The Parisian team beat Olympique de Marseille 2-1 and won the first title of the era of coach Mauricio Pochettino. SOCCER PSG SUPER CUP MARSEILLE OLYMPIQUE m A stroke of authority. With goals from Mauro Icardi (39') and Neymar from a penalty (85'), PSG beat Olympique Marseille 2-1 and won its first title of the season under the guidance of newly arrived coach Mauricio Pochettino. The Parisians dominated the match and scored just when the rival tried to react. Pochettino won the tactical duel against André Villas-Boas and won the first title of his career after 10 years on the benches of Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham and now PSG. The first half was one of total dominance with a very dynamic 4-2-3-1 with the novelty of having Verratti as a hook behind Icardi and Mbappé and Di María exploiting the wings.
Ander Herrera and Leandro Paredes also showed great dynamics in the first line of midfielders, exchanging positions to close all spaces and avoid the opponent's counterattack. Two goals disallowed by the VAR before half an hour announced a storm, but it was
UK Mobile Database not until the 39th minute that the scoring opened. Icardi scored after a pass from Di María to create peace. Then Icardi himself had the score 2-0 in his boots, but his left-footed shot crashed into the corner. In the second half, Marseille leveled the action with the arrivals of Sanson, Benedetto and Lirola, and this new attitude generated a clear arrival from Thauvin that goalkeeper Keylor Navas took care of well. It was then that Neymar entered to exasperate his rivals as usual and to score the second from a penalty in the 85th minute.
Almost on the verge of the end, Payet (89') made up the result with the final 2-1 after taking advantage of a great assist from Thauvin. Five minutes later the Frenchman scored again, but this time he was offside, while Villalibre, for the red and whites, had a one-on-one match that he lost to Courtois, and Asensio, almost at the end, crashed another ball into the goal. the horizontal. Great victory for Athletic and first disappointment of the season for Zidane's team. The final of the super cup will be on Sunday against FC Barcelona who suffered to advance on penalties against Real Sociedad.
