Chapter 677: Oolong

Three days after playing the first round of the Champions League, on April 5, in the 32nd round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain played Reims at home.

In this game, Blanco sent most of the main players.

Although the second leg of the Champions League against Chelsea will be three days later, because of the three-goal aggregate lead in the first leg, Blanco believes that Lu Wenbin's Paris will be reversed by Chelsea's three-goal lead.

Therefore, Blanco chose to send most of the main team to try to win the league season and win the championship.

However, PSG's performance did not look like the main team playing against their opponents.

In the 19th minute of the first half, after Lu Wenbin assisted substitute striker Mene to score a goal, the whole team of Grand Paris looked a little lazy, including Lu Wenbin.

Except for a few substitutes such as Mane, who usually don't have many opportunities to play, they are actively fighting for attack, and the other players are mainly focused on defense.

Lu Wenbin retreated from the position, from the front to the back, and formed a three-back system with Matuidi and substitute back Rabiot, completely blocking Reims's counterattack.

Without Lu Wenbin's support, the three strikers did not have much effect, and Cavani, Mane and others could only walk on the court.

Although Reims wanted to take advantage of Grand Paris's lazy attack and equalize the score, Lu Wenbin commanded Grand Paris's backline and used the overall defense to turn most of Reims' offense into invisible.

Even on the few occasions when it came to shooting, the Reims striker couldn't capitalise on it. Either deflected wide of the goal or saved by the goalkeeper.

Lu Wenbin and his teammates protected the 1-0 lead in a more energy-saving way.

Blanco saw Lu Wenbin's plan, but he didn't dare to say anything.

The biggest player in this team is not the coach, but Lu Wenbin.

Lu Wenbin didn't want to waste his energy in the league, and he couldn't do anything. Fortunately, Lu Wenbin only pursued a policy of shrinking the defense after helping the team take the lead.

Although the 1-0 scoreline is a bit dangerous, there is always hope of victory.

Blanco could only say painlessly at halftime, hoping that everyone would score another goal in the second half to lock up the win, but he didn't dare to ask all the players, including Lu Wenbin, to actively fight and strengthen the attack.

From Lu Wenbin's point of view, Grand Paris is not a three-line battle, but a four-line battle in the league, French Cup, League Cup, and Champions League.

There are more games than Real Madrid, but the strength is not as strong as Real Madrid.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin must save his energy to ensure that his treble plan is completed.

Of course, although he has made up his mind not to waste his fitness in the league, he will not refuse the opportunity to win more consistently.

The score of 1-0 is indeed slightly dangerous.

In the 73rd minute of the second half, perhaps seeing that the big Paris players, including Lu Wenbin, were too lazy and had no desire to attack, the goalkeeper of Reims unconsciously walked out of the small forbidden area and stood near the penalty spot in the big forbidden area.

Reims players passed the ball to each other in midfield, trying to break through the defense of Lu Wenbin and other back three, but they have not been able to do so.

Just when they made a careless pass, Lu Wenbin suddenly saw the opportunity to step forward, intercepted the opponent's ball halfway, and then before the players on both sides could react, Lu Wenbin picked up his big leg in his own half and kicked the ball towards Reims' goal.

Everyone looked in the direction of the ball's flight, only to find that Reims' goalkeeper was not standing in the small forbidden area at all, but in the big forbidden area.

Lu Wenbin saw the opportunity and came with a super long-range lob shot.

Reims goalkeeper Agaza saw Lu Wenbin grab the ball without any reaction, and when he saw Lu Wenbin kick the ball out and the ball flew straight to the goal he guarded, Agaza woke up like a dream, turned around and ran back desperately, turning his head to see the path of the ball while running, and then adjusting the direction of his running.

The distance was too far, and the flight was a little too long, giving Gaza enough time.

Just as the ball was about to fall into the back of the net, Agaza finally got into position, jumped, flicked the ball up, and tried to flick the ball over the crossbar as best he could.

As a result, Agaza touched the ball and flicked it up, but instead of flying off the crossbar, it hit the underside of the crossbar, and instead of bounce into the goal, it bounced out.

Without Aghaza, the ball would have bounced back into the no-out zone and then cleared off by a returning Reims defender.

But it just so happened that Agaza's own body was in the path of the ball's bounce.

The ball that bounced off the underside of the crossbar smashed on Agaza's body, and Agaza, who had just jumped and dialed the ball, didn't have time to react, and watched as the ball was touched into the goal by his own body in the process of falling.

The goal was counted on Agaza's body, although Lu Wenbin's ultra-long-range hanging shot did not score directly, but caused an own goal for the goalkeeper, and Paris Saint-Germain led 2-0 and basically sealed the win.

Reims then tried to score a goal on a big attack, but was never able to do so.

In addition to attacking, Lu Wenbin's defense is also the best in the world.

Not only is his defense strong, but Lu Wenbin can also command his teammates to assist in defense with his excellent vision and judgment.

With the attacking power of a mid-tier team like Reims, it is indeed difficult to break through the all-out defense of Lu Wenbin to lead the back line of Paris.

After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Lu Wenbin did not score a goal, but with an assist and a hanging shot caused by the opponent's own goal, he won the league in a more energy-saving way.

While helping Paris Saint-Germain continue to maintain their unbeaten record and winning streak, Lu Wenbin also led his teammates to save some energy and focus on the next Champions League game.

Although Grand Paris led by three goals, it is not without precedent in history that a three-goal lead has been reversed.

Therefore, in the second leg, to Stamford Bridge, Paris still has to score.

Three days later, on 8 April, the second leg of the 2013/2014 Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea began at London at Stamford Bridge and Paris Saint-Germain.

Naturally, Paris contracted their defence and lured Chelsea to attack.

Originally, Mourinho's team was good at playing defensive counter-attacks, but now they are three goals behind on aggregate, and Mourinho has no choice.

Knowing that their opponents were luring them into attacking, Chelsea had to attack as well.

Playing positional battles is really not what Mourinho's team is good at.

In the 7th minute, Hazard wanted to cut inside and shoot, but was stabbed away by Lu Wenbin with a decisive tackle, and there was no foul.

In the 16th minute, Oscar wanted to pass through to striker Torres, but Thiago Silva prejudged the ball away.

In the 28th minute, Frank Lampard fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty zone, but it was saved by goalkeeper Duchez.