"Pan Yi! Pan Yi!! Pan Yi!! ”

As Pan Yi stepped into the Parc des Princes in Paris, Chelsea fans in the visiting stands stood and chanted his name.

It's a show of solidarity with Pan Yi and the whole Chelsea team.

And Pan Yi also turned around and smiled and waved at the Chelsea fans.

Such a move also reassured the Chelsea supporters who had come from afar.

From Pan Yi's face, I only saw a confident smile, which shows that last night's farce did not affect the confidence of the young coach!

Soon, louder boos rang out from the stands on all sides.

This is Paris Saint-Germain fans fighting for the right to speak at home, and it is also an attempt to give Pan Yi and the Chelsea people a sense of oppression.

But Pan Yi didn't care, just made a thank you gesture to the away team's stands, and then turned around and walked to the away team's coach's box.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Blank has been waiting for a long time.

When he saw Pan Yi coming, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and shook hands with Pan Yi, and the first sentence was:

"I'm really sorry about what happened last night. But we really don't know. ”

Pan Yi was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "I know." ”

The madness and uncompromising means of Paris Saint-Germain fans, Pan Yi knows.

Not once or twice.

Therefore, this time it should also be a unilateral act of the fans, and it really has nothing to do with the official Paris Saint-Germain function.

Just imagine, if a team official comes down to do such a dirty thing in person, if it is known by the media, I don't know how embarrassing it will be, and it will not be good to mix in European football in the future.

It's just that Paris Saint-Germain's handling of this matter is indeed not authentic enough.

It's been almost a day, and there's no news on their official website or social media about it, let alone an apology for the fans.

Of course, it has nothing to do with the manager.

Blank was able to apologize to Pan Yi in person, and he was already very open-minded.

This also fully shows that Pan Yi's public support for Blank in front of the media still makes the French celebrity very grateful.

He now hopes to be able to have a real battle with Pan Yi on the field, rather than engaging in any off-the-market moves.

Of course, if you want to truly defeat Pan Yi, it won't be as simple as setting off fireworks......

"Are you ready to deal with me?" Pan Yi asked suddenly.

Blanc was stunned for a moment, and then said seriously: "I know my strength very well, so you don't have to expect me to fight you." ”

The corners of Pan Yi's mouth raised, which is undoubtedly the best praise from his opponent.

With Paris Saint-Germain's lineup, it is a crushing existence in Ligue 1, but it can only admit in front of Chelsea, which in itself is a kind of respect for Pan Yi.

But it also shows Blanke's tactical focus today, which is to defend and counterattack.

"You have won the prize, and we also have our own weaknesses and shortcomings." Pan Yi said with a smile.

"Perhaps. But I don't have much confidence in my backline, whether I can hold on to your Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane. "Blank is also very frank.

Obviously Blank is also very clear about his team's problems.

The quality of the backline does not match the quality of the midfield, especially the striker.

Chelsea's attacking power is unusually strong, and Paris Saint-Germain can't defend it at the back alone.

"So, you're going to play in the midfield?" Pan Yi still had a smile on his face.

Blanc was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, obviously feeling helpless that his change of formation was guessed by Pan Yi.

Paris Saint-Germain has also played a few times in the midfield this season, but most of the time they still use a strong team formation like 4-3-3, after all, in Ligue 1, the main thing is to ensure the stability of the abuse.

Unexpectedly, Pan Yi could still see Blanke's thoughts on this game at a glance.

Indeed, after the four midfield adduction, it is clear that they have a numerical advantage in midfield, and it is also more advantageous to deal with a team with a pass-and-control style of play like Chelsea.

Blank quickly thought that since Pan Yi could guess that he would use four midfielders, he would definitely see that Paris Saint-Germain would have problems in attack after using four midfielders.

Therefore, this game is even more difficult to deal with.

At the very least, PSG will have a hard time snatching the lead in this game.

After all, the tactical routines he prepared seem to be in the hands of his opponent......

——

As it turned out, Blank's guess was right.

As soon as the game began, Pan Yi's Chelsea took the lead in attacking.

Just a minute later, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Harry Kane combined between the halfway line and the 30-metre zone for Paris Saint-Germain before Hazard suddenly played a diagonal pass to the right.

Bench B was like a sharp arrow, deftly shaking off the defender, then sprinting forward with a long drive and receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

Paris Saint-Germain left-back Maxwell was also quick to get back into place.

But before he could stand firmly, seat B made an emergency stop and smashed the ball and changed to cut inward!

The whole action was so skillful that Maxwell didn't even have a chance to foul, and watched as Bench B cut to the edge of the penalty area, got up and fired, and hit a powerful shot.

It's a pity that B's shot was too much of an angle and was slightly off.

But this still made Paris Saint-Germain break out in a cold sweat.

With the first shot on goal in the first minute, Chelsea took the opportunity to take the lead.

Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, took a goal kick and it soon fell to the feet of Chelsea.

Paris Saint-Germain wanted to counter-attack, but Chelsea were not in a hurry and patiently fell to their feet.

As soon as they saw that they couldn't get the ball back quickly, Paris Saint-Germain immediately retreated, without any love.

This also further cites Pan Yi's judgment before the game, Blank still has to defend first, but not quite.

In midfield, they can grab and retreat if they can't, which maximizes Chelsea's attacking use of space.

This is not only tactically, but also in formation.

In Paris Saint-Germain's midfield today, the Italian Motta was still at the back, while Matuidi and Verratti were flanked in front of him.

Di Maria, on the other hand, was not on the flank, but instead stood in a forward midfield position, looking to stifle N'Golo Kante's play.

The four midfielders resemble a diamond stance on the pitch, but unlike the traditional 4-4-2 diamond, this diamond is sharper and more concentrated because the two sides are closer to the middle.

So Blank's meaning is obvious, that is, to form a numerical advantage in the midfield, against the more flexible and more technical Hazard + B + Kante combination on Chelsea's side.

"Don't rush to attack, take your time!" Pan Yi stood on the sidelines and shouted to the players on the field.

As early as when the team was preparing for the game, Pan Yi had reiterated to the players many times that playing away at the Parc des Princes in Paris would be a tough battle.

Therefore, you must not be in a hurry when playing, be patient, actively play the team's passing and control advantages, and consume the opponent's physical energy.

Especially now that Paris Saint-Germain often take the initiative to recycle and compress the defence, if Chelsea's young players rush to press up, they may be in the way of the opposition.

Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani on their front line are no joke!

But none of them are young.

Ibrahimovic 35, Mota 33, Maxwell 35 and Thiago Silva 32......

Even the younger Cavani, Di Maria, Van de Wiel, Matuidi and others are all around 28-29 years old.

This is really incomparable to Chelsea's young people who are basically around 23 years old!

Therefore, Pan Yi wants to give full play to the physical advantages of his players.

Control the ball first, don't rush, play a war of attrition slowly, and look for opportunities to use the set-piece tactics that are focused on training to seek scoring opportunities.

It's just that as the game deepened, Pan Yi gradually realized the targeted adjustment of Paris Saint-Germain.

Blanc also seems to be asking players to minimise unnecessary fouls, especially in the 30-meter zone.

It's clear that Blank himself knows what the team's problems are.

Paris Saint-Germain always make mistakes when facing set-pieces, and Chelsea's side, whether it is Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane, or Van Dijk, David Luiz and others in the back, are all good players to grab points.

And if it is a direct free-kick, Hazard on Chelsea's side, including David Luiz, will certainly not let go of such an opportunity easily.

Therefore, Blanc also asked his players to pay attention to their foot movements early.

As a result, it becomes a little harder for Chelsea to attack.

With the ability of the Paris Saint-Germain players, it is indeed quite difficult to score when they shrink to play defensively.

So the scene was still relatively dull for a long time.

In the 33rd minute, Chelsea had a great chance down the left when Eden Hazard forced his way past Van de Wiel and crossed to the middle, but Romelu Lukaku and centre-back Marquinhos both made some moves before they both fell to the ground.

Marquinhos got up and gave Lukaku a push.

And Lukaku also showed no weakness, and the heads of the two people were together, forming a bullish trend.

The players on both sides also rushed to the scene, some persuaded the fight, and some arched the fire, and the penalty area was very lively for a while.

This is mainly due to the fact that the players on both sides have a bit of a nameless fire in their hearts.

On the side of Paris Saint-Germain, the players on the field are basically the same people who were killed twice last season, and they have a sense of revenge against the Chelsea players, of course, they don't have a good feeling;

As for Chelsea, I didn't sleep well by the Parisian fans last night, and I still have the gas to wake up!

Fortunately, the referee also rushed into the penalty area in time to stop the clash.

Both sides played 50 boards, with Marquinhos and Romelu Lukaku both receiving a yellow card, which was also the first and second yellow cards of the game.

After 40 minutes, taking advantage of the decline in the fitness of the Parisian players in the second half of the first half, Chelsea stepped up their attacking efforts and continued to attack the Paris Saint-Germain defence.

Marcos Alonso cut forward quickly on the left and formed a one-two with Hazard on the left before passing into the box, where Harry Kane grabbed a chance from 13 yards in front of goal, but the shot couldn't hit the target.

Then it was Harry Kane who interspersed on the right flank, received the ball unguarded, and passed into the box.

N'Golo Kante stepped in with a rare header but was denied by a tackle from Thiago Silva, who had returned in time, and PSG's goal was once again spared.

Just three minutes later, it was Hazard who forced a break down the left and split the ball, B cut into the box from the right rib and fired a low shot from 10 yards in front of goal, which was blocked by Thiago Silva and then slowed down and was reached by Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sirigu.

Chelsea's successive attacks have created considerable threats, making Paris Saint-Germain in front of the goal.

However, Paris Saint-Germain's goal seems to be stormy, but it has turned the corner again and again, especially the central defender Thiago Silva, who has behaved like a god and has repeatedly helped the team save the day.

Chelsea's offensive has not slowed down for a long time, but has shown signs of gradually strengthening.

Paris Saint-Germain was determined to defend, and even Cavani was active in defending, leaving an Ibrahimovic waiting to counterattack in front.

As the clock ticked by, the numbers on the red scoreboard finally jumped to 45 minutes and the fourth official raised his two-minute stoppage card – largely because of the time wasted in the 33-minute clash in the box.

Seeing that the first half is about to end.

——

From the first minute of the game, Paris Saint-Germain president Al-Nassr, who was sitting in the stands, was on pins and needles.

Why?

Of course, because of today's game, Chelsea launched a fierce attack on Paris Saint-Germain from the first minute.

Pan Yi's team stormed PSG's defense again and again, and even came close to scoring on several occasions, each time making his heart tremble.

Watching his team being bombarded indiscriminately, how could Nasser, as the chairman, feel better?

What puzzled Nassr even more was that Chelsea were so violent, and it didn't look like they were affected by the fireworks in the early hours of the morning......

"What's going on......"

Nasser's eyes were a little misty.

Fireworks, indeed, are set off by fans.

However, it does have something to do with Nasser.

In fact, he didn't have to do much, just let his horse boy go to the Paris fan organization to stir up a little, and it was done.

It's all for the sake of Paris!

There are already a lot of radicals in the fan organization of Paris Saint-Germain, and their minds are not very clear, otherwise there would be no such thing as "clear plum chasing horses" in the future.

Therefore, as soon as I heard about the location of the hotel where Chelsea had settled, I set out to harass him in the early hours of the morning.

But the problem is, the harassment did work, but how did the Chelsea players on the pitch feel so good today?

All of them look like they are alive and well.

Al-Nassr originally thought that the current Chelsea is indeed not easy to mess with, but if he can make an off-the-market move to lower the opponent's state, maybe there will be some opportunities at the Parc des Princes.

But judging from the performance of both sides in the first half, Paris Saint-Germain did play very passively, and the defense also made many mistakes, but they just haven't conceded a goal yet.

"Maybe it would be nice to get a draw?" Nasser couldn't help but lower his expectations.

Now it seems that the accident in the early hours of the morning did not fundamentally close the gap between the two teams.

Perhaps Chelsea's pre-match fitness and training level is high enough to keep the players at a high level for the game despite changing their plans.

And against such a strong Chelsea, it is really difficult to play a fluid attack to win.

From this point of view, Blank's tactical thinking based on defense is still very pragmatic and reasonable.

"If you draw two games, you can qualify. As long as this game is 0:0 and the next game is still drawn, we have a great hope of reaching the quarterfinals! ”

Nasser suddenly gained some confidence.

Thiago Silva was brave in today's game, while PSG defended well, and as long as everyone gritted their teeth, they could definitely hold on.

But just as the thought came to him, Chelsea in the stadium launched the final wave of the first half.

Paris Saint-Germain defended successfully and Thiago Silva passed the ball to Motta, but Motta made a low-level mistake in the pass under pressure from several Chelsea players, and actually passed the ball directly to the left rib and handed it to Eden Hazard.

Everyone was taken aback, Eden Hazard reacted quickly, directly grabbed the ball and hit the goal with one kick, only for Thiago Silva to instinctively turn and block, and the ball hit Thiago Silva and bounced back.

But soon, Kante quickly cut in, caught up with the rebounding ball, and hit it again.

Thiago Silva, who was still reacting, flew into a sliding tackle, and Kante's shot hit his foot and bounced off the line.

Chelsea won a corner in the second minute of stoppage time.

"Okay, play well, keep up the good work!"

Pan Yi applauded from the sidelines, but kept gesturing to the players with his hands.

Hazard noticed the manager's gesture and immediately recognised the opportunity and quickly headed for the corner.

Virgil van Dijk, David Luiz, Ake and others in the Chelsea backline immediately ran forward as soon as they saw that it was a corner.

Almost all the tall men came to the Paris Saint-Germain penalty area, while the Chelsea players were secretly communicating Pan Yi's gesture.

It's a code, a pre-match rehearsed set-piece code.

Paris Saint-Germain were also on the verge of attacking the box, with Edinson Cavani and Ibrahimovic both defending in the box.

Thiago Silva captained the team and was the team's first choice to defend Van Dijk, and when he saw Van Dijk walking up front and David Luiz standing at the penalty spot, clearly attacking the middle, he immediately told his team-mates.

"I'm going to grab the first point, but you have to pay attention to the second point, beware of their headers, understand?"

Thiago Silva's advice made players such as Marquinhos nod frequently.

The penalty kick is about to begin, and the PSG players are starting to do their job.

And Pan Yi, Arteta and others also stood on the sideline of the command area, staring at the penalty area.

The corner kick scheme represented by Pan Yi's gesture is not complicated.

It was Eden Hazard who found Van Dijk to grab the first spot with a penalty, and after the header was crossed, David Luiz and other players in the middle flicked a false shot, distracting the attention of the Paris Saint-Germain defenders and sharing the pressure at the same time.

But the real lethal move came at the back post, especially on the edge of the back post, where Marcos Alonso's shot from behind was on target!

This is one of the ways that Brother Long is best at breaking the goal, and he is personally very sure of it.

The team had practiced this tactic a few times before the game, but in the first few corners of today's game, they used a few other tactics.

PSG, on the other hand, had apparently prepared for the game, defending several corners well and failing to give Chelsea a chance, especially against the likes of Van Dijk and David Luiz at the high post.

Several players, including Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane, also failed to find a shot on goal.

Therefore, now Pan Yi asked the players to try this tactic of outflanking the back post, and it will be seen if it will work out this time.

——

On the field at this time, the referee blew a crisp whistle to signal that a corner kick was ready.

Hazard raised his right hand and made a gesture to run quickly.

All but a bang was heard in the stadium, the ball was taken out of the corner area, and the entire Parc des Princes stadium was roared in unison.

I saw Hazard hit a curved ball with fierce spinning, and Van Dijk at the front point also rushed forward for the first time, and used his strong physical fitness to block Thiago Silva behind him.

Seeing that he had lost his most advantageous position, the captain of Paris immediately retreated to the next best place, blocking between Van Dijk and the goal.

Thiago Silva is well aware that as long as he stops, Van Dijk will not want to attack the goal.

At the same time, Thiago Silva shouted loudly: "Hurry, grab the second spot!" ”

The box was already in chaos, with David Luiz, Ake and others rushing from the penalty spot to the goal at the same time, while smaller players such as Bench B and N'Golo Kante were roaming around the periphery of the box, both guarding against counter-attacks and preparing for long-range shots.

Including Hazard, who took a corner kick, he also immediately ran diagonally to the corner of the penalty area, forming a defensive and offensive situation.

This is one of the more peculiar aspects of Chelsea's corner kick tactics.

Because in an ordinary team, under normal circumstances, when attacking from a corner, it is often the two full-backs who drag behind them.

After all, in a team, full-backs are generally the kind of players who are faster, but not tall enough.

But not Chelsea.

In their corner kick tactics, Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta on the other side are both involved in the attack!

As a result, we can only "grieve by" the "three small Blues" of seat B, Kante and Hazard.

Of course, in the immediate aftermath of the corner, Chelsea did a good job.

Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta don't get into the box at the first moment, but wait on the perimeter and look like they're going to be left behind.

But when Eden Hazard got the ball out, they quickly slotted into the box!

At this point, the attention of the Paris Saint-Germain defenders was attracted by the movement in the middle, but the ball was flicked by Van Dijk and flew straight to the back post at great speed.

At this time, Marcos Alonso, who had been lying in ambush on the periphery, suddenly shook off Mota, who was defending him, quickly rushed to the left post, met the ball rubbed by Van Dijk, and shot angrily!

After his forefoot made solid contact with the ball, he had a strong premonition that he had the ball.

Sure enough, by the time he stabilized his body and looked at it again, the ball had already crashed into the goal.

Marcos Alonso then turned straight into the Chelsea fan stands and opened his arms unbridledly, shouting and shouting along the way to begin his celebration.

"The ball is in!!!!!!!!!!"

'In the last minute of first-half stoppage time, Chelsea took one last chance and scored a goal.

"It's still a set-piece, it's still Marcos Alonso's back cut!"

'It's a common Chelsea set-piece approach and it's a constant weakness for PSG.

'Let's look at the slow-motion replay again, Motta clearly missed Marcos Alonso's marking, and he didn't keep up with the Spanish wing-back in time to give them the chance to shoot back.

"Maybe it's because Marcos Alonso didn't get forward in a couple of Chelsea corners, which caused PSG to be a little lax in his defence."

'But Alonso is Alonso, he can always play a reverse gear when Chelsea can't open the situation and blast the ball into the opposition goal!'

'It's 0-1, Chelsea have a temporary lead on the road.'

The entire Parc des Princes stadium in Paris was in an uproar.

When everyone thought they could go into the half-time break with a tie, Paris Saint-Germain, who had been defending for more than 40 minutes, suddenly made a mistake at the last moment, and the opponent seized the opportunity to break through the goal.

Motta, he should definitely be the scapegoat for this goal conceded.

It was a low-level mistake that led to Hazard's passing to Eden Hazard, which led to Chelsea's successive corners.

And now, it was his mistake again, missing Marcos Alonso and giving his opponent the chance to score.

Just ask, if he doesn't carry this black pot, who will carry it?

In the die-hard stands at PSG, Motta even began to be booed.

That's what fans of this kind of club can do!

And Pan Yi on the sidelines, after seeing Marcos Alonso score, jumped up with excitement, turned around and went to shake hands and hug the assistants and players on the bench one by one.

The pre-match deployment was a success!

Sure enough, he took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to break through the door of Paris Saint-Germain.

And once you score, the second half will be much better.

Blank, on the other side, was full of frustration.

He did everything he could to do well enough to concede the goal.

There was one more frustrating, and that was Chairman Nasser in the stands.

The moment he saw Marcos Alonso score, he sat down in a chair with an ugly face.

"It's all like this, can't you still hold it!!"

(End of chapter)