Chapter 645: Can't Run to Death!
Regular time had entered the final moments of the game, and Monaco was still 2-3 behind.
After the first half of Changhong, Li Liang's appearance actually made Monaco gradually narrow the huge lead of three goals. In a high-level professional game at this level right now, it might only take 10 seconds to close that final gap.
Monaco fans, Xiao Yu and Talon, and the families of other players, Mou Zhaogo and Ghazi are all cheering hoarsely for the team, all hoping for a miracle.
The Parisian players still maintain a tight overall formation and high pressure pressure, and these cup games have no worries for them, and they can fight until the last minute of the game.
After being eliminated from the Champions League by Barcelona, Paris is left with only one main field in the league, which is an important advantage compared to Monaco.
In addition to the physical condition, the players in Paris, the Parisian fans in the stands, and Unai Emery had a hint of fear in his heart.
The difference in the psychological state of mind made it seem that the two sides faced a completely different game, and the Parisian players, who were eager to end the game as soon as possible, and the Monaco players, who were eager to salvage the defeat and pull the game back to the same starting line, engaged in a desperate battle in the final less than 10 minutes.
Paris's 4231 was more focused on the backhand, Cavani's on-the-spot counter-attack in the front court effectively delayed Monaco's offensive and defensive transitions, Pastore and Angels tried their best to suppress Mendy and Dillard's assists on both sides, Monaco's three-dimensional attack was successfully resolved, and the game gradually fell into a bitter battle between the two sides in the midfield as Emery wished.
Monaco struggled to play with their speed and explosiveness in positional attacks, and the "small, fast and smart" attacking group in the front court was gradually suppressed in the face of the physical advantage of the Parisian midfield.
Falcao, Mbappe, Lemar, and Li Liang are four people, and the tallest is Li Liang who is 1.80 meters.
The fight with Matuidi seems to have left Li Liang with no better way to crack it for a while, but the Parisian players and Unai Emery, including Matuidi himself, believe that the number 17 will never give up like this, and he must still be looking for opportunities.
The contest at the Parc des Princes has taught Li Liang the strength of Matuidi.
And vice versa, in addition to the immediate pain of that game, Matuidi was already on the bench today to witness Li Liang's amazing performance of creating two goals in the second half.
Paris's substitute midfielder is now facing a player he has never met, and he doesn't dare to relax for a moment to defend Li Liang's attack.
Li Liang has been observing the left-handed Matuidi's running and defensive movements, and the same impression as in the last game is that this is a player with the physical attributes of a beast, coupled with excellent speed and good foot skills, which makes Matuidi play above the standard at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
Li Liang was carefully recalling his last match against Matuidi, and he finally recalled that in the second half of the game, when the all-round midfielder's explosiveness and fitness declined, he was able to gain the upper hand in the contest.
Looking at the tireless opponent in front of him who seemed to have tightened his clockwork, Li Liang became more and more convinced that when Matuidi's fitness problems were his best chance to attack!
In the 86th minute of the game, Monaco attacked again, and everyone found that Li Liang suddenly increased the range of running, and he almost kept accelerating, and every pull, reverse run and response was almost in a sprint state!
The Parisians responded, with Matuidi still following closely, with all the players in their vicinity actively assisting in the nearest area.
Li Liang felt that his heart was beating faster and faster, and his breathing was getting faster and faster, almost reaching the limit!
He knew he was too late to make adjustments, and if he didn't succeed in consuming the difficult Matuidi as he wished, he wouldn't be able to break the stalemate that had been firmly formed again on the pitch!
Li Liang could barely feel his legs, and he was still gritting his teeth and running hard.
He also came off the bench, although he played nearly 40 minutes more than Matuidi, but his physical activity must be more adequate than that of the opponent.
The most important thing is that even if you are a year older, you still have an 18-year-old body!
Falcao, who retreated to receive the ball, tried to play the ball back to Lemar, but Pastore's tackle touched the ball in the opposite direction, and it landed exactly where Matuidi and Li Liang did not want it.
Li Liang shouted violently, swung his arms desperately and sprinted again, the ball was obviously closer to the opponent's Meunier, but Li Liang still rushed to the ball frantically.
Matuidi has realised that something is wrong, and the number 17 he is marking is getting more and more excited in the moment of the game, which makes him feel a lot of pressure.
With the rise of young players such as Rabiot, Matuidi gradually faded out of the starting line-up in Paris.
Unable to play 90 minutes of play consistently for a long time, the talented Matuidi still maintains excellent physical condition, but his ability to play has been declining.
No matter how high-quality the training is, it is simply impossible to fully simulate the full stimulation of the players' physical functions brought by the high-intensity confrontation in the game.
Matuidi and Li Liang started at the same time, and their bodies made intense contact during the acceleration, and both of them desperately tried to seize the position advantage with shoulder presses.
Matuidi's speed is superior, but compared with Li Liang, who has almost not pulled as the main force recently, the ability to compete does not prevail, and in order to control Li Liang's recent high-intensity sprints, his core strength has dropped sharply!
Li Liang successfully squeezed in front of Matuidi, who tried to accelerate and try to overtake but lost his balance in the confrontation with Li Liang and fell directly to the ground!
Li Liang's ferocious sprint and Matuidi's failure to deal with it made Meunier hesitate, and instead of playing the ball first, he controlled the ball and prepared to cross it or return it to goalkeeper Trapp.
When Li Liang went all out to speed up before this goal, the Monaco players did not sit idly by, even though most of them had almost played the whole game and their physical fitness was close to the red line, but everyone struggled to maintain a rhythm like Li Liang!
Meunier immediately began to regret it, and he found that all possible routes of the ball except for the return pass were occupied by the Monaco players who rushed forward!
Less than halfway through his pull and turn, he was horrified to find Mbappe rushing towards goalkeeper Trapp at high speed! The Belgian knew he could not continue to pass back, otherwise he would put Trapp in direct danger to death!
The big man Meunier quickly stopped pulling the ball, took a step back with his left foot, and directly swung his leg to try to clear the ball on the spot -
There was a scream in the audience, Meunier who kicked the ball only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he had seen clearly a muffled sound of "bang", and a red and white figure jumped high and stopped the ball with his body!
It's Li Liang!
After hitting the ground, the ball bounced irregularly between him and Meunier, and the last hit hit his chest!
Without any reaction from Meunier, Li Liang's body quickly made a chest movement like a self-action to control the ball!
Li Liang waved his arm to block Meunier's desperate pull, shook off the Belgian who had no time to turn around, and walked away!
Seeing Li Liang glance at the left front like lightning, Jin Pompei desperately rushed towards Mbappe, and after being shaken away by Li Liang's eyes, the young player immediately realized that he had been fooled!
Li Liang strode in from the front of the penalty area and volleyed directly with his left foot before Rabiot, who was making up for the defense!
Rabiot, who fell to the ground and slid the tackle, saw Li Liang, who was almost in the air, draw a powerful straight shot, which was blocked by Trapp on the goal line!
Before the Parisian players had time to rejoice, they suddenly saw Falcao appear from the right side as if out of thin air, reaching out behind Kurzawa to cushion the ball sealed by Trapp into the goal!