In the duel corresponding to key 3 of the UEFA Champions League – 2023-2024. PSG beat the Txuri-urdines 2-1, with a double from Kylian Mbappé. In the first goal, minute 14 of the first half, Kylian Mbappé shot to break the initial tie. Then, in the 10th minute of the second stage, the player was able to put the victory on track through a play. It was Mikel Merino who closed the gap with a play score (43′ of the same stage). Despite this, the time available did not allow the Txuri-urdines to get close enough to reverse the result.
Kylian Mbappé won the applause with his brilliant finish 14 minutes into the first half. Ousmane Dembélé served a cross and the forward kicked the ball into the back of the net.
Kylian Mbappé had a great performance. The PSG attacker shone by scoring 2 goals, kicking 4 times and making 15 correct passes.
Vitinha also performed well. The PSG midfielder made 62 correct passes, stole 3 balls and was encouraged to kick twice.
A high average of fouls constantly interrupted the development of the game. There were several reprimands: Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi, Takefusa Kubo, Ousmane Dembélé and Igor Zubeldía.
The coach of R. Sociedad, Imanol Alguacil, presented a 4-3-3 tactical layout with Alex Remiro in goal; Hamari Traoré, Igor Zubeldía, Robin Le Normand and Javi Galán on the defensive line; Brais Méndez, Martín Zubimendi and Mikel Merino in the middle; and Takefusa Kubo, Mikel Oyarzábal and Sheraldo Becker in attack.
For its part, Luis Enrique’s team came out with a 4-3-3 tactical layout with Gianluigi Donnarumma between the three sticks; Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Lucas Hernández and Nuno Mendes in defense; Warren Zaire Emery, Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz in the midfield; and Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola up front.
Michael Oliver was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.
With this victory, PSG left the Txuri-urdines out of the tournament and entered the Quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League – 2023-2024.
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