Chapter 211: The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves
"Paris Saint-Germain is in a league of its own?"
"Who can stand in the way of the Grand Parisians defending their title?"
"Another season that lost suspense too early, does it mean the decline of Ligue 1?"
One sensational headline after another appeared in the media. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Last season, Paris Saint-Germain won the title by 12 points over Marseille, a desperately wide margin.
This season, Paris Saint-Germain is unbeaten in 15 rounds, once again showing a unique style.
If a team is too strong, the league loses its competitiveness and suspense, which is undoubtedly a bad development for the league as a whole.
People had hoped that Monaco would act as a sniper, but Monaco fell behind; The people also pinned their hopes on Leon to act as a blocker, and Leon also knelt.
Although Lyon's results this season are not good, they have 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in the first 14 rounds, accumulating 20 points and ranking 4th in the standings. Why was he beaten to such an extent by Paris Saint-Germain?
However, in the 16th round of the league on the evening of December 4, Paris Saint-Germain finally lost, and the French media cheered.
Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-0 away to underdogs Ivyan, while Monaco beat Nice 3-0 to close the gap to Paris Saint-Germain to two points.
But it should be seen that this game is only 2 days off from the last game of Paris Saint-Germain, Blanco had to make a big rotation, Shi Hao, Ibrahimovic, Motta, Thiago Silva, etc. did not appear in the starting lineup, although a defeat was unexpected, but also reasonable.
The point is that PSG can afford to lose now, they are still ahead with a loss, and a loss will not lead to a collapse!
So there was still plenty of laughter on the training ground in Paris after the defeat, and the players didn't seem to realise that Monaco were chasing them in the table.
It's a kind of self-confidence, a self-confidence that has accumulated from countless victories.
It has been said that in the standings, the team that is always ahead feels more pressure. This law has failed in Paris Saint-Germain.
Because they have Ibrahimovic, even when Ibrahimovic is away, there is Shi Hao, even when Shi Hao is away, there is Cavani, and any of these three strikers have the ability to finish the game and bring victory to PSG.
Although some media outlets and some columnists believed that this match would be a turning point for Paris Saint-Germain from prosperity to decline, the match on December 7 slapped them in the face.
In the 17th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain, which changed back to the full main lineup, beat Sochaux 6:0 at the Parc des Princes!
In the 55th minute of the game, Shi Hao sent the football into Sochaux's goal for the third time with an unsolvable free kick, scoring his first hat trick in Ligue 1! And with these three wonderful goals, he finally surpassed Ibrahimovic in the scorer list and dominated the top spot.
"Best of the Show: The Amazing Chinese Kid!"
"15 goals in 15 games, Grand Paris has found a successor to Ibrahimovic!"
On the training ground, Da Fengxian turned his back to the sky and snorted in his nose: "See, the media said that you are my successor." Still, huh, you're a little bit close. ”
Shi Hao smiled: "There is a saying in China, it is called 'the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach'." ”
It took a lot of effort for Eevee to understand, and his face suddenly changed: "You mean you want to replace me?" I tell you, I am irreplaceable. ”
"Yes," Shi Hao blinked, "By the way, don't run after this season, you won't be allowed to go on vacation if you don't run naked!" ”
Eevee's face turned pale: "It's not certain who runs naked." ”
They are betting on the total number of goals scored throughout the season, not just league goals.
So far, Shi Hao has scored 15 league goals in 20 appearances, seven Champions League goals; Ibrahimovic has scored 13 league goals in his 21 appearances, including five in the Champions League.
No matter how you look at it, it is Shi Hao who is far ahead, and although Ibu didn't show it, he must still be quite apprehensive in his heart.
On December 10, Paris Saint-Germain, who had won four and drawn one in the Champions League group stage and accumulated 13 points, and had already been confirmed to qualify as the group leader in advance, came off the bench and lost 1:2 to Benfica at the Stadium of Light. Ibrahimovic, who volunteered to play anyway, scored the only goal for PSG.
However, Benfica, who worked hard and tried their best, also failed to qualify, and they were tied with Olympiacos on 10 points, but were eliminated by Olympiacos due to their win-loss relationship and could only play in the Europa League.
The defeat did not dampen the mood of Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Rennes 4-1 away in the next round of the 18th round of the league.
Shi Hao and Ibrahimovic each scored one goal, and Shi Hao still maintained a three-goal advantage over Ibrahimovic.
After the game, Shi Hao returned home and nervously watched the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, via a live webcast.
There are many strong teams in the second group of this competition, including Manchester City, which is below Bayern Munich with 5 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, AC Milan, the real giants of Serie A, Arsenal, the second oldest Arsenal, and Schalke 04, the runner-up of the Bundesliga last season.
How far PSG can go and whether they can avoid the fate of not reaching the last eight will depend on the result of the draw.
Luckily, PSG didn't come up against any of the above teams. They will face Bayer Leverkusen, who finished third in the Bundesliga last season.
Although Leverkusen seems to have a slight advantage over Paris Saint-Germain, who have just returned to the Champions League, in terms of Champions League experience in recent years, the two teams are simply not in the same class from the perspective of strength comparison.
The draw gave the PSG players a boost of confidence, and Blanco was overjoyed in the next few days of training.
On December 19, Paris Saint-Germain, who rotated the big rotation, eliminated Saint-Etienne 2-1 in extra time in the round of 16 of the French League Cup and entered the next round.
Paris Saint-Germain, who are well on the road in all competitions, are somewhat arrogant, with most of the players already looking forward to Christmas with their families and vacations with their wives and girlfriends. In their final league game before the winter break on December 23, they were forced to score 1-1 by Lille in the first half. If it weren't for Mavuba's own goal, they would have even fallen behind.
Blanco scolded his team at half-time. Monaco had lost 2-1 at home to Valenciennes in the previous day's game and needed a win to secure the lead.
At the start of the second half, Paris Saint-Germain woke up like a dream and began to gradually control the pace of the game.
In the 56th minute, after a series of passes, Shi Hao received the ball on the left edge of the penalty area. He didn't stop the ball, he just half-turned and swept the ball, and the ball passed through the crack and came to Verratti's feet accurately.
Verratti calmly stopped the ball and fired a shot into Enyeama's crotch to give PSG the lead.