Chapter 683: French Cup Champion
Paris Saint-Germain, who reached the Champions League final for the first time, had a carnival with the whole team, and the city of Paris was also in a state of excitement.
However, Blanco only gave the team a day off to rest for a day off, and then hurried back to the team to start training and prepare for the next game.
Because, only three days before the end of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, it is the final of the French Cup.
For Lu Wenbin, this is a must-win game.
He has to complete the club's main task, as well as the treble conditions of the free termination of his contract with Grand Paris in advance, all of which require the French FA Cup.
If he can't win this championship, Lu Wenbin will not be able to leave Paris early and go to the Premier League.
At 20 o'clock in the evening of May 4, at the Stade de France, the 2013/2014 French FA Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes officially kicked off at the Stade de France.
One of the more beneficial points for Paris Saint-Germain is that the Stade de France is in Paris, and Grand Paris is a home game.
Moreover, this final will be followed by the last three league games before the Champions League final on May 24.
With no hope of winning the league early and winning all seasons, PSG's main squad can rest for 20 days after this final before facing the Champions League final.
In this French Cup match, Paris Saint-Germain can go all out.
Rennes are different, although they are currently ranked 15th, they are not far from the relegation zone and have not yet been relegated in advance.
It can't be said that Rennes don't take this French Cup title seriously, after all, it is also a championship honour and can qualify for next season's Europa League.
It can only be said that the players will always be subconsciously affected by the league's relegation during the game, and they can't go all out without distraction like Paris Saint-Germain.
The accumulation of various circumstances has already doomed the outcome of this game.
In the 5th minute, Lu Wenbin almost assisted Ibrahimovic to form a goal, and Ibrahimovic's shot was slightly off the post.
In the 9th minute, Rennes played a counter-attack and formed a shot, which was also slightly wide of the goal, causing cheers from more than 10,000 Rennes fans.
However, just a few minutes later, it was the turn of the PSG fans to really cheer.
In the 13th minute, Lu Wenbin was stopped by two defenders of Rennes after finally breaking through, and turned his back to the direction of the attack and suddenly knocked a backheel pass, which caught the two defenders off guard.
Cavani received a pass from Lu Wenbin in the penalty zone, smashed the ball past the last defender who had stepped up, and then fired a low shot into the near corner.
Lu Wenbin set up Edinson Cavani to open the scoring as Paris Saint-Germain led Rennes 1-0.
With the goal, the game is much better.
Paris Saint-Germain can defend and organise attacks calmly and patiently, Rennes has to increase their attacking intensity, and then the backfield reveals more gaps for Lu Wenbin to exploit.
In the 29th minute, Rennes' attack was not successful, but was countered by Matuidi.
Matuidi passes the broken ball to Motta, who passes it to Ravic on the wing.
Ravic broke down the flank and crossed in a low cross that Ibrahimovic drew the attention of two or three defenders in the penalty area, only to have no header on goal, but to smash the ball back to Lu Wenbin, who was inserted in the back row.
Lu Wenbin met the aerial ball that Ibrahimovic knocked back with his head on the line of the big forbidden area, and volleyed the ball without stopping, and the ball passed through the Rennes forbidden area like a cannonball, and flew into the goal against the right post.
Rennes goalkeeper Kostil couldn't reach the whip and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Rennes, although the first half is not over, it is basically a sealed victory.
In the next game, although Rennes wanted to fight hard, the huge gap in strength and mentality made Rennes unable to compete with Paris Saint-Germain, who went all out.
In particular, Lu Wenbin not only played a huge role in the offense, but also used his super position selection and defensive ability to constantly help defend and disrupt Rennes' counterattack.
Because this champion Lu Wenbin is bound to win.
By the 60th minute of the second half, PSG had a 4-0 lead over Rennes, and no one believed that Rennes could turn the tables around.
With a gap of four goals, Rennes gave up on the whole team.
Lu Wenbin sensed the change in his opponent's mood and slowed down his attack.
After all, PSG have an even more important Champions League final ahead of them, and they can't afford to push their opponents too hard in this game.
Although Lu Wenbin's body is not easy to be injured, it is not cost-effective for Lu Wenbin to make Ren angry and hurt other teammates.
Lu Wenbin's own strength is naturally the world's first, but football still has to fight as a team. The teammates did not play well, and Lu Wenbin alone may not be able to defeat Real Madrid.
You must know that in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Paris Saint-Germain lost to Atletico Madrid when Lu Wenbin started.
Against Real Madrid, which has a stronger lineup, Lu Wenbin is not sure of winning.
If a few more teammates were injured by other teams before the start of the game, such as Ibrahimovic and Matuidi, it would undoubtedly make it more difficult for PSG to win.
After Lu Wenbin controlled the pace of the game and slowed down the attack, the players and coaches on both sides felt the change in the atmosphere on the field.
Coach Rennes took the lead in making substitution adjustments, leaving the strength for the next three league games and fighting for relegation.
After seeing Rennes voluntarily abandon the game, Blanco also began to make substitutions, replacing Silva, Motta, and Cavani, and allowing the substitutes to pass the order to slow down the attacking tempo to the pitch clearly.
This time it was not Lu Wenbin's own assertion, but the coach's clear tactical instructions, which made it even clearer.
In the last twenty or thirty minutes of the two sides and a harmonious atmosphere, the game time came to the 90th minute.
Seeing that both sides didn't want to fight for the attack, the referee simply didn't even give stoppage time, and directly blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Hearing the whistle at the end of the game, the entire Stade de France suddenly boiled.
Blanco and other coaches, substitute players, team doctors and others on the sidelines rushed into the field and celebrated with Lu Wenbin and others on the field.
The Paris Saint-Germain fans in the stands also let out a huge cheer, clapping, screaming, and jumping in celebration in the stands.
Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Rennes 4-0 in the final to win the 2013/2014 French FA Cup.
So far, Paris Saint-Germain has won the French Super Cup, the French First Division, the French League Cup, and the French Football Association Cup this season, achieving the achievement of the quadruple crown.
From the five-time champion and the first Treble team in Ligue 1, Grand Paris is one Champions League Big Ears Cup away.