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Paris Saint Germain had a very difficult Champions League game to endure against Newcastle United. The Ligue 1 giants managed to limit the Magpies from relishing 3 points to 1 point. Amid the madness, a last-minute penalty was awarded to PSG and Kylian Mbappe buried it into the back of the net. After the game, the PSG captain admitted that his team couldn’t win despite dominating the game.

This result has also impacted both teams on their points table. The French club is now 3 points behind the group leaders Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle is sitting in third place with 5 points in the group of death, as the fans call it.

Kylian Mbappe feels his PSG team could not convert chances

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Paris Saint Germain scraped in a last-minute penalty to draw the game. This is despite them having 31 shots on goal in the whole game. In the post-match presser, Kylian Mbappe expressed, “In a Champions League match, you can’t have so many opportunities and not score. It’s not the structure or the organization. It’s us, the players, we have to be more clinical. I had opportunities to score and I have to score, that’s clear. Everyone who had eyes saw that we dominated”, as compiled by RMC Sport.

Newcastle United dominated initially. It paid off as they took the lead through star striker Alexander Isak in the 24th minute. However, it was one-way traffic after the goal. PSG’s attackers tried to score goals throughout the game. However, they needed a last-minute penalty decision to go their way to rescue a precious point. Kylian Mbappe showed his nerve and all his experience to score in the 90+8th minute.

Paris Saint Germain will hope that this result does not damage their chances of proceeding to the next stage. However, again coming back to the game, the penalty that was given was also a controversial one. Let’s dive deeper and see what Luis Enqiue had to say about VAR.

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Paris Saint Germain’s manager has his say on the controversial penalty decision

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The penalty decision in the end that went the way of PSG did not make sense to many of the soccer fans and experts. Many of them felt that Newcastle United was unfortunate with the decision. However, it looks like PSG manager Luis Enrique had strong words to say to the soccer fanbase on the controversial decision. He said, “I don’t dedicate myself to watching the VAR, my job is to coach my team”.

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For sure, it’s tough days ahead for Luis Enrique and Co. While the team is still at risk of not qualifying, a potential loss for them and a win for either of the two sides would mean that the French giants could play in the Europa League. Newcastle United face AC Milan in their final home fixture. Who will not qualify from the Champions League group of death? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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