2 Effective Shots PSG Suffers 1-4 Defeat to Newcastle
‘2 effective shots’ PSG suffers 1-4 defeat to Newcastle in UCL, ‘humiliation’
Despite possessing nearly 70% of the ball, only 2 effective shots were made.
Manchester City beat Leipzig and cruised to their 2nd consecutive win in the group stage.
Lee Kang-in"s team, French professional soccer team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), suffered a crushing loss to Newcastle United (England) in the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
PSG lost 1-4 to Newcastle in the second match of Group F of the 2023-2024 UCL group stage held at St. James Park in Newcastle, England on the 5th (Korean time).
Newcastle, who achieved a huge win on this day and achieved the team"s highest goal difference win in UCL history, took first place in Group F with 4 points, while PSG (3 points) fell to second place.
AC Milan (2 points, Italy) and Dortmund (1 point, Germany) were in 3rd and 4th place, respectively.
Even though PSG had over 70% of the ball, they had only 2 effective shots, so it was a fight they had no choice but to lose.
In the 17th minute of the first half, PSG gave up the first goal due to a ridiculous mistake in the defensive zone.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Newcastle Dan Byrne"s header was judged to have crossed the goal line through video review (VAR), and PSG conceded an additional goal.
In the 5th minute of the second half, Sean Longstaff broke through PSG"s defensive line and fired an accurate right-footed shot from the right penalty area into the corner of the opposite goal, giving them a 3-0 lead.
PSG belatedly pulled back the reins of the chase with Lucas Hernández"s header in the 11th minute of the second half.
However, they failed to score an additional goal, and instead allowed a key goal to Newcastle"s Fabian Shea just before the end of the game, resulting in a crushing defeat of 1-4.
Lee Kang-in, who transferred to PSG ahead of this season, is the ace of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games national team and played in the semifinals against Uzbekistan the day before, contributing to Korea"s advancement to the finals and leaving one step away from winning the tournament for the third time in a row.
Meanwhile, in Group G of the UCL group stage, Manchester City (England) defeated Leipzig (Germany) 3-1 thanks to goals from Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, and Jeremy Doku and took first place in the group with 6 points.