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Paris Saint-Germain qualifies for the Champions League quarter-finals by defeating Sociedad.. Video

The French team, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after defeating its Spanish counterpart, Real Sociedad, with a score of 2-1, during the match that was held on Tuesday evening at the “Anoeta” stadium in Spain, in the second leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League for the season. Current 2023-24.

Paris Saint-Germain benefited from a 2-0 win in the first leg at home, qualifying on aggregate 4-1 and advancing to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Paris won the first half 1-0 through team star Kylian Mbappe in the 15th minute, which was the 45th goal in Mbappe’s Champions League career, making him the second youngest player to reach this number after Lionel Messi.

In the second half, Mbappe continued to shine, scoring his second personal goal in the 56th minute, making him top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals, equal to Harry Kane, and before the end, Mikel Moreno scored Sociedad’s second goal in the 89th minute.

The formation of Paris Saint-Germain was as follows: Goalkeeper: Donnarumma / Defense: Hakimi, Lucas Peraldo, Lucas Hernandez, Nuno Mendes / Midfield: Vitina, Ruiz, Emery / Attack: Dembélé, Mbappé, Barcola.

The Parisian team entered the match benefiting from winning the first leg at the Parc des Princes Stadium, with a score of 2-0, through Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barkola.

The French capital club finished second in the Group Two standings behind Borussia Dortmund, which advanced to the round of 16 as the group’s leader, after PSG collected 8 points from winning two matches, drawing and losing two matches, scoring 9 goals and conceding 8 goals.

On the other hand, Real Sociedad topped the Group D standings, with 10 points, with 3 wins, 3 draws, and no defeat against Inter Milan, Benfica, and Red Bull Salzburg.