Munich (Germany) (AFP)
Scratched, Kylian Mbappé scored twice for the victory of Paris SG at Bayern (3-2);
much more criticized, Neymar gave two assists, with an irreproachable attitude, Wednesday in Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
At the service of the team.
Neymar was no longer the angry little boy excluded for two bad gestures, Saturday against Lille (1-0 defeat), before getting confused in the corridors of the Parc des Princes with Tiago Djalo.
The star had done nothing to stop the fall of his people from the throne of Ligue 1. But under the Bavarian snow, the Brazilian star gave the best of herself, and fully played his role as leader.
"Ney" offered the two goals of Paris SG, on brilliant inspirations, to his accomplice Mbappé (3rd) then to his captain Marquinhos (28th).
On the first, a counter-attack played at 100 per hour, started by Angel Di Maria, the Brazilian attacked the Bavarian line before shifting Mbappé with a clever pass, a delicate right dive with feigned gaze from Ney .
- The great Neymar -
The powerful strike of the world champion's point slipped between the gloves and the legs of Manuel Neuer, not very clean at the time.
For "Marqui", it is still a magnificent pass from Neymar, in depth, while all of Bayern came back up, which offered two goals in advance in Paris.
He was calm the entire game, away from the pissed off and frustrated player seen on Saturday.
He relieved his team with other class gestures, such as these juggler controls in the middle of three players to get a free kick when his people were suffocating under the pressure (45th).
Neymar also had a 3-1 ball, shot between Neuer's legs, but this time the German giant was not trapped (52nd).
In short, Ney responded on the field to the criticisms born of his attitude on Saturday, which earned him two matches in Ligue 1, plus one suspended, shortly before kick-off.
The disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) also wanted to see the match!
PSG has found the great Neymar of C1, the one who had carried his team for the three victories of the autumn in pools: 1-0 against Leipzig (a penalty), 3-1 at Manchester United (a double) and 5- 1 against Istanbul Basaksehir (a hat-trick).
Mbappé, he has always been great this season, and here he is with eight goals in C1, two units from his young challenger for the title of baby star, Erling Haaland (10).
His match at Bayern is as great as that in Barcelona in the round of 16 first leg, when his hat-trick blew up Barça (4-1).
- Mbappé, his revenge on Neuer -
On the first goal, "Kyky" took revenge for his soft shot in the final last year, just before half-time, against the same opponent.
Bayern won 1-0 in the final in Lisbon.
This time it's Manuel Neuer's turn to bite his fingers for lacking strength ...
Mbappé also believed to offer a goal to Julian Draxler, but he was signaled offside, by a lace, at the start of the action (12th).
On his second goal (68th), that of 3-2, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (37th) and Thomas Müller (60th) having meanwhile brought Bayern equal, Mbappé showed the full extent of his palette.
Thrown by Di Maria, he used his speed at first, but then delayed to wait for the best moment, with three defenders facing him, and he adjusted Neuer by shooting ... between the legs of Jerome Boateng .
Not very good, by his own admission, in the France team, the world champion had suffered some criticism, much less than Neymar however.
"It tires", he even let go, and he was also extinguished against Lille, on the return of the international break.
In Munich, he again succeeded almost everything, scored his 26 and 27th goals in C1, and participated in the defense, as on this precious decline in the 50th minute.
When his duo is also inspired, PSG can dream ...
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