Real Madrid vs
PSG Highlights and Full
Match
Competition:
International Champions Cup
Date: 28 July 2016
Stadium:
Ohio Stadium (
Columbus, Ohio)
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Zinedine Zidane got a first look at Real Madrid ahead of the new season, but his team was outclassed by a fitter, sharper PSG.
Real Madrid's preseason got off to a less-than-ideal start as it came
undone against a much sharper, fitter
Paris Saint-Germain.
The European champions kicked off their preseason tour of the
United States with a 3-1 loss at the hands of the
French champions as Zinedine Zidane got a first look at his team in a match-day environment.
Substitute defender
Thomas Meunier scored twice in the first half to set up the win, adding to
Jonathan Ikone's opener inside two minutes as PSG stamped its authority on the contest early.
The returning
Alvaro Morata slotted straight into the sole-striking role in his first appearance since leaving
Juventus, as
Zidane's first-half XI also included
Isco,
Rafael Varane and
Jese Rodriguez.
PSG coach
Unai Emery was overseeing the club's third preseason friendly after beating
West Brom 2-1 and
Inter 3-1 in its
ICC opener on Sunday.
Thiago Silva,
Javier Pastore,
Lucas Moura and
Edinson Cavani all started for PSG as
Emery looked to step up the pace.
And proceedings got off to a perfect start as teenager Ikone tore through the
Madrid defense — which struggled to muster a tackle on the 18-year-old — to score the opener before the contest was two minutes old, dribbling past a four helpless defenders before slotting the ball past
Francisco Casilla in the Madrid goals.
Silva was substituted with an injury after just 10 minutes, following a poor challenge he committed and received a yellow card for, with Meunier coming on to replace him.
While the right back's introduction was forced, it proved an inspired one as he thrashed in an amazing strike 34 minutes in following another terrible turnover from the Madrid defense as it looked to play the ball out from the back.
Meunier gave Madrid no time to react as he lashed a strike beyond Casilla before he could even move to double PSG's advantage, and he would make it 3-0 not long after as he capitalized on more terrible defending to nudge the ball home after a scrap in the Madrid penalty area.
Marcelo scored Madrid's first-half consolation as the opening
45 minutes drew to a close, converting a penalty following a defensive handball to deny
Kevin Trapp a clean sheet.
Zidane sent out a completely different team for the second half, with
Marco Asensio,
Martin Odegaard and
Dani Carvajal all coming on, while he also called on his son Enzo, who replaced
Lucas Vazquez.
The new-look Madrid gave a better account of itself, as PSG introduced former Madrid star
Angel di Maria for goal scorer Ikone, but
Los Blancos struggled to break down a compact
Paris defense, making for a flat start to the preseason schedule as Emery continued his flawless start to life with the French giants.
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- published: 28 Jul 2016
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