Jadon Sancho had an impressive performance against PSG, thus establishing a statistic comparable to that of Lionel Messi.

Sancho played impressively against PSG. Photo: BVB

Jadon Sancho is little by little recovering his form in the Dortmund shirt. In the welcome match against PSG at Signal Iduna Park, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, the English star had an excellent performance. The Manchester United player made 11 tackles against PSG.

Thanks to this, Sancho became the first person to make 11 tackles in a Champions League match, since Lionel Messi in the match against Manchester United in 2008 (with 16 tackles). Furthermore, the number 11 is also the best statistic by an English player in the history of the top European tournament.

In the match against PSG, Sancho was also the player who made the most duels (13), gave the most passes (12) and created the most opportunities (3). With 12 successful passes, this is also the best achievement by an English player in a Champions League match since Opta started statistics from the 2003-2004 season.

During his dismal spell at Man United, Sancho scored a total of 12 goals in 58 games, but never made more than 7 tackles in a game. But against PSG he did it in just 30 minutes.

Specifically, Sancho successfully overtook people 7 times in just the first 30 minutes of the match against PSG, the highest number in a Champions League knockout match this season. Sancho became the center of Dortmund’s attacks against PSG, and coach Edin Terzic also asked his players to deploy the ball down the right flank to take advantage of the Man United star’s skills.

Sancho joined Dortmund on a short-term loan deal in January. He was removed from the Red Devils squad due to a public argument with coach Erik ten Hag in August. Sancho’s future remains uncertain because the agreement with the German club does not include a purchase option.

Some sources in the UK said that Man United are planning to sell Sancho in the upcoming summer transfer window, because he is no longer in the club’s plans. Man United are willing to bear the loss of the £73 million ($93 million) transfer fee they spent to acquire his services in 2021.