The long-lost Champions League is back in the air, with Paris Saint-Germain sitting at the Parc des Princes in a focus 1/8 knockout match against real Madrid, the traditional giants of La Liga. Although Paris had won two consecutive wins in the league, they finally relied on Mbappe's kill to win the game when they had the advantage in the whole game, and the outside world thought that they did not have any tactics and would only rely on the individual ability of the players! On the other hand, Real Madrid are at the top of the league, but in the last round they were sullenly with Villarreal, it can be said that the state is not good, the collision between two superstar-studded teams Who can take the initiative in the first leg?
Double starter
The Greater Paris side finally ushered in the return of Neymar, but for the sake of safety, Pochettino arranged for him to be on the bench, starting from the 4-3-3 midfielder Donnarumma, 4 defenders Nuno Mendes, Kimpembe, Marchinhos and Ashraf lined up, three midfielders Paredes in the center, Danilo Pereira and Verratti on both sides, and three starting strikers mbappe, Messi and Di Maria, a luxurious squad worth a staggering €614 million.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti also arranged a 4-3-3 lineup, after the suspension of Benzema finally returned to the starting partner Vinicius and Asensio to form the Real Madrid trident, the ceremony of the three midfielders Tony Kroos, Casemiro, Modric started, the four defenders are Flanders Mendy, Arabba, Militão and Carvajal, and the goalkeeper position is Courtois still starting.
Race conditions
The two sides entered the game as soon as they came up, and Barca's veteran Messi was tackled by Casemiro at the beginning, which seemed to return to the former La Liga national derby. Real Madrid side due to the fear of the opponent's rapid counterattack simply gave up the possession, the big Paris gradually controlled the situation on the field, in the 17th minute Messi in the middle of the road directly accurate long pass to connect Mbappe, the latter's single knife almost fire, Courtois confiscated the ball, the camera is also to the French national team coach Deschamps who came to the sidelines to watch, which is meaningful.
The Paris side of Villatide performed very brightly, like a combination of Pirlo + De Bruyne, and the combination of Messi + Mbappe also played very well in this game, Carvajal's side was very stressful, and Before the end of the half, Casemiro put Down Paredes and received a yellow card, stubbornly holding the situation.
Half-time back Kylian Mbappe again threatened, Militão did not have time to defend and lose his position can only pull down the opponent, Real Madrid once again ate a yellow card, and then left defender Mendy once again stamped on the Paris midfielder Danilo Pereira after the friend ate a yellow card, the next game will be suspended, more unfortunate news came, in the 61st minute Real Madrid in front of the goal of the wind, Mbappe broke into the box again, Carvajal tackle directly with the ball together with the person, the referee decisively awarded a penalty, Mbappe's habitual concession and then Messi's penalty was directly saved by Courtois, and Real Madrid escaped!
In the 72nd minute, Mar came off the bench and Real Madrid faced a heavier defensive burden, and Ancelotti also chose to replace the poor Carvajal and the physically weak Asensio, Vazquez and Rodrigo to play. Although the Greater Paris side had the advantage, it was difficult to complete the goal, until the last minute, Mbappe stood up again, he burst into the box and then swung past several people before completing the shot, the ball passed through courtois's small goal and entered the net, Paris Saint-Germain completed the final moment!
After the game
The data shows that the big Paris has the advantage in this game, not only the possession rate has reached 57%, the number of shots on goal is as many as 21 feet, the right shot is a staggering 8 times, while Real Madrid is 3 shots on goal, 0 shots on target! Mbappe, who completed the final kill, can be said to be the biggest contributor of the game, and Messi, although he missed a penalty, still played well, looking forward to the next leg of Real Madrid's return to the home performance.
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