Yesterday's match took place after the match between Red Star Belgrade and Liverpool where the English were favorites for the victory and could take a huge advantage on the two direct opponents for the passage of the Champions League group. In Serbia instead the unexpected happened because the Reds lost against the Serbs thanks to two goals of Pavkov.
The result from the other field could therefore affect the performance of Napoli as last year in the fight for Serie A against Juventus. This time it does not happen and Napoli starts the game with the right approach. Ancelotti set a game of patience and Napoli plays differently from how they played at Parc des Prince two weeks ago by setting up a game of waiting and then counterattacking.
The first half sees two teams face each other without ever being really insidious. On the French side, Neymar is highlighted with a superfine class that dribbles and serves his teammates. On the Neapolitan side, Koulibaly dominates the defensive scene and looks like an unsurpassable wall even for the most talented attack in the world. The first half seemed to end in a draw when a few seconds after the only one minute recovery time agreed on, Mbappè invents a raid in the area, dribble Albiol and serves an assist to Bernat who only has to put the ball on the net.
The result at the end of the first half condemned the Napoli unjustly and would have put in serious difficulty to pass the turn so the Azzurri had to change something. The second half begins with zero substitutions from both sides, but something in Napoli has changed. The mentality has changed and the Napoli move from a waiting strategy to an assault one. The PSG is to defend and Napoli in 3-4 occasions almost grab the draw but to put the sticks in the wheel is the usual Buffon. And it is precisely Buffon in a defensive misunderstanding with his own defenders to roll out Callejon and give Napoli a penalty.
The rigor should be a story told apart. Goes to kick Insigne and Insigne and Buffon know each other because they are in the national team together. Buffon tries to deconcentrate Insigne by looking at him and smiling. Insigne escapes from the gaze and remains focused. Insigne's rigor is perfect, unstoppable, despite Gigi's intuition.
After the penalty, little else happens with the rather tired and intimidated teams. The PSG, however, can recriminate a penalty not received for a foul by Maksimovic. Napoli can be happy with this result because it has made more goals away from the French. If the PSG does not win against Liverpool and Napoli wins at home against Red Star Belgrade it is mathematically qualified. If the PSG wins and Napoli wins, everything will be decided at Anfield on the last journey where Napoli will have to lose with at least 2 goals of difference to be eliminated. I leave you with the highlights of the match.
Have you seen the match? What do you think of the match and this group of UCL?
Disclaimer: I am not an English native and I am trying to write in English to improve my language level, so I hope you will understand if there is any grammatical error or incorrect form. If there is some mistake please let me know to help me to improve.
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