PSG dominated the possession of the ball (69%) and had several shots to the area (14), but lacked depth to make a goal and fell against Botafogo.
Vitinha rose as the most prominent player of the game. The PSG steering wheel made 135 correct passes.
Igor Jesus also stood out at the Rose Bowl stadium. The Botafogo attacker scored 1 goal and made 15 correct passes.
The PSG coach, Luis Enrique, proposed a 4-3-3 formation with Gianluigi Donnarumma in the arch; Achraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernández on the defensive line; Senny Mayulu, Vitinha and Warren Zaire Emery in the middle; and Désiré Doué, Gonçalo Ramos and Khvicha Kvarathskhelia in the attack.
For its part, Renato Paiva team went on the court with a 4-5-1 scheme with John under the three sticks; Vitinho, Jair Paula, Alexander Barboza and Alex Telles in Defense; Allan, Gregore, Marlon Freitas, Artur and Jefferson Savarino in the middle of the court; and Igor Jesus in the lead.
The referee Drew Fischer was in charge of supervising the game at the Rose Bowl stadium.
On the next date PSG will face a visitor against Seattle Sounders, while Botafogo will play as a visitor against Atlético de Madrid.
Changes in PSG
- 54 ′ 2t – Lucas Hernández left by Nuno Mendes and Senny Mayulu by Fabián Ruiz
- 55 ′ 2t – Warren Zaire Emery came out by João Neves and Gonçalo Ramos by Bradley Barcola
- 78 ′ 2t – Désiré Doué came out for Lee Kangin
Changes in Botafogo
- 67 ′ 2T – Jefferson Savarino came out of Santiago Rodríguez and Alex Telles by Cuiabano
- 76 ′ 2t – Artur came out by Álvaro Montoro
- 86 ′ 2t – came out for Newton
Admonished in Botafogo:
- 11 ′ 2t Gregore (unsportsmanlike behavior) and 43 ′ 2t cuiabano (unsportsmanlike)