Following a heavy 0-3 loss to mallorca in la liga 2 last wednesday, Paris saint-germain traveled across europe to gothenburg for their second preseason outing. Missing several key players, thomas tuchel’s side quickly silenced the home crowd with a fluid move finished by khvicha kvaratskhelia at the 2-minute mark. The georgian winger nearly doubled the lead just seconds later, forcing manchester united goalkeeper tom heaton into a sharp save. The opening exchanges set the tone: psg were determined not to replicate the lethargy that had marred their previous performance.

A second-half surge from manchester united

Despite manchester united being reduced to ten men early on due to mason mount’s injury at the 19-minute mark, bryan mbeumo and amad diallo kept the pressure on. A well-struck free kick by mbeumo was palmed away by safonov at 20 minutes, but diallo capitalized on an aaron koukaba error to equalize for the red devils at 32 minutes. The pressure continued, with safonov forced into another fine stop from mbeumo’s free kick at 38 minutes. Koukaba’s erratic passing almost gifted diallo another chance at 40 minutes, and the ivorian nearly made it three at 42 minutes—only for safonov to make another crucial intervention. Throughout the half, kvaratskhelia remained psg’s most consistent attacking threat.

Portuguese trio and marquinhos see action

Manchester united grew into the game after the break, with mbeumo’s powerful strike at 54 minutes requiring safonov to make another save. Later, he came off his line to confront joshua zirkzee at 72 minutes, drawing boos from the swedish crowd before being subbed out for teenage debutant alessandro longoni. The 18-year-old handled the transition with surprising composure despite the hostile environment.

In the 62nd minute, luis enrique introduced three portuguese players—nuno mendes, vitinha, and joao mendes—alongside marquinhos, giving the veteran defender valuable minutes before the european super cup clash against aston villa on wednesday.