Jadon Sancho has given Manchester United what they need after putting in a brilliant performance in the Champions League.
Sancho was sensational in helping Borussia Dortmund generate another disappointment when they took a big step towards the final at Wembley on June 1. And their dazzling display should make United’s hierarchy wonder why they couldn’t make the most of the £. 73m England during his 3 years at Old Trafford.
Sancho returned to his most productive level, dribbling and swinging down the flank as the commercial city of Dortmund let down the wealthy Parisians and created another frustrating night for Kylian Mbappe. This time, the supposedly most productive striker in the world outplayed through his centre-back colleague. Striker Niclas Fullkrug, the 6-foot-2 German foreigner, scored the winning goal amid a wall of yellow noise at the noisy Signal Iduna Park.
It was obvious who was looking for him the most. Dortmund’s fighters defeated the millionaire superstars of Paris Saint-Germain with a performance full of defiance, courage and large doses of luck. Mbappe is set to sign for Real Madrid this summer and if he doesn’t fulfil his dream of winning the Champions League, he will look back on nights like those with wonderful regret.
PSG superstar Mbappe hit the post and the French giants missed out on more gold like Sancho
If you thought the Allianz Arena was noisy on Tuesday night for Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, they turned up the volume even more to get their players across the baseline. It is a special and vital evening for Sancho, as he is a player who found himself unwanted. , sidelined at Old Trafford after a falling out with Erik ten Hag and yet embarrassed United with that display.
Sancho, as well as left winger Karim Adeyemi, worked very hard and the England star produced one chance after another, but his Dortmund teammates let them pass. But Fullkrug took his and it has become a topic of conversation in German football. He was only called up to Germany at the age of 29 and his extensive travels do not do justice to his collection of clubs.
However, in the 36th minute, Fullkrug showed Mbappé how to follow up with the most important goal. It was Dortmund’s first direction. A long ball from Nico Schlotterbeck over the most sensitive area reached Fullkrug, who with great control brought it down, burst into the box and shot in front of PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Marcel Sabitzer, on loan at Manchester United at this time last year, came close to making it 2-0 before the break, but Donnarumma redeemed himself with a great save. PSG came out motivated in the second half. The shot hit a post and Achraf Hakimi’s shot from the rebound hit the far post. It was a disappointment. Fabián Ruiz then missed a goalkeeper. Dortmund held on.
At the other end, Sancho created chances for Julian Brandt and Fullkrug, but both missed. Sancho wonderful, very exciting and a return to the player United signed in the first place. PSG will be wondering how the hell they didn’t capture at least one chance, while Ousmane Dembele missed another wonderful chance.
At least PSG have the second leg at home next Tuesday to save themselves, but Dortmund have shown that they will give up easily.
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