Chapter 242: Obsessed
Earlier in his pre-match press conference, Blanco expressed optimism: "The better team will advance to the next round and I think we have the quality of the team. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info stone? He scored a brilliant goal in the last game and I hope he can play well today. Ibrahimovic's return is very important for us and I think it will be difficult for the Atletico Madrid defenders to guard against him. ”
Simeone doesn't like to have a war of words, just saying, "We're going to play our own style of football." ”
What exactly is Atletico Madrid's style of football? At least today, it seems that it is more reflected in the counterattack.
After Atletico Madrid hit the crossbar, PSG gradually took the initiative on the field. While Atletico Madrid also had sharp counter-attacks, in general, it can be summed up in one sentence: the game fell into the rhythm of PSG.
Shi Hao and Cavani are both at Blanco's request, often returning to defend and clamping down on the full-backs who have come up with Atletico Madrid's assists; When attacking, Shi Hao and Cavani always have one to pull the side, and the other to the middle to support Ibrahimovic, Shi Hao runs to the middle most often, because his ability to hold the ball in the middle is stronger than Cavani.
Matuidi and Verratti, on the other hand, are not as aggressive and flanked as they were when they played Chelsea, and with Shi Hao sharing the pressure of their playmaking in the middle and adding a point of play in the middle, they can be more patient in the middle.
In the pre-match analysis meeting, Blanco pointed out Atletico Madrid's defensive tactics and asked the players to play more in the middle of this game and use the individual ability of the stars to attack the Atletico Madrid backline.
Judging from the first half, Blanco's arrangement was relatively successful, and they frequently threatened the Atletico Madrid goal.
In the 13th minute, Shi Hao and Ibrahimovic made a wall collision in front of the penalty area, Shi Hao was knocked down by Koke after winning the ball, and Paris Saint-Germain won a free kick in a good position at the top of the penalty area.
Ibrahim was scrambling for the penalty, but Shi Hao lost his momentum and gave up the free throw. However, Ibrahimovic hit a powerful free-kick that flew just over the crossbar.
Atletico Madrid's high pressing tactics were also still effective, with PSG's players remaining on the left and right despite their preparations. In the 19th minute, when they fell at the back, Cabaye's return pass was tackled by Koke and Atletico Madrid had a golden chance.
Cork then sent a through kick to Diego. Costa shot straight at goal without stopping the ball in the box, but fortunately the captain of Paris, Thiago. Silva made a timely tackle to keep the ball out of the line.
Atletico Madrid also wanted to make a fuss with a corner, with Koke taking in a tactical corner, but Juanfran headed in a cross that was cleared by Matuidi.
In the 23rd minute, Paris Saint-Germain once again created a killing opportunity in the Atletico Madrid penalty area, Shi Hao continued to shake on the left side of the penalty area like a butterfly, and then passed a half-high ball in the gap, but unfortunately Ibrahimovic's rush shot hit Godin out of the bottom line.
Verratti took a corner kick, Shi Hao ran to the outside of the penalty area to receive the ball, stopped the ball on his chest, jumped up and shot with a left-footed barb, and the technique was shocking, but unfortunately it was high above the crossbar.
1 minute later, Paris Saint-Germain consecutive corner kicks were destroyed by Atletico Madrid's players, they won the third corner, Verratti took a corner kick on the right side, so he hit the top of the arc again, and Shi Hao pulled out to catch the ball, stopped the ball on his chest, turned and volleyed a half-volley, this time almost grazing the crossbar and flying out of the goal.
Simeone, overwhelmed by PSG's successive threatening attacks, stood up and walked around the sidelines, with words on his lips. But he didn't come up with any good solutions.
In the following period, Atletico Madrid's counterattack also caused some problems for Grand Paris, Felipe burst into the penalty area and shot at the side-netting from a small angle; Costa's anti-offside position resulted in a foul on PSG, with Atletico Madrid awarded a free-kick and Cabaye booked and their free-kick also failed to score.
However, whether it is the neutral fans or the more than 40,000 Parisian fans who poured into the Parc des Princes, they all feel that Paris Saint-Germain should be the first to score, after all, Paris Saint-Germain has the initiative and has many more opportunities.
In the 36th minute, Shi Hao played his best game, taking the ball near the midfield and then rushing along the left side, first using speed to pass Koke, and then using the ball to force overtake Felipe, and then slowing down when he came to the bottom line of the big penalty area.
Godin pressed in, and Felipe gave chase, quickly closing in. Facing the two-person bag, Shi Hao flicked the ball to the baseline with his left foot, and Godin hurriedly moved to the baseline. Who knew that Shi Hao's left foot swept the ball back again, and such a simple tail flick wiped directly from his left side. At this time, Felipe also made a movement next to him, squeezing Shi Hao with his left shoulder, while trying to pull the ball out of Shi Hao's feet.
Shi Hao turned about 90 degrees to the left, turned to face the bottom line, and then pulled the ball with his left foot, dodged Felipe's steal, and quickly buckled the ball back to the opposite direction with his left foot, so he flashed an angle between the two, and shot at a small angle on his right heel.
Courtois was very concentrated, but Shi Hao's ball flew towards the goal, and he didn't have time to bend down, so he could only block the ball with his feet. Coincidentally, the football flew to Shi Hao again.
This time, Shi Hao did not shoot, but after a false shot, he knocked the ball with the heel of his left foot to Maxwell in the corner of the assist box. Maxwell was a team-mate with Ibrahimovic at Ajax, and he quickly swept the ball down the middle, and Ibrahimovic squeezed Miranda away with his strong body, and with a gentle touch of the ball, the ball rolled into the empty net.
The home fans set off a wave of celebrations as if the team had reached the final.
After the goal, Ibrahimovic ran over and hugged Maxwell, but Shi Hao, who instigated the attack, was ignored. Shi Hao shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and ran to the stands to applaud.
The fans were fascinated by Shi Hao's previous series of performances, and they offered him applause.
In the 36th minute, Paris Saint-Germain finally took the lead at home! If that score is maintained until the end, they will beat Atletico Madrid with more away goals.
After taking the lead, PSG retracted their formation slightly and slowed down the tempo. It's a mature style of play and with less than 10 minutes left in the first half, it's certainly a good option.
But in a fast-paced competition like the Champions Cup, this is not necessarily the way to do it.
Atletico Madrid took advantage of PSG's relaxation to press aggressively and threaten the home team's goal.
In the 42nd minute, Atletico Madrid played in front of the penalty area of Grand Paris, and Cork ran to the middle to respond and hoisted the ball to the left. Felipe cut in at high speed, received the ball and immediately crossed for Diego Costa to head Marquinhos at the front post and the ball slid out.