Old Trafford’s Theatre of Dreams was turned into Theatre of Nightmare as Paris Saint Germain disunited Manchester United 2-0 in the first leg of the round of 16 of this season’s UEFA Champions League.
The French champions showed why they are the Kings in France as their class eclipsed the home side’s spirited effort.
This is the first time Manchester United suffered defeat since their caretaker manager, Ole Gunna Solskjaer, who took over from sacked Jose Mourinho. Before the match. The Red Devils had won 10 of their 11 previous matches.
After holding the home side to a goalless draw, PSG drew the first blood when Presnel Kimpembe connected neatly with Di Maria’s corner kick. Seven minutes later, Kylian Mbappe was on point to tap in the second for the French champions.
Angel Di Maria won the Man Of the Match despite boos from the fans of his former club, as he kept his head to contribute hugely to his club’s historic victory.
Things retrogressed from bad to worse when Paul Pogba was sent off after picking two yellow cards.
With this victory, PSG became the first French club to defeat Manchester United at Old Trafford in any European competition.
In the second match, Nicolo Zaniolo scored a brace as Roma defeated FC Porto 2-1. Lopez scored on the 79th minute to give the visitors a lifeline ahead of the second leg in Portugal.
