Unlike years past, Paris Saint-Germain have yet to manage to leave the entire French league behind, but it is possible that the escape begins right now. The champion opened the 21st round with a crushing 0-4 win over Montpellier at the Parc des France, receiving a great display from Killian Ambape.
The French star took command of the match in the 19th minute. He galloped towards the goal, overtaking goalkeeper Jonas Umlan, who rudely tripped him. At first the referee issued a yellow card, but after the intervention of the VAR changed his decision and removed the goalkeeper. About a quarter of an hour later, Ambape took advantage of the numerical advantage with an elegant bounce over the goalkeeper after a delivery from Angel Di Maria. Diamond’s first hair in the league after about a month.
In the second half the humble guest could no longer withstand the pressure of the champion. Ambape scored an easy goal for Neymar in the 60th minute, only a minute later Mauro Icardi bombed the third close to the high net and two more minutes later Ambape completed a double after receiving a wide pass from Icardi and rolled close to the exposed net.
Thanks to the victory, PSG opened a gap of 3 points at the top, before Lil’s game on Sunday with Ran. The less good news for Mauricio Pochettino came from the direction of Kaylor Navas and Marcinius. The two were injured and had to make way on the pitch – less than a month before the first game against Barcelona in the last eight of the Champions League.
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– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) January 22, 2021