and hello to you from a city that's never short of style i'm talking of course about
the french capital paris we're at the pac de pass i'm derek ray here on the commentary box
and i'm joined for commentary by lee dixon and we've got so much to look forward to this is where
it all begins in europe's premier club competition the uefa champions league the group stage match
day one action it's paddy sagerman up against manchester united it's very important that you're
not playing catch up in the group stages match day one imperative you get off to a good start
yes
introducing the fannie sanchez starters kayla navas gets the northern goal presnell kim pembe
plays alongside marquinhos in central defence idrisa gaye plays alongside marco verratti in
the engine room and the main threat in attack today should be killian bappe
well manchester united have chosen this particular shake victor lindelof plays
alongside harry maguire in central defense and operating up front today eddie sun cavani
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
neymar outdoing his opponents on no luck keeping possession
cavani is with mctominay considering the form book lee killian mbappe has got to be taken seriously
well he's a talented player but he's got that one thing the big p
what we all hate is defenders can he do it for can they keep it out
oh goodness gracious me it's a special special girl from miles out
well here we can see it again and he's hit it hard hasn't he he's hit it really early
too i think he just caught the keeper off guard stunning striker a chance to revisit the goal
one nil then
sure and rashford
scott mctominay greenwood psg doing well to win it back
scott mctominay heading some giovanni now plenty of options
but he stopped them just when they looked menacing
fred the delivery and tonight by the post and he wasn't messing around with the clearance
well i can't believe they're not level how close can you get without the ball going in the net
well they can keep possession of it now throw into manchester united
now psg moving the ball forward what can they do from here
cavani rashford
harry maguire now
bruno fernandez
and they don't have the ball but not anymore psg possession stats are pretty bad but to their
credit they've been absolutely blistering on the counter attack they just sit back
hit you on the break and it's really working for this team well-read to ease the pressure
not giving him a moment's piece
i wasn't totally in control and a corner kit conceded here
played into the center of the box it didn't happen for them
well they are on the wrong end of the score line but lee your overall thoughts on their
current situation well united find themselves still very much in this game such
fine margins in there between success and failure at this level they need to stick
to the game plan and hope it turns around in the second half corner awarded to psg
ideal for the goalkeeper for any keeper
and one minute of stoppage time has been added on
and so the halftime whistle has gone here at the party press in paris well no complaints
as regards angel di maria and his performance so far lee how would you assess what he's done well
derek he certainly was a good 45 minutes from the land obviously got the goal to give him
the lead but he's and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest
commences passes like that very much in his repertoire
andresa gay mrs neymar
committed challenge
lindelof cavani greenwood here's one bisaka
and with that the attack fizzles out
he's got space
oh a tremendous block tremendously strong in the tackle well nicely cut out
now what can they do with the ball and scope for them to produce something exciting
has time to play us over defensive brazilians to shut them down
and 30 minutes left for play in this
match neymar intelligent threaded pass here
oh he's given the ball away unnecessarily lindelof
greenwood
well united in control with their possession after that it's been a little bit disappointing
creativity in midfield is a little bit off certainly too slow in front of goal need to
get wide need to get crosses in the box ferrari now neymar and it's gone in the teams separated by
two goals now you cannot say they don't deserve it well here it is again he does so well to slip past
his man left him stranded and then the sheer power of the strike really impressive it's a thunderbolt
well enjoy the good days as a coach it could be a
roller coaster ride i can tell you that two-nil now
sure
inside the last quarter of an hour
and united will switch things around personnel wise
well let's make no bones about it this is a thorough thrashing lead well those united
players better get their earplugs ready the coach is going to go ballistic at full time
lack of intensity no hunger no passion shocking at the back too
juan bisaka
here's a change for manchester united
matic a chance to whip it
james rashford in the middle and over the top it goes close shape
the referee has decided that two additional minutes are in order neymar under herrera
and that is all for this game it's an ideal start for paddy sergio matt they have three points from
the first game in the champions league yeah really really strong start that's what you need but with
five games to go very important you stay in the now one game at a time derek bit of a cliche
so neymar hits the headlines again and let's get an assessment of his
performance lee well that was a really really good performance from the lad and a goal to boot
really delighted with that goal i'm sure he is