Both sides usually attack with such purpose and direction, it was going to go one of two ways: an end-to-end contest or a cagey affair, with the two teams cancelling each other out
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Marquinhos opened the scoring with a header on 13 minutes, before former Manchester United man Di Maria scored a second just before half-time.
PSG were crowned French champions for the third successive season after the Ligue 1 campaign was cut short, but they are looking to prepare for two domestic cup finals and the potential return of the Champions League.
The loss was in their UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg fixture on Tuesday in Dortmund
Having scored eight goals in the group stage for Red Bull Salzburg before moving to the Bundesliga side in January, Haaland moved level with Robert Lewandowski as the competition’s leading marksman, scoring either side of Neymar’s tap-in to leave the tie nicely poised ahead of the second leg in three weeks’ time
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel disclosed this on Monday
The result left PSG 13 points clear of second-placed Olympique de Marseille after manager Thomas Tuchel rested several regular starters
PSG suffered an embarrassing last-16 exit against a low-key Manchester United following a shock 3-1 home defeat last season, and on Wednesday, they had a point to prove to themselves.
Mbappe picked up a hamstring injury and was forced off against Toulouse last month and has not featured since for PSG, while Cavani is out of action with a hip problem.
This piece of news has come as speculation continues to swirl over whether or not the forward will remain at the French champions.
The Brazil international joined the Ligue 1 side from FC Barcelona for a world record 222 million euros (£198 million) in August 2017
Paris St Germain manager,Thomas Tuchel, has signed a contract extension which will keep him with the Ligue 1 champions until the end of the 2020-2021 season, the club announced on Saturday.
Paris St Germain must react like champions after being knocked out of the Champions League last week, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Monday.
Holders Paris St Germain were taken to extra time by third division side Villefranche Beaujolais on Wednesday, but they still reached the French Cup quarter-finals.
PSG lead the table with 56 points from 21 games, 10 ahead of second-placed Lille who have played two more games
Paris St Germain coach, Thomas Tuchel, admits it will be “very difficult” for Neymar to regain full fitness for their Champions League clash against Manchester United next month.
Paris Saint-Germain saw their 43-match winning run in domestic cup competitions come to an end as Thomas Tuchel’s men suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat by Ligue 1 bottom club Guingamp in the French League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.
PSG have now won all four Ligue 1 games this season under new German coach Thomas Tuchel
Brazil international Neymar, making his first appearance in Paris since suffering a season-ending foot injury in February, struck in the 10th minute
Both teams fielded experimental line-ups on Sunday in the final match of a three-team tournament that also included Arsenal.