and good evening to you from the party pass here in the french capital paris
the venue for tonight's action i'm derek ray ready to bring you commentary and joining me is
the former arsenal defender lee dixon and we have action from liga uber eats coming right up for you
it's paris saint-germain and they take on leo
thank you derek all the talking is done time now to put the coaches plans into action let's so
both teams really have a go at each other from the start of this match it should be a cracker
juan bernardin
ramos plays alongside marquinhos
alongside marco verratti in the engine room and the main striker is the precocious kylian mbappe
and so the initial 11-4 leel it looks like a conventional 4-4-2 a preferred formation
by arsene wenger when he arrived at arsenal two main strikers four across the midfield
really important for the full backs to link up with the wide midfielders in this system
yes and so the battle commences
bernard verasi
hakimi
well he's got plenty of space on the flank here can he open the door to a potential goal
they kneel down
strong play here on the shielding front
messi ferrazzi now neymar messi
maria no messi lionel messi oh really commanding goalkeeping corner awarded to psg
played into the center of the box but fists it away by the goalkeeper
versi the
for offside
messi georginio
now with messi lost possession by naldum
still pushing for that goal that would see them forge ahead ikoni and it's andre now
ikoni well a classic example of how to intercept
less than convincing defending
pure ball control
how about the cross doing well to keep possession
giving the ball away and space to exploit maybe
by aldum that was perfectly timed and it has got to be a corner
and firing it into the area well punched
clear
and he's broken free oh yes what a classy goal and make no mistake
there aren't many in the game who would have the confidence to even try it
well it's a great goal a real class finish you don't see goals scored like this very often
slightly different vantage point in terms of the goal that was scored
and back in business advantage psg
well lil enjoying the bulk of possession here but it's just whether they can convert that
possession into clear-cut chances you sense they need to pick up the pace a little start utilize
a real opening now neymar can this was at home oh and he puts away the second chance
goalkeeper
well as we see again here derek it's the angle of the shot that causes a problem for the keeper
he can only parry it back into the danger area and he's punished
well a second goal for them here one minutes of stoppage time has been added on
mehmed zeki
and that is that for the first half here in the french capital
splendid performance up to this point from angel di maria
well they've really struggled to keep him under wraps today is simple his movement
really caused his defenders problems and he's done that again today
plenty to consider based on what we've seen so far as the second half begins
and he read it well intercepting it
tackling and winning the ball to boot oh nice ball over the top to chase
it's there for him what's an important piece of defending
and messi in full control of the ball here and a strong tackle
ikoni andrei
david giving it a try well kept out corner given
and he's fired over the corner bambam good physical play
david
now will they be able to play it in behind the defense
flag raised for offside and the substitution will occur now
psg possession stats are not too good but they won't mind me that they're winning this game
they're sucking their opponents onto them and with the pace they've got in
midfield and up front they're really causing problems andre
oh nice ball over the top yes itchy and it's andre now sumare on the ball really nice ball
oh a tremendous block an alert piece of defending so it's going to be a goal kick here
there has been plenty of limb up from substitutes and now both sides will make personnel switches
excellent use of the ball as they make their way forward
ten minutes left for play in this match now can they counter clinically
leonel messi there it is victory more or less guaranteed now
well let's see the replay and look at the pace at which the counter attack happens and then
the brute forcing gail in equal amount sets up the chance to score and he doesn't disappoint does he
psg are going to switch things around on the personnel front
well if there were any lingering doubts about the outcome surely they now have been removed
inside the final five minutes now
zeke
here possession lost by di maria
bamba summary
really getting stuck in defensively and that will be all three points for psg that's the
good news for their fans around the world lee your assessments well it must be a dream as
a striker to play in this team they create for fun and have a lovely attacking style about them
clinical finishing today as well well the key figure for his side in this game anikael di maria
well clearly the difference between the two sides today two goals
a really good performance run into the channel did everything right absolutely nine out of ten