed entered! He typed the support pole out front. The referees, having seen nothing, had considered that the shot had hit the amount of Bradley Collins, or that it had stopped. Valencia had appealed, without success.