El mayor sorpasso del fútbol en 20 años

Los números detrás del sorpasso más increíble del fútbol
Veinte años analizando deportes me enseñaron una verdad: las estrellas suelen ganar. Por eso Paris-Botafogo parece un error en la realidad.
Cuando el talento no basta
Este equipo del PSG tenía un 87% de probabilidades de ganar según:
- Forma reciente: 4.3 goles/partido en la Champions
- Valor del equipo: €920M vs €47M de Botafogo
- Calidad individual: Tres candidatos al Balón de Oro
Pero jugaron como desconocidos.
Lo que salió mal según los datos
- Caída de pases progresivos: -62%
- Fragilidad defensiva: 38% de duelos ganados
- Colapso psicológico: Solo 12 presiones en los últimos 30 minutos
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When €920M Meets Cosmic Comedy
PSG getting schooled by Botafogo wasn’t just an upset—it was like watching a Lamborghini lose to a golf cart in a drag race. My spreadsheets are still crying from the statistical anomaly!
Midfield? More Like No-field
Their ‘progressive passes’ dropped 62%? At that point, they might as well have been playing blindfolded. Even my Polish grandma’s Sunday league team connects better passes!
So tell me folks—was this football’s version of the Titanic hitting an iceberg, or just PSG being… well, PSG? Drop your hot takes below!

PSG fez o impossível: perder para o Botafogo!
Depois de assistir duas décadas de futebol, achava que já tinha visto tudo… até esse jogo! O PSG, com elenco de €920M, jogou como se tivessem trocado de lugar com o time da pelada do bairro.
Estatísticas? Piada pronta!
- xG de 1.2 contra 3.8 do Botafogo (sim, você leu certo)
- Taxa de duelos defensivos caiu pra 38% - meu avô no futevôlei faz melhor
Como diria meu tio depois da cerveja: “Se isso não é prova que futebol é várzea, eu sou uma geladeira!”. E vocês, acham que foi azar ou vergonha alheia? 😂

¡Increíble pero cierto! El PSG, con un valor de plantilla de €920M, jugó como si fueran un equipo de barrio contra el Botafogo (€47M).
Datos que duelen:
- Pases progresivos bajaron un 62%
- Solo ganaron el 38% de los duelos
- Presionaron la mitad que siempre
Esto no fue una sorpresa, fue un crimen futbolístico. ¿Cómo explicas esto, Mbappé?
Comenten: ¿Fue peor que el Barça perdiendo con el Leganés? 😂

O maior bug estatístico desde o Y2K!
Depois de analisar esse jogo, até meu Excel teve um bluescreen! Como um time de €920M pode jogar como se tivessem acabado de sair de uma pelada na praia?
Dados mais absurdos que o Neymar no Bar Mitzvá:
- 38% de duelos ganhos (até eu jogando FIFA bêbado faço melhor)
- Midfield parecendo casal em crise: 62% menos passes progressivos
Isso não foi um jogo, foi um crime contra as probabilidades! Alguém avisa o Mbappé que isso aqui não é modo carreira do FIFA com cheat ativado.
[GIF sugerido: Estátua do Cristo Redentor cobrindo os olhos com as mãos]
E aí, torcedores? Isso foi pior que o 7x1 ou tão surreal quanto um Flamengo campeão da Libertadores em 2019?

When Money Can’t Buy Goals
PSG’s €920M squad losing to Botafogo’s €47M team isn’t just an upset—it’s like a Ferrari breaking down behind a bicycle. My spreadsheets literally cried foul!
Midfield? What Midfield?
Their ‘progressive passes’ dropped 62%. At this point, Uber Eats delivers better than PSG’s midfield. Even my grandma’s Sunday league team presses more than they did in the final 30 minutes!
Football’s matrix definitely glitched here. Anyone else still checking their xG models for errors? 🤯 #UpsetOfTheCentury

When Data Meets Disaster
PSG’s loss to Botafogo wasn’t just an upset—it was a statistical crime scene. My spreadsheets are still in therapy after calculating how a €920M squad played like they’d never met before.
Midfield? More like Mid-fail Their progressive passes dropped 62%—that’s worse than my Wi-Fi during a storm. And don’t get me started on the 38% duel success rate. Even my grandma wins more fights with her cat.
This wasn’t football; it was a glitch in the matrix. Thoughts? Or should we just burn the data and pretend it never happened? 🔥

When €920M Meets a Reality Check
PSG’s ‘superteam’ playing like Sunday league dads against Botafogo wasn’t just an upset - it was football’s version of the Matrix blue screen of death. My data models short-circuited harder than Neymar’s knee ligaments when I saw:
- Midfield creativity: Dropped faster than PSG’s stock value
- Defensive coordination: Looser than my abuela’s tamale recipe
- xG difference: More shocking than Messi playing goalkeeper
This wasn’t David vs Goliath - this was David stealing Goliath’s sneakers AND lunch money. Hot take: Maybe they should’ve tried playing football instead of collecting Ballon d’Or nominees like Pokémon cards?
Drop your wildest conspiracy theories below - I’ll start: Mbappé was actually a Botafogo double agent!

¡Increíble! El PSG jugó como si fueran un equipo de barrio.
Con un valor de plantilla 20 veces mayor que el Botafogo, terminaron perdiendo como si estuvieran en una liga amateur.
Los números no mienten:
- Solo 12 presiones en los últimos 30 minutos (¿estaban esperando el UberEats?)
- Éxito en duelos del 38% (mis abuelos tienen mejor defensa)
Esto no fue una sorpresa, fue un crimen futbolístico. ¿Ustedes qué opinan? ¡Discutamos en los comentarios!

¡Increíble pero cierto!
PSG, con un equipo valorado en €920M, perdió contra el Botafogo de €47M. ¡Hasta mi abuela podría haber hecho mejor trabajo!
Datos que duelen
- Pases progresivos: -62% (parecían jugando al escondite)
- Defensa: 38% de duelos ganados (¡mis sobrinos juegan mejor!)
¿Fue suerte o un milagro? ¡Déjanos tu opinión en los comentarios!

When €920M Meets Reality
PSG’s loss to Botafogo wasn’t just an upset—it was like watching LeBron lose to a middle school team while wearing flip-flops. My data models short-circuited seeing their 87% win probability crash harder than their midfield cohesion.
The Ultimate Pickup Game Fiasco
Three Ballon d’Or contenders playing like they met in the parking lot 5 minutes before kickoff? Their defensive ‘strategy’ had less structure than a toddler’s soccer game. That 38% duel success rate is what happens when your tactics come from a fortune cookie.
Chicago-Style Football Trauma
As we say in my hood: This wasn’t just Lsquared (Loss × Laughable)—it was Benny the Bull levels of clownery. Someone check if the Matrix rebooted mid-match!
Drop your wildest football glitch stories below ⬇️

When Algorithms Cry
Twenty years of football analytics, and PSG still managed to break my spreadsheets harder than my ex broke my heart. A €920M squad losing to a €47M team? That’s not an upset—that’s football’s version of the Matrix blue screen of death.
Midfield? More Like Mid-crisis Their progressive passes dropped faster than my jaw watching this match. 62% decrease? My Sunday league team coordinates better after pub crawls!
Memo to PSG: if your pressing intensity halves in the final 30 minutes, maybe don’t put ‘UCL contenders’ in your Twitter bio. Even my tea-leaves predicted better.
So, Londoners—should we start analyzing football with Magic 8-Balls now?

Quando o futebol decide fazer uma piada com a estatística
PSG, time de bilhões, perde para o Botafogo como se estivessem jogando de olhos vendados! Até meu sobrinho de 5 anos acertaria esse placar no chute.
Dados? Que dados?
Os números diziam 87% de chance de vitória… mas parece que alguém esqueceu de avisar o campo! Midfield desconectado, defesa mais frágil que copo de vidro no Maracanã - foi um verdadeiro ‘crime contra o xG’.
E aí, torcedores do PSG? Precisam de um abraço ou já estão se mudando para o Rio para torcer pro Fogão? 😂

When Money Can’t Buy Goals
PSG’s €920M squad losing to Botafogo’s €47M team isn’t just an upset - it’s like the Monstars stealing NBA talents in Space Jam! My data models short-circuited seeing their midfield play like they met in the Uber ride to the stadium.
The Chicago Comparison
This makes Da Bears’ bad days look competent. At least when we lose, it’s to NFL teams - not the local park district squad! Those heat maps showed more disorganization than my nephew’s AAU team.
Stat Geek Outrage: When your xG is worse than a JV team facing prime Barcelona, maybe stop buying Ballon d’Or candidates and invest in…chemistry? #UpsetOfTheCentury

¡Increíble pero cierto!
PSG, con un equipo valorado en €920M, perdió contra el Botafogo como si fueran un grupo de amigos jugando en el parque. ¡Hasta mi abuela tiene mejor conexión en el mediocampo que ellos ese día!
Datos que duelen más que un golpe de Mateu Lahoz
- Solo 12 presses en los últimos 30 minutos (¿estaban esperando el Uber?)
- Éxito en duelos del 38% (mi perro defiende mejor el hueso)
¿Fue un error cósmico o simplemente el día que el fútbol decidió reírse de las estadísticas? ¡Comenten sus teorías más locas!

Quando o orçamento não compra vergonha
PSG gastou €920 milhões pra fazer papel de time de várzea contra o Botafogo? Até meu time de pelada do domingo teria mais organização!
Dados que doem mais que chute na canela:
- 38% de duelos ganhos (normalmente 58%)
- Só 12 pressões nos últimos 30 minutos
- XG de 1.2 contra 3.8 do Botafogo
Isso não foi derrota, foi aula de humildade com direito a diploma em cartolagem. Alguém avisa os caras que o jogo era pra valer?
E aí, torcedor, qual foi o pior: esse vexame ou a goleada pro Bayern em 2020? 🔥 #ChamaOMessi

¿Esto era el PSG o mi equipo de barrio?
Con un valor de plantilla 20 veces mayor, el PSG logró lo imposible: jugar PEOR que un equipo de la tercera división brasileña.
Mis gráficos tácticos muestran:
- Pases progresivos desaparecidos como el dólar blue
- Defensas moviéndose más lento que el tráfico en Buenos Aires
- Presión equivalente a mi abuela en silla de ruedas
¡Hasta Messi debe estar pidiendo el retiro después de este papelón! ¿Ustedes creen que fue suerte o realmente Botafogo inventó un nuevo sistema táctico?

¡Esto no fue una derrota, fue un bug en la Matrix!
Veinte años analizando fútbol y jamás vi algo así. El PSG, con su plantilla de 920M€, jugó como si fueran suplentes de un equipo de barrio contra el Botafogo (¡47M€!).
Datos que duelen más que un golpe de Maradona:
- Pases progresivos: -62% (parecían jugar con los ojos cerrados)
- Solo 12 presiones en los últimos 30’ (hasta mi abuela corre más)
¿El mejor resumen? “Si esto fuera un videojuego, ya habrían desinstalado la aplicación”.
#FútbolParaCegatos #Error404

When Football Maths Breaks Down
PSG’s €920M squad losing to Botafogo’s bargain-bin warriors wasn’t an upset—it was like seeing Messi fail a dribble against a training cone. My stats models short-circuited harder than Neymar’s ankles!
Midfield? More Like Midlife Crisis
Those ‘progressive passes’ regressed so badly they belong in Brexit negotiations. And don’t get me started on their defending – my grandma’s Sunday league team presses harder (and she knits during matches).
Drop your theories below: cosmic glitch or Karma for overspending on forwards?

When Money Can’t Buy Goals
PSG’s €920M squad losing to Botafogo’s €47M team isn’t just an upset—it’s like seeing a Ferrari lose to a bicycle in a drag race. My spreadsheets short-circuited trying to compute this statistical anomaly.
Midfield? More Like Midlife Crisis
The ‘progressive passes dropped 62%’ stat hits harder than my Polish sausage at Portillo’s. Even my grandma’s bingo night has better coordination than PSG’s midfield that day.
Ballon d’Or Contenders? More Like Ballon d’Oops!
Three Ballon d’Or nominees playing like they just met in the parking lot. At this point, maybe Botafogo should’ve charged PSG for football lessons.
Drop your hottest takes below—did PSG choke or did the football gods just hit Ctrl+Alt+Del on reality?

When Money Can’t Buy Basic Competence
PSG’s €920M squad losing to Botafogo’s bargain bin warriors wasn’t just an upset—it was like watching Tesla engineers get outsmarted by a go-kart team. My data models short-circuited faster than Neymar’s ankles!
Midfield? More Like Mid-Crisis Those progressive pass stats dropping 62% explains why their tactics resembled my toddler’s soccer game: everyone chasing the ball in one chaotic blob. At least kindergarteners have the excuse of juice box distractions.
Comment below: Should we start calling them Paris Saint-Germain or Paris Saint-Garbage? 🔥