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Brazilian club’s unique history by defeating Europe’s ‘king’ PSG
This is where the greatness and beauty of a big tournament lies! Where the underdog stuns the superpower. Even the foundations of the mountains are shaken by a small storm.
Brazilian club’s unique history by defeating Europe’s ‘king’ PSG
The same thing happened today in the Club World Cup at the Rose Bowl in California. If someone had said that PSG would lose to Botafogo before the start of this match in the morning Bangladesh time, it would have seemed like a daydream. PSG is the crown of European excellence, winning the ‘treble’ including the Champions League. The team is full of stars. Even more important is PSG’s recent rhythm.
The French club has set up an aesthetic football scene under Luis Enrique. Although that is only for football romantics. The opponents will find the Parisian club’s game cruel. Just ask Inter Milan, the opponent in the Champions League final, how cruel it is. That day, PSG won the first Champions League title by crushing Milan 5-0. Against such an opponent, Botafogo, the symbol of South American excellence, the Copa Libertadores champion, was still left a little behind by many. But all the beautiful stories in football are written by breaking trends. They are also written by the fall of a superpower. Such a story was written this morning. Botafogo unexpectedly lost to PSG, the best in Europe. The only goal scored by striker Igor Jesus in the 36th minute made the difference in the match. Jesus scored the goal after a great pass from teammate Jefferson Savarino, which not only ensured Botafogo’s 1-0 victory, but also made them the first team to reach the last sixteen. Earlier, they defeated Seattle Sounders 2-1 in their first match. As a result, they reached the knockout stage with 6 points from 2 matches.
However, the Brazilian club could not compete with PSG in any positive way other than scoring goals and taking shots on target in the match. PSG had 75 percent possession and only 2 shots on target, with 16. On the other hand, Botafogo had 25 percent possession and 4 shots on target, all of which were on target.
