PSG's offense converged a lot after this very threatening counter-attack by QPR.

Jose Mourinho was constantly scolding his players on the sidelines to be careful not to lose their defensive positions, so the Parisian players lost some of their forward sharpness while they needed to focus on the back. This caused the game to become a bit chaotic.

The clock is ticking, and the first half is about to end.

In front of the away team's coach's seat, Lu Ling's brows became tighter and tighter.

The QPR created three dangerous attacking chances in the first half. In addition to that unsuccessful counter-attack, León had a shot saved by the goalkeeper and a Patrick header hit the crossbar.

A bit of bad luck. But she can't always count on luck.

In December, the nights in Paris are still quite cold. Lu Ling felt the wind blowing across his face, and at the same time felt sweat on his back.

The referee blows the whistle.

The smell of gunpowder was strong on both sides throughout the first half. Presumably since the only loss of the QPR so far this season was against this Ligue 1 team, many of the QPR players on the field were holding back their anger.

After the whistle, Phil and PSG's Lindelof pushed each other.

Lu Ling didn't catch a glimpse of this scene, she and the assistant coach hurriedly walked to the players' tunnel.

"What are your thoughts for the second half?" Lu Ling asked.

"Henk?" Tim suggested. Seeing that the manager didn't speak, he blocked his mouth a little and continued, "Christine, if Genk plays, who will be replaced? Change the back five to the back four, or replace Leon or Phil?"

There are problems. Lu Ling thought. If you switch to a back four, the defense may not be able to withstand the impact of PSG, but if you change to one of the two forwards......

Lu Ling carefully pondered the plan for the second half, and soon, an idea formed in her mind.

****

PSG did become more conservative in the second half.

Their centre-forward Romelu Lukaku stayed up front, but the hunky Belgian's running dropped considerably. Physical effects. So Jose's tactics had to take this into account. The Portuguese kept his team in a dense area 30 to 40 metres from his goal. When necessary, it even retreated completely to the area of the restricted area, and played into a 451 position.

Lu Ling didn't replace Henk.

In the 55th minute, her first substitution was to replace Sadio Babacar with Marcelo. Changed to a back four.

According to the observation of the second half, PSG could no longer form a sustained press. And she replaced Marcelo, not to let him play left-back, but to play left midfield.

The QPR formed a 442 diamond position on the field.

The midfield was dragged by Ian, and Benjamin and Marcelo were separated on either side. The trio, who are good at controlling the ball, immediately linked up with the two full-backs on the left and right to form an extremely solid combination of possession.

It was difficult for Paris to get the ball.

At this point, Patrick was pushed to the front.

Lu Ling pondered while observing the situation on the field.

The original purpose of bringing in the 32-year-old was certainly not to allow the Brazilian to play as a regular - Gonzalo Chica was already capable of playing at left-back, not to mention the veteran's defensive flaws.

However, Marcelo's technical finesse, excellent handling skills and excellent passing footwork still retain the Brazilian's creativity. Her positioning for him, especially in this kind of tough game, is to hope that he can act as a ball-handling backcourt player to give the team a stage advantage on the field.

Benjamin and Ian are clean and comfortable in possession of the ball, and John is also accomplished in ball control. Marcelo and Gonzalo, on the other hand, have a low center of gravity and quick movements, and are adept at handling the ball in tight spaces, and their styles are just right to complement those three Englishmen.

That way, Patrick, Leon and Phil can easily get their hands on the ball in every area. That way, you don't have to bother with a drawdown.

Of course, this is all theoretical. And now, Lu Ling is testing the effect of this backcourt possession combination in this game.

After a series of passes from the back of the QPR, Benjamin let the ball go, Marcelo got the ball, and the Brazilian made a fake shake at his feet, and Gonzalo quickly made a small area to hit the wall.

Marcelo then dribbled forward and slipped the ball to Patrick as his opponent was in the circle.

The power is a little greater. But Patrick didn't waste any time when he got the ball, and he finished turning. He got past Tiemoue Bakayoko and immediately slammed the ball across León to the penalty area.

Leon and Phil did another equally wonderful wall-to-wall match, and then went to the penalty area!

PSG's players showed a little bit of burnout after a long period of possession of the ball in the QPR, and the backfield and frontcourt collided with the wall twice in a row, causing their defense to disintegrate.

Jose Mourinho likes to use tall players. By the 72nd minute, their players were heavy under their feet and a drag on their weight, unable to keep up with the sudden acceleration of the QPR players' passing rhythm.

Leon swept the ball into the box and Patrick arrived immediately, but Marquinhos, perhaps the only PSG player who was still highly mobile, immediately came to block it......

QPR's number 18 didn't meet the ball and volleyed, but gave it a little way, the ball passed between his legs, and he then slammed the ball towards the goal with his right heel!

The ball is in!

It was undoubtedly an inspired shot. No one thought of it.

This goal, before it was scored, went through 21 passes. Paris Saint-Germain's defense was completely powerless to stop and was completely played!

In the away stands, 2,000 QPR fans who came to the Parc des Princes celebrated wildly.

QPR lead Paris Saint-Germain on the road, but they need one more goal to overtake Paris in the group standings.

After the goal, there was a sudden clash on the field.

Phil and Lindelof are entangled again. Phil had just elbowed Lindelof when he was playing with Leon, and the Swedish centre-back immediately shot back and pushed the QPR striker with both hands.

The two had friction before, and at this moment they began to scold each other, and immediately turned into a dispute and shoving by many people.

Lu Ling was shouting towards the field. On the other side, Jose suddenly rushed to the fourth official, and the PSG boss seemed to think that Phil had been suspected of a foul.

Lu Ling's anger was stirred up. She immediately rushed over as well, "That's fine, didn't you see Lindelof tugging Phil multiple times before?"

Jose didn't show any weakness, "Pull, your player elbowed my player." This is your football, using the brutal moves of a rogue striker on the pitch against us?"

"Jose, are you kidding? Lindelof elbowed Phil in the first half and should have been sent off!"

The Portuguese immediately had a ridiculous smile on his face and kept shaking his head.

On the field, the captains on both sides have separated their players. The referee was giving yellow cards, with Victor Lindelof and Phil each getting one, and John on the QPR side also getting a yellow card.

Lu Ling didn't pay attention to Jose anymore, she looked over the field. Jacob and JT were seen pushing the angry Phil away, while Ian kept talking to the referee.

Later, Lu Ling replaced Phil and Gonzalo with Embolo and Genk, hoping to score another goal.

However, in the following game, Paris completely abandoned the attack, and Jose replaced three defensive players. And the QPR also failed to score again. The score was finally fixed at 1:0.

When Lu Ling and Jose Mourinho finally shook hands, neither of them looked at each other. However, Jose still said with a blank face: "I wish you an easy opponent." Lu Ling could naturally hear the sarcasm. When she mismatched Jose, she replied, "Good luck with you to meet us again, I mean this season." She raised a little arrogance between her eyebrows. But she knew she wasn't so proud inside.

****

The QPR team flew back to London that night.

The result of this game in a single round, of course, is not bad, and QPR won after all. However, they failed to overtake Paris in the group standings. This means that their last-16 opponents, excluding Premier League teams, will be between Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, defending champions AC Milan and Porto. The only so-called "weak brigade" in this is Porto. But the Portuguese side have scored 20 goals in their six Champions League group games this year, more than QPR and Real Madrid, albeit in a weaker group.

Lu Ling is not afraid of touching strong teams, and this QPR is not afraid either. But playing against a strong team meant she needed to spend more time and energy with her coaching staff balancing the schedule, balancing the fitness of each player, and making more complicated tactical thinking and training plans. There may be something out of her control......

However, if you think about it from another angle, maybe Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, and Porto......

Patrick came from behind, and he asked the TA if he could switch seats with him for a while. Tim looked at the manager, who nodded. Tim stood up and patted Patrick on the shoulder. Patrick glanced at the back of Tim's head and felt that the two taps from the assistant were meaningful.

"You're here to comfort me?" Lu Ling asked in a low voice. At the moment, the cabin is very dark and relatively quiet, many players are taking a nap, or wearing headphones to close their eyes to recuperate, and there are also whispering voices from time to time, but they can't really hear it.

The temperature inside the cabin was just right, but it was a little dry and stuffy. After the game, everyone was not very frustrated, but it was definitely not excited. Actually, he doesn't feel that bad, but he can understand the difficulties and the concerns of the coaching staff. As for his teammates, Patrick felt that only Ben, Hans, and Phil were not very worried about what kind of opponent they would encounter.

Judging from the few casual conversations with Hans before getting on the plane, Patrick even felt that Hans really wanted to meet Bayern Munich. And Phil directly said that if he touches Barcelona, he must take revenge, and told him that he should not celebrate when he scores a goal. As for Ben, he's a player who hasn't even played in the top flight before, but Ben has always been like that - Patrick doesn't know what it's called, he's like that himself anyway.

Patrick looked at her, the face that always made his heart rate rise a little tired in the dim light, but she asked with a slight smile, and her waiting gaze seemed like a seduction anyway. His lips were dry, and his gaze was removed from her face. This girl never had to do much, she just had to look at him like that. He suddenly grabbed her hand and whispered, "You did that again." ”

"What did I do?" she blinked softly, as if she was more tired.

"Forget it. Patrick grabbed her hand, "Yes, I'm here to see how you're feeling." ”

"It's not too bad. ”

"Tina, you know maybe Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, AC Milan, and Porto are all praying not to draw Kristen Lu's team. ”

Lu Ling laughed, a little loud. She quickly closed her mouth and looked back, and no one seemed to notice. She turned her gaze back to a pair of gray-green eyes. She made an apologetic face, and Ben immediately smiled and shook his head at her. Benjamin will always be like that.

"Why are you laughing?" Patrick glanced at Benjamin as well, then turned back to her and asked.

Lu Ling said: "I was thinking that when you came, I don't think those big clubs will want to touch us." ”

Patrick grabbed her hand again and said, "This is my girl." ”

Lu Ling didn't respond to Patrick's words. She remembered something. "You trust Ben?"

Patrick was a little surprised by her question. He needed to think about it.

Lu Ling waited. She looked at him, and his serious appearance was very sexy. Suddenly, she found that she couldn't remember what he had been like when he was a child, or maybe the little boy was only in her memory, but this man was really here.

"I believe in every teammate. Patrick spoke slowly, "Ben is special, though, especially considering I haven't known him very long. I probably didn't tell you, but we talked a lot about football when we went to the races together, and we always thought of it, and then on the pitch, I found it more obvious. ”

Lu Ling laughed, she was glad to hear this. "Oh, that date between you and Ben...... I mean, you're the heart of the frontcourt, Ian is the heart of the backcourt, and he's the tandem between the front and backcourt...... Anyway, sometimes the three of you are thinking like you're thinking in one head, and you can't imagine how excited I am as a manager to see that. ”

Patrick shrugged his shoulders, "I also enjoy having teammates like this. "Actually, his relationship with Ben is delicate because of her. However, football is football, game is competition, and on the field they really have nothing to do with each other. Then, Patrick suddenly asked the strange question, "Your period is up?"

Lu Ling withdrew his hand and frowned, "What did you judge it based on? Just because I quarreled with Jose on the sidelines?" This is an argument that most women would be uncomfortable with. If it weren't for Pat, she would have been angry.

Patrick knew what she was thinking. He leaned closer and took her hand again, his voice low and soft, "Isn't it normal for hormones to affect people's emotions? Why do you think I did that in the shower that day?"

Oh, that day. Lu Ling bit his lip. "Then please control your male hormones, I will control mine. ”

"My male hormones are also controlled by you. Patrick whispered.

She doesn't speak. But Patrick felt her clench her hand. After a while, she whispered, "The next day." ”

Patrick looked at her expression and smiled, even though he wanted to kiss her more. "Well, I'm always there if there's a need. ”

"What?"

"You're always hungry/thirsty during your menstrual period, especially near the end of ......"

"Hey—" Lu Ling's voice rose slightly.

"I'm back, boss. Patrick said quickly. Then he slowly let go of her hand, "Also, it's not because you're angry with Jose. You usually get a little sleepy during your menstrual period, didn't you take a nap yesterday afternoon and this afternoon? Now, it's time for you to take a nap. ”

Lu Ling smiled at him. She did want to sleep for a while, before reaching Heathrow, and there wasn't much time left.

Patrick stood up and prepared to return to his seat. Tim saw Patrick stand up and asked with his eyes. Patrick smiled and nodded. Later, Patrick noticed Ben casually glancing this way. Patrick lowered his eyes to look at the girl she loved, who had already put on her blindfold. He actually wanted to ask her if she knew that Ben no longer saw this as a game.

The phrase "I'm so sorry to rub you all over the mud, you may have to shower and change clothes, please don't be angry with me" means "I want to hug you, I just want to hug you".

Patrick knew all too well what it was like, he had been in the exact same position as Benjamin Hamilton. 166 Reading Network