PSG collapsed mentally against City - Wenger

Marlene Minopetros

PARIS St Germain were "emotional and aggressive in a stupid way", contributing to their second-half capitulation in Wednesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat at home to Manchester City, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. PSG looked sharp and focused in the first half of the Champions League semi-final first leg and took the lead when Marquinhos headed home from Angel Di Maria's corner. But they lost control of the game to a transformed City side after the break, conceding two goals and receiving a red card in the space of 14 minutes. Frenchman Wenger said PSG were guilty of retreating into their shell. "I must say in the second half PSG were protective and not progressive any more," Wenger told beIN SPORTS. "Is it because they were not physically capable? "After…

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