well very well welcome to you on this most pleasantly clear evening conditions absolutely
beautiful perfect for the beautiful game temperatures are kind as well no doubt
playing a hand in high attendance levels as well as an elevated level of anticipation here
surely this is the hot ticket going around in this neck of the woods it surely must be
so what a stage for the players to take to here ahead of such an important game
two high-profile high-caliber teams
this is a welcome event for all these supporters well get ready for some high grade football
peter two strong teams as you say full of wonderful individual talent
and we have every right to anticipate some really entertaining football as to whether we'll see
a high scoring contest that's a little harder to predict i'm not complaining though because
there are good players everywhere you look around this surface and that's a fine start in itself
and that gets things running how do you see making a difference here yeah raphael he's solid in the
air peter he's tough in the tackle and a very good reader of the game most of all though if something
goes wrong when the opposition break through he's got the pace to get back and make a vital
intervention yeah i must agree especially in view of his ability to lead and organize the defense
hoists it forward
greenwood
messi
it's a very good battle there terrific to watch
manchester united have pushed both full-backs into quite advanced positions here
and that wasn't far away oh how close was that to going in it only required the smallest of tweaks
sure and here's rashford
fred great strength too strong for his opponent chance to break that's the promising ball oh
and he's there to make a great save well what can i say truly wonderful goalkeeping
and he's there to clear it goes for goal
neymar
sparked a tremendous stop there and i think it's fair to add he just wasn't expecting it
great he didn't quite meet it right
herrera goes looking neymar
um
forward it goes a little accusatory stare there tells the whole story manchester united
seem to have chosen a tougher route through the middle that was easily read and dealt with
pogba
bruno fernandez now it's cristiano ronaldo
marco verratti he's got through um
and terry sanchez take the
heavily
well just listen to the reaction i think you can hear the approval from the support
all around the stadium neymar drives it forward
he wasn't very far from making something happen by himself lovely to see
neymar goes up and over he gets past his man has a hit
sure tries to get it forward quickly
and it's sure
and here's rashford who's ball who's going to get there could be a chance here he's had a shot
plays it forward to the keeper and try something new maguire
sure and it's paid forward
the whistle goes for half time and there we are off they go for half time
the great feat did indeed come in the first half but there has only been that one goal
breakaway and that's it so i'm expecting the second half to start in um in this manner too
and and this is by no means decisive and there's plenty of time left to to get back into this
paris saint-germain coming having established that lead where the narrative is he's felt him there
yeah it looks like a change of approach and it may just freshen things up
managed to get it away rashford tries to stroke it through come back to the keeper
marquinhos marquinhos plays it forward
marco verratti
rashford well to step in there that was more than necessary greenwood he's good for it
real chance it goes to show he is human after all oh look i don't want to sound
too dismissive but from here that looks the harder thing to do sergio ramos goes looking
at one goal so far
and it's neymar
oh surely that deserves better that's a real shame peter because it was beautifully worked took the
defense out of the picture but he'll be in no hurry to watch the replay out to the left it goes
let's wrestle off the ball defense got the better of him this time but i'm sure he'll go again
someone looks like he's in need of protection here yeah his instinct and the timing of
his runs have proven fruitful but they have to give him a harder time like that
it's a loose ball cristiano ronaldo he could be in here big chance must be he's been taken
out could that be a penalty the referees decided that he was fouled outside the box
and it is just a free kick no messing about it is red paris saint-germain are down to 10
men yeah well they were exposed and vulnerable and he knew he had to do something to prevent
well it's good stuff this is better this isn't the time to talk about
risks now jim is it they just have to hurl everything at it and hope for a break chance
marco verratti
bernat ford it goes and it's ferratti hoists it high
messi's cross defending of the desperate variety
and here's the chance to counter ronaldo with a delicate ball he's away and the shots
time for a change in personnel yeah it was pretty obvious as to who was going to be
taking off his energy levels began to to sag and he was never going to last until the final whistle
keep calm and carry on that's the job in a nutshell
the ball now to be better there that's a wasted chance
there's a real appetite from them to finally put this game to bed but will they
big chance should have been the equalizer
well the lead may be fragile but the keeper was focused and strong
there's gonna be another change here well he's worked so hard for his side uh as you would
expect but he couldn't help notice that he was starting to to labor a bit so it's no surprise
manchester united get it back again so close to drawing level cristiano
ronaldo is looking pretty upset with himself it should have been a level
manchester united making consecutive changes here you know you can't really have any complaints of
being withdrawn there must have been at least five efforts hitch one and the lead stays intact just
nine minutes left on the clock
is very sporting here to acknowledge the quality of the save a lovely little footballing moment
disappointing finish in the end
there
herrera tries to get it forward quickly
fred now the breakaway some good work on the right flank now what's next
and it's rashford he's picked him out cristiano ronaldo that was always going to be the keepers
and that is it the referee has seen enough terrific contest that really might have tipped
either way the margins were tiny just a goal in it but that was enough so what do you take away from