There was nothing particularly untoward about PSG beating Bastia 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday evening, save for a truly exquisite professional foul from Marco Verratti.
The Italian midfielder sprinted some 30 yards to stop a counter-attack, stopping his opponent in his tracks by using an unorthodox technique usually reserved for lionesses bringing down gazelles on the plains of Africa…
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— philippe (@philousports) January 8, 2016
Beautifully done. The kid’ll go far.