The Botafogo returned to the PSG the mortal condition. The current champion of the Liberators did not care that Luis Enrique He made rotations and went to his. With much defensive waste, seriousness and a great goal of its '9', the international Igor Jesusinfringed a historical defeat (0-1) to the European champion, who came from machating Atleti without mercy and, previously, Inter Milan in the Munich final.
Since Corinthians won Chelsea the final of the 2012 Club World Cup, in Yokohama (0-1 with goal from Paolo Guerrero) A European team did not lose against a team of Conmebol in an official match.
Another PSG already out
Luis Enrique moved the tree and oxygenated his owngiving rest to four of their headlines: its captain Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes, in defense; and its two interiors, João Neves and Fabián Ruiz. Dembelé, that he was no longer against Atleti, It is still in a rehabilitation phase after suffering a muscle injury with France on the last FIFA date.
The presence of Vitinha in the machine room, of its 'duo' attacker Doué – Kvarathskhelia, and the level of demand that Luis Enrique It imposes from the band guaranteed, in theory, that the PSG did not lose its identity. Then, with the ball rolling everything was different.
Ahead, there was a theoretically timorarate booty, in which the Portuguese Renato Paiva reinforced the center of the field with the midfielder Allan.
Despite the owner's harangues, the eccentric magnate American John Textorthe Cariocas played to minimize risks, with a minimum approach that passed, in principle, to fit the least possible win according to what was seen with the Atleti on the opening day.
It must be remembered that this Fogão faces the discarded World Cup in relation to the team that doubled in 2024, winning his first liberators and the Brazilian. His two great stars have left the club: the exbetic Luiz Henriquewhich is in the Zenit, and the Argentine Thiago Almadawhich passed to the Olympique de Lyon, the nurse ship of this multiprophiety project. Its replacements are not of the same quality. In addition, the already announced sales of Igor Jesusthe '9' that has reached the Seleção, and the central Jair Cunha The Nottingham Forest has caused a certain melancholy. With this context, The 0-1 harvested against the best team in the world today is a crushing, something tremendous.
Punch to PSG lacked
The PSG commanded, suffocated with its high pressure, but did not materialize its domain in great opportunities. The Botafogo remained afloat thanks to the accumulation of troops behind, leaving its striker isolated in the attack tip, and a solidarity defensive system that was used hard, in the purest Copa Libertadores style.
And, in the 35th minute, the bank jumped, when the Brazilians managed to build their first against. Savarino served in depth for Igor Jesus, who won the game to the 'duo' of PSG South American Central Willian Pacho When the ball passed under his legs, which left Donnarumma. A great goal.
The Fogão found gold and saved his precious booty until he reached rest. Luis Enrique had to intervene to change the sign of a match in which his team had shown too much flat.
He gave ten minutes of margin and, seeing that the game continued for the same course, the Asturian coach introduced a quadruple change. Nuno, João Neves, Fabián and Barcola appeared on the scene. This was already serious. With a more recognizable training with many more gallons, the PSG transmitted the idea that, now, I wanted to trace.
The game became an attack and goal of the new European kings, but the Fogão did not defallehe never lost his face to the encounter and had legs to go to the backlash with a lot of criteria.
The last minutes were agonized with a PSG with everything looking for a goal that would never come and a booty that defended himself with criteria and a lot of heart.
With this unthinkable triumph, Brazilians are leaders with 6 pointsthe PSG is second with 3, the same AT score. Madrid, while the Seattle Sounders is a colist without having scored. Everything can happen on the last day in this group of death.
Technical Data Sheet: PSG – Botafogo (0-1)
PSG: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Willian Pacho, Lucas Hernández (Nuno Mendes, 56 '); Vitinha, Mayulu, (Fabián, 56 '), Zaire-Emerey (Joao Neves, 56); Doue (Lee, 79 '), Kvaratskhelia Y Gonçalo Ramos (Boat, 56').
Botafogo: John; Vitinho, Jair, Cunha, Alexander Barboza, Alex Telles (Cuiabano, 67 '); Allan (Newton, 87 '), Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Savarino (Santiago Rodríguez, 67'), Artur (Álvaro Montoro, 77 ') and Igor Jesus.
Arbitrator: Drew Fischer (Canada). Yellow card to Gregore (56 ') and Cuiabano (89').
Goals: 0-1 Igor Jesus min 35.
Incidents: Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena (USA).
