PSG Unlucky To Lose To Real Madrid

Despite a strong effort from Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night, the French side went down 1-0 to Real Madrid.
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A fortuitous goal from Nacho proved decisive for 10-
time champions Real to win 1-0 despite being
outplayed for the majority of the first half of their
Group A game at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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“We managed to struggle through in the first half and in the second we had some good counter chances,” said Real coach Rafael Benitez.
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“The return of (injured) players will help us in the
next phase.”
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PSG were on top throughout the first period but
Adrien Rabiot’s volley cannoned back off the foot of
the post and Edinson Cavani squandered a great
chance when left with just goalkeeper Keylor Navas
to beat.
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And when Toni Kroos let fly from distance just after the half hour, the ball spooned up off Thiago Silva and fell to Nacho — who had only come on for injured left-back Marcelo two minutes earlier — inside the area.
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PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp initially came for the
looping ball but as he backtracked from no-man’s
land, Nacho’s casual side-foot spun wickedly on the
bounce and dropped inside the far post.
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Little happened in the second half but Angel Di Maria
did hit the bar late on with a free-kick, although the
French champions couldn’t find the goal their play
deserved.
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Real qualified from Group A thanks to Shakhtar
Donetsk romping to a 4-0 win over Malmo, a result which means a win for PSG in either of their last two matches will ensure they join Real in the last 16.