PSG had both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe with them from the start, when Manchester United hosted the French champions at Old Trafford in Champions League competition Group H. RB Leipzig had previously won 4-3 over Turkish Basaksehir, and thus PSG in particular was forced to win , in order not to keep the hope of advancing in the tournament alive.
After just six minutes, a loose appeared right in front of Neymar inside Manchester United's field and the Brazilian half-fledged the ball in behind David De Gea in the Manchester United goal. 1-0 to PSG.
After half time of play, Marcus Rashford got a free kick just outside PSG's field. Rashford's attempt was deflected by Danilo, and smoked in the goal with no chance for Keylor Navas, and then there was an equalizer and Manchester United levelled up to 1-1.
Halfway through the second half, Marquinhos got a cross pass right in front of Manchester United's goal and the Brazilian central defense safely sent the ball into the net to make it 2-1.
Right after PSG's goal, Fred made it even harder for his teammates when he received his second yellow card, and United were thus reduced to ten men for the rest of the match.
In overtime, Neymar reappeared in Manchester United's field, scoring on a layup assist made Rafinha for the final score 3-1. Before the last match, the group has three teams with nine points, where PSG, Manchester United and RB Leipzig are all fighting for two places in the Champions League round of 16.
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