In the early morning of February 20, Beijing time, the 25th round of Ligue 1 ushered in a focus battle, Paris Saint-Germain away to Nantes. In the first 16 minutes of the opening, Paris conceded two goals in a row, the backline Nantes easily exploded, into a desperate situation, in addition to Messi missed a single knife ball, missed the third goal in Ligue 1, the state is indeed declining.
In the middle of this week, Paris Greater Madrid beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, taking the lead in promotion and allowing the team to focus more on Ligue 1. At present, The Greater Paris has accumulated 59 points in 24 rounds, leaving the second-ranked Marseille with 13 points, and the championship advantage is huge, and the opponent Nantes in this round has accumulated 35 points in 24 rounds, ranking ninth.
Recently, Paris has won four consecutive victories over Brest, Reims, Lille and Rennes in Ligue 1, so it is optimistic that nantes can be taken lightly. According to statistics, the two teams have met in the past 9 times, and Paris Has won 7 and lost 2, including a 3-1 home victory over Nantes in the first leg of the season.
In terms of starting, Paris once again sent Messi, Mbappe and Neymar to the super forward trident combination, Draxler, Icardi and Di Maria have come on as substitutes, while Verratti, Wijnaldum and Geye are in the midfield.
Just 4 minutes into the opening, the Greater Paris away was hit by the first blow, Nantes quickly counterattacked, Muani burst into the box, received a teammate oblique plug and pushed the goal from a small angle, helping Nantes to make a fantastic start 1-0. After the goal was broken, 40,000 fans waved the team flag to celebrate.
Paris sent a 433 formation, did not send four or five forwards, kept three players in the midfield, and was attacked by a counter-attack by Nantes, which was too poorly defended.
In the 8th minute, Paris missed the opportunity to equalize, Neymar sent a straight block in the middle, Messi burst into the box with the ball to form a single knife, and finally the push was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper, and then Neymar tried to make up for it and was intercepted, and the attack failed.
This is messi's 800th game, and in the previous 799 games, Messi has scored 679 goals and assisted 273 times. In the last Champions League knockout match against Real Madrid, Messi missed a penalty and is now missing a one-handed goal.
In the 16th minute, Paris suffered another blow when Merlin scored with an out-of-the-foot shot to help Nantes extend the score 2-0. In the opening 16 minutes, Paris was 0-2 behind, I am afraid that few fans will expect this score, it is difficult to equalize, and the super cold is brewing.