Paris Saint-Germain, France, ignited the competition struggle in Group H to qualify for the round of 16 in the European Champions League, after its precious 3-1 victory over Manchester United of England on Wednesday in the fifth (penultimate) round of the group, which also witnessed an impressive victory for the German Leipzig 4- 3, hosted by Istanbul, Turkish Basaksehir.
With this, Manchester United equated with St. Germain and Leipzig with 9 points, but the superiority is in the interest of the English team due to the difference in direct confrontations in the total matches that took place between the three teams, while Basaksehir completely out of the race and deposited his participation in European competitions, after remaining in the tail Ranking by 3 points.
ℹ️ Group H…
👀 Predict who'll go through! #UCL
- UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 2, 2020
At Old Trafford, Saint Germain advanced with a goal through Neymar in the sixth minute, but Marcus Rashford leveled at United in the 32nd minute.
BIG.
GAME.
PLAYER.
🇧🇷 Neymar has now scored 38 goals in 64 Champions League games ⚽️⚽️ # UCL
- UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 2, 2020
Manchester United paid the price for wasting many achieved opportunities at the beginning of the second half, after Saint-Germain scored twice through Marquinhos and Neymar in the 69th minute and the first of the calculated time instead of lost for the second half.
The English team was forced to play with 10 players, starting from the 70th minute, after its Brazilian player, Fred, was sent off, for receiving a second warning.