In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Grand Paris sat at home to face Barcelona, although Mbappe played the whole game, but the team was reversed by Barcelona 2-3 and lost the lead in the two-legged game. However, French striker Mbappe really tried his best this time, and he didn't take the blame.
To be sure, the best result of the Qatari consortium in the Champions League since they moved to Paris was led to the final by Brazilian star Neymar, so they will be eager to make a breakthrough in the Champions League in the final season of Mbappe's departure.
In this game, Grand Paris coach Enrique did not dare to be careless and did not dare to pretend, Mbappe not only got the start, but also played the whole game. So far, in 9 games in the Champions League this season, Mbappe has started and played the whole game.
In this game, Barcelona's Raphinha opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half, Dembele equalised in the second half, and Vitinha scored a counter-equaliser.
Sadly, the Parisian fans didn't have the last laugh, as Barcelona boss Xavi came back from behind with two magical substitutions. Substitute Pedri set up Raphinha's brace, while Christensen, who also came off the bench, scored the winning goal. In the end, Grand Paris lost 2-3 at home to Barcelona.
Compared with Xavi's excellent on-the-spot command, Grand Paris coach Enrique is very stubborn in playing a good hand of cards, and he is inescapable of taking responsibility for the defeat of Grand Paris in this game.
First, Enrique had a whim in the starting lineup, he actually put serious center forwards Ramos and Muani on the bench, and let Asensio, who was used to being a substitute in Real Madrid, start the center.
Second, I don't know if it is to attract the opponent's defense, or if he is afraid that he will lose face by reusing Mbappe, Enrique actually focused on the right side, which caused Mbappe to play very depressed throughout the game.
Third, after seeing that Asensio was really playing really badly, Enrique actually moved the main player of the right winger, Dembele, to the middle to play the center, and used Barkla to play the right winger, which is a typical self-defeating martial arts!
Fourth, after Dembele and Vitinha scored one goal each, Enrique actually tried to maintain a 2-1 lead with defense, and replaced Li Gangren, an offensive player who played very well, early, which was equivalent to indirectly giving Barcelona an offensive opportunity. The tattered defense line of Grand Paris is very unbearable in Ligue 1, and it can be undefeated in the face of the sharp attacking Barcelona!
Fifth, after the score was overtaken by Barcelona 3-2 in the 77th minute of the game, Enrique hesitated for 10 minutes before replacing Ramos, while Muani sat on the sidelines to watch the whole game.
To be sure, almost all of the big Parisian players were confused by Enrique's unpredictable set-ups and substitutions, including Kylian Mbappe.
It is worth mentioning that since Mbappe has publicly announced that he will leave the team at the end of the season, Enrique, with the support of the team's management, gave Mbappe "small shoes" in Ligue 1, replacing the French striker in advance or letting him come on as a substitute.
Although Enrique's arrangement was tacitly approved by club president Al-Nassr, the consequences were severe, and Mbappe began to lose form in the Champions League without systematic play.
Against Barcelona, although Mbappe started and played the whole game, he was very strained in important statistics, mainly as follows: 3 shots on goal in the whole game, 1 shot missed, and the other 2 were blocked, only 1 successful pass out of 4 times, a total of 26 passes, a success rate of 88%, only 2 successful ground scrambles, 3 fouls, and 13 lost possession.
After losing this game, Enrique still seems to be a little unconvinced, but it is useless to be stubborn, if he is stubborn in tactical arrangements, he is still so arrogant and unreasonable in the use of Mbappe, and it will be very difficult to achieve a reversal with the strength of Barcelona at the home of Barcelona.