#FT: Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Newcastle United
Venue: Parc des Princes
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LINE-UPS
Paris Saint-Germain
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Danilo Pereira (Goncalo Ramos), Milan Skriniar, Lucas Hernández, Achraf Hakimi, Manuel Ugarte (Vitinha), Lee Kang-in (Marco Asensio), Fabián Ruiz, Randal Kolo Muani (Bradley Barcola), Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé.
Subs: Arnau Tenas, Nordi Mukiele, Carlos Soler, Alexandre Letellier.
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Newcastle United
Nick Pope, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles, Valentino Livramento, Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton, Lewis Miley, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon, Miguel Almirón.
Subs: Ben Parkinson, Lewis Hall, Loris Karius, Paul Dummett, James Huntley, Michael Ndiweni, Martin Dúbravka.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
22' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Newcastle United 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
36' Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54' Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58' Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
60' Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Manuel Ugarte.
62' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
72' Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
82' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Asensio replaces Lee Kang-In.
83' Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
85' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Danilo Pereira.
90'+2' Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
I know that this sub has a huge anti PSG bias (even when it's another oil club on the other side). So yes, PSG can be considered very tough. I agree with that. But for me there was a penalty on Hakimi and PSG and a handball by Newcastle earlier which was surely more of a penalty than the latter decision.
However, PSG were cursed in this match, on a "normal" evening PSG should put 4 in the second half. Newcastle never got past the midfield again from the second half onwards. And they can thank Donnaruma for giving them a ridiculous goal.
In short, Newcastle are a good team with heart, but for me PSG were clearly the better team tonight and a draw is the minimum.
In any case, this group is still wide open. Newcastle, Milan and PSG can still qualify. PSG can finish first or third. It's wide open.