AS Roma 2 – 3 Paris Saint-Germain

Stadio Olimpico (73,261)

GOAL SCORERS

MOTTA (2)

EL SHAARAWY (12)

OLIVERA (31)

LO CELSO (71)

MANOLAS (89)

El Shaarawy celebrates after scoring a goal against PSG

We’re here for Match day 7 as AS Roma play Paris Saint-Germain in the Stadio Olimpico. 40,588 fans have traveled here to watch these two teams play. AS Roma will be hoping to get a win here as they are still looking for their first home win having lost twice and drawn once. AS Roma drew their last match with Napoli while PSG lost to Manchester United.

Fert said in his pre-match conference that he hopes his players will be up for a fight. The fans would want a win here and the team will want to give them that. AS Roma made only change to the starting line up that drew with Napoli as Strootman will not play due to fitness issues, so Fazio will play in his place. AS Roma will play a 4-2-3-1 (B) formation.

AS Roma line up:

Alisson (89)

A Flroenzi (91) K Manolas (91) F Fazio (89) A Kolarov (90)

D De Rossi (c) (92) M Gonalons (90)

R Nainggolan (93)

D Perotti (90) S El Shaarawy (90)

E Dzeko (92)

PSG managed by Inside Forward made no change to the starting line up that lost to Manchester United. They come into the match with a 4-2-3-1 (B) formation.

Paris Saint-Germain line up:

K Trapp (89)

D Alves (92) J Duverne (82) M Olivera (c) (84) L Kurzawa (90)

A Rabiot (90) T Motta (91)

A Di Maria (94) G Lo Celso (85) J Draxler (91)

E Cavani (94)

First Half:

The referee blew his whistle as AS Roma started the match. A minute later, Manolas received a yellow card after he brought Motta to the ground. The free kick was taken quickly, and Motta did a quick one-two pass with Lo Celso. He shot the ball into the top corner and scored. There was no way Alisson could reach that. AS Roma quickly started the kick off and went straight into the opposition’s half in search of an equalizer. Dzeko received the ball from El Shaarawy and shot the ball but Trapp quickly reacted to make the save look easy. Six Minutes later, Dzeko got another chance to score but his shot went over the crossbar. AS Roma managed to get an equalizer in the 12th minute as PSG committed a foul. Nainggolan saw El Shaarawy unmarked and crossed the ball, Trapp couldn’t reach the ball as El Shaarawy’s header goes in. There was no shot until the 25th minute when Cavani got the ball from Di Maria and shot the ball but his shot went wide. Six minutes later, PSG got their lead back as they managed to win a corner. Di Maria swung the ball into the box and Olivera was there to head it home as Alisson couldn’t reach the ball. In the 35th minute, PSG went looking for a third goal, but the cross bar denied them as Cavani’s shot hit the crossbar and went out for a goal kick. The 1st half finished with both teams blasting their shots wide as Motta and Dzeko just couldn’t get their shot on target. The referee blew his whistle as PSG lead 2 – 1.

Second Half:

The referee blew his whistle as the second half was started by PSG. Within 5 minutes, Cavani had a chance to score but his shot hit the wrong side of the post and went out for a goal kick. Cavani again had another chance to score in the 57th minute but his shot went wide again. Alisson took the goal kick and El Shaarawy headed the ball unto Kolarov’s path. Kolorov tried to chip the keeper but the ball went over the bar. 65 minutes into the game, Draxler received the ball from Lo Celso and tried to score but his shot was nowhere on target. PSG managed to score a third goal in the 71st minute as Lo Celso received the ball from Draxler and shot the ball into the back of the net. Alisson managed to get a hand, but the shot was too powerful. Alisson managed to save Roma from conceding four goals as he got a hand to Draxler’s shot in the 85th minute. One minute till the end of the game. Roma got a consolidation goal as Manolas received the ball from Gonalons and tried a long shot from outside the box. The bail sailed into the top corner as Trapp could only just watch. The referee blew his whistle with PSG winning the match 3 – 2.

FULL TIME: AS Roma 2 – 3 Paris Saint-Germain

MOTM: Radja Nainggolan

Post Match Conference:

When asked for a comment, here’s what Fert had to say. “PSG played well today and made good use of their chances. When I saw the lineup without Neymar and other key players, I thought we would have a chance. We tried to make a comeback, but 90 minutes wasn’t enough to do that. We hope that the fans were at least entertained by Manolas goal. We face Inter in the shield and I hope we get the win there”. Manolas was also available for a comment. He said “I’m sad that we didn’t at least get the draw here. I felt that the two teams on paper were equal but on the pitch, it was a different story. I’m very happy with my goal as I’ve been practicing my long shots on the training ground. I hope that the lads can bounce back with a win in the next match”.