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Calaruga shark media. Well, Saturday delivered exactly what we expected,
and then some two European heavyweights are through to the semifinals.
We got absolute chaos in both matches, and somewhere in Montreal,
Messi reminded everyone why this whole tournament exists in the
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first place. Let me break it all down. First up,
PSG beat Bayern Munich two nil in what could easily
have been the final. Luis Enrique's side showed exactly why
their Champions League holders by doing something absolutely mental, winning
a knockout match while finishing with nine men. The drama
started just before halftime when Jamal Musiala collided with Jian
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Luigi Donnoruma in a horrible clash that saw the Bayern
star stretchered off with what looked like a serious injury.
Vincent company was forced into a complete rethink, and for
a while it worked byan dominated the second half, holding
fifty seven percent possession and out shooting PSG four to
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one by the seventieth minute. But here's where Luis Enrique's
genius showed. He'd been banging on about adaptability all week,
saying you have to adapt, improvise and stop being acceptable
to the opponent or you're dead well. His team certainly
took that to heart. Desire Duay broke the deadlock in
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the seventy eighth minute with a rocket into the bottom corner,
scoring right when Bayern were at their most dangerous. Then
things got properly mad. William Pacho saw red in the
eighty second minute, leaving PSG with ten men. Harry Kane
thought he'd equalized with a stunning header, but var ruled
it offside by centimeters. Then Lucas Hernandez got his marching
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orders in the ninety second minute and PSG were down
to nine. Most teams would park the bus and pray.
Not this PSG. Ahraf Hakimi, instead of sitting deep like
a sensible defender, decided to bomb forward, weave through three
buy and players and set up Ousman Denble for a
second goal in stoppage time. Absolutely mental, absolutely brilliant. Meanwhile,
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Real Madrid beat Barussia Dortmund three to two in what
was supposed to be comfortable but turned into pure chaos
in the final ten minutes. Zabi Alonzo's side looked entirely
in control for most of the match, which makes sense
when you've got Gonzalo Garcia, continuing his fairy tale run
with his fourth goal of the tournament. The kid's been
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the story of this competition. A twenty one year old
academy striker who'd never started a senior game before this tournament,
and now he's outscoring seasoned internationals. Fran Garcia no relation
added a second, his first goal in fifty two appearances,
and everything looked sorted. Then Killian m scored what he
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probably thought was a routine third with a stupendous volley,
but Dean Hoysen decided to get himself sent off immediately
after bringing down Sir Huguirasi and picking up a red
card that rules him out of the semifinal Q ten
minutes of absolute madness that needed a last minute save
from tbau Courtois to preserve the victory. The defending got
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so chaotic you'd think they were managed by Frank Lampard.
So we've got our semifinals. PSG versus Real Madrid on
July eighth, and Chelsea versus Fluminensey on the same day.
That PSG Madrid clash is particularly juicy because it'll be
Mbape facing his former club for the first time. Now,
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while all this was happening in the Club World Cup,
the man who started this whole American soccer experiment was
back doing what he does best. In Montreal, Messi absolutely
tormented c F Montreal in a four to one win
that reminded everyone into Miami are the center of the
footballing universe right now. Two goals both vintage Messi, the
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first a trademark run into the box and left footed finish,
the second a ridiculous dribble from near midfield past four defenders.
He nearly had a hat trick, but was correctly flagged offside.
The funny thing he started the match by gifting Montreal
the opening goal with a horrendous pass between his own teammates.
Messi raised his hands in disgust, then proceeded to destroy
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them for the next eighty eight minutes. Right after all
that European chaos and Messi magic, we need to talk
about tonight's actual final that matters to American football. The
USMNT face Mexico in the Gold Cup Final at seven
pm in Houston, and this one's got everything you want
from a rivalry match. The Americans came into this tournament
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on their first four game losing streak since two thousand
and seven, which tells you everything about where Mauricio Pochettino
inherited this team. But they've found their form during the
Gold Cup with three group wins, a penalty shootout victory
over Costa Rica and a semi final win over Guatemala
where Diego Luna scored twice. Mexico meanwhile, have been defensively solid.
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They haven't conceded in three hundred eighty three minutes of play.
That's the kind of stat that either means they're brilliant
at the back or they're about to get found out spectacularly.
This rivalry doesn't need much selling. It's the eighth time
the Gold Cup has ended with these two meeting in
the final, and you know it's going to be tasty.
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Pochettino's got plenty of new faces in his squad, but
that won't matter once the whistle goes. The heat might
be tough on players, the scheduling might be mad, but
the football's been absolutely brilliant. More of this, please, I'm
Jamie Rudd. Enjoy your Sunday