PSG celebrates reaching the Round of 16 by five in Basaksehir in the Champions League
The French Paris Saint-Germain team celebrated its qualification for the 16th round of the UEFA Champions League, with its 5/1 victory over its Turkish guest Basaksehir, in the match that resumed today, Wednesday, in the sixth (last) round of group eight matches in the group stage of the competition.
Saint-Germain had resumed the match, which was suspended yesterday due to a racist abuse by the fourth referee against the assistant coach of Basaksehir, which decisively qualified him for the knock-out rounds in the continental championship, after Manchester United lost 2/3 in front of his German host Leipzig yesterday in the other meeting in the same round in that the group.
Saint-Germain topped the group standings with 12 points, ahead of their closest chasers Leipzig, equal to him in the same balance, who also qualified for the next round in the tournament.
Manchester United ranked third with nine points, turning into the European League championship, while Basaksehir, who officially bid farewell to continental competitions since the last round, remained at the bottom of the standings with three points, in his first participation in the Champions League.
Brazilian star Neymar scored the first and second goals for Saint Germain in the 20th and 38th minutes, before Kylian Mbappe added the third goal in the 42nd minute from a penalty kick.
Saint-Germain continued to dominate the meeting during the second half, as Neymar scored the fourth goal for the French team and his third personal goal, to become a hat-trick in the 50th minute.
Mohamed Tobal reduced the difference, by scoring a goal for Basaksehir in the 57th minute, but Mbappe came back to score again, scoring the fifth goal for Saint Germain in the 62nd minute.
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