‘The steward will also remember this match’
With good reason, Paris Saint-Germain fans enjoyed themselves on Tuesday night.
Their side started their latest Champions League knock-out stage campaign with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United, putting themselves in a strong position to progress to the quarter-finals ahead of the second leg in Paris next month.
Those in the away end made themselves heard before, during and after the game at Old Trafford. They also, as one video doing the rounds on Twitter shows, incorporated an Old Trafford steward into their celebrations.
‘Le steward aussi se souviendra de ce match’ reads the caption on the video below – the steward will also remember this match.
The footage shows that – presumably involuntarily – one steward has found himself in the middle of the PSG supporters’ section and is being lifted up and down in time with their singing.
Le steward aussi se souviendra de ce match #MUPSG pic.twitter.com/NDDFSntrLt
— Alex ⚜ (@S_LeKsaa) February 12, 2019
The game itself was an even contest for most of the first half, though PSG took control in the second as United struggled to adapt after losing Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard to injury.
Goals from Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe saw the French champions leave Manchester with an important win.
To an extent, United were unlucky. Kimpembe, booked early on, might have been shown a second yellow on a couple of occasions before scoring the game’s opener. This considered, United’s frustration that the referee then decided to send Paul Pogba off (he’ll now miss the return in Paris) for a second bookable offence in the closing stages was obvious.
United will now turn their attentions to the FA Cup, where they face a trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Monday night. After that, they welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford the following Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men will travel to the French capital for the return leg against PSG in early March.
