Paris, who came to Germany away, took the initiative to lower its posture and fight back in the absence of Messi. The problem was that the team was still undercounted defensively, and Mbappe had conceded multiple one-handed balls and failed to extend the lead in time. Red Bull Leipzig seized on two inexplicable mistakes and built on the game, winning the first point of the Champions League group stage of the season with a 2-2 game.
One of the changes in paris in this game is that Neymar returns to his favorite position of No. 10. However, he has a wide range of activities, taking into account the dual functions of left winger and forward. The transformation of Paris's attack and defense mainly relies on Neymar to drive with its own vitality, while allowing Di Maria to reduce the number of times he enters the crowd and improve the latter's offensive success rate. In addition, because of Neymar's retraction, Wijnaldum can also insert more with the trend. Unfortunately, Neymar is now inefficient in his shots and cannot do a good job of playing as a second striker before.
Paris' first goal of the game came from Neymar's retreat to his own backcourt to organize the advancement. He moved the ball to find Di Maria's weak side space (the first catch was Ashraf) and forced the Leipzig team to increase the running distance.
After the first wave of attacks in the front did not accelerate, Neymar ran from the backfield to the front, and then withdrew from the front to ask for the ball, re-improving the rhythm of the attack.
The most valuable thing about Neymar is that after he withdrew to catch the ball, he was not only able to send a penetrating straight plug, but also quickly counter-inserted himself at the first time. Because Neymar returned to the No. 10 position to pick up the ball and used his acceleration to break through Leipzig's mid-line defense, it eventually brought Mbappe to assist Wijnaldum's goal after receiving Neymar's wonderful pass. In fact, Neymar himself has already run back into the box, but Mbappe's pass still finds a dutchman who is closer.
Many people say that Neymar sticks the ball, which happens when the team's offensive rhythm does not pick up, he will have more possession to break through the space. However, when the team counterattacked, Neymar's processing speed was actually very bright. This time he received a pass from Di Maria in front of the middle, and then sent a straight plug to Ashraf to put The Paris counter-attack on the propeller. Unfortunately, Wijnaldum scored after the penalty Kylian Mbappe, and was beaten by the Frenchman to score a good opportunity.
Probably from the intuitive number of shots on goal, Leipzig Red Bull is significantly more than Paris. But if you look at the number of opportunities, in fact, Paris is even better. Had it not been for kimpembe's unnecessary penalty in the last minute, Paris would have had the advantage of more than an hour in terms of expected goals, leipzig, which had a perfect start.
In this wave of counter-attacks, the sudden Neymar took the ball and sent a long pass in time to give the counter-inserted Wijnaldum a chance. The latter transferred the ball to Di Maria at the back post, but the Argentine was unable to grasp it.
Paris had a problem with the fact that the defensive line routinely consisted of only 7 men. From time to time, Neymar would retreat, but the main purpose of his retreat was to find opportunities to counterattack forward.
As can be seen from the GIF, Neymar really entered the defensive sequence this time, taking the initiative to complete the break. His score for Mbappe was comfortable, and the opposing defender just couldn't complete the timely turn, allowing Mbappe's starting speed to instantly pull away. Unfortunately, the Frenchman once again missed the opportunity to face the goalkeeper, so that Paris could not open the lead.
Neymar won 11 of his 18 1-on-1 matches, 3 of his 5 attempts, 5 fouls and 2 key passes to bring shots, 1 of which was an absolute scoring chance. In addition, on the defensive end, Neymar also completed two successful steals. In his fitness phase, Paris could find a wave of counter-attack acceleration almost every few minutes.
Statistically, Leipzig's 17-7 lead over Paris on goal seems to be a big advantage. But if kimpembe's penalty gift is removed, Paris can still have the advantage in the expected goal. The quality of the attack is not bad in Paris (the larger the dot representing the position of the shot, the better the chance, Paris is better than Leipzig), but the quality of the defense is indeed low.
Leipzig invest heavily on the offensive end, and they often have 5-7 men rushing to the heart of Paris in their offensive and defensive transitions. Correspondingly, the number of Paris defenders is often only 6-7. This time Angelinho was completely let go at the back post and Paris would have been in even greater trouble if it had not been for Fosberg's rushed shot.
The penalty won by the opponent in the first half was caused by the lack of numbers in the Paris defence. There was no effective pressure in front of the field, and the opponent's over-the-top ball hit the back of the Paris midfield line, causing Pereira, who was in a hurry to return, foulEdre Silva. Fortunately, goalkeeper Donnarumma was brave enough to avoid the desperate situation of the team falling behind 2-0 from the start.
However, Paris's first goal was still sent by mistake. Di Maria's unsuccessful return pass sent into the box with a cross from the opponent and the missing full-back failed to jam Nkunku, leading to a conceded goal.
In fact, normal development, after avoiding the opening 0-2, Paris will control the rhythm of the game at their feet. Mbappe missed three chances to face the goalkeeper and failed to extend the 2-1 lead. As a result, in injury time, the opponent did not have much threat to start the ball into the box, but because of Kimpembe's stupid and unnecessary foul, he got a good chance to take a penalty. They didn't miss it and Paris conceded three points.
The draw exposed a lot of problems in Paris, but the team's positioning has always been oscillating between counterattack and insufficient defensive numbers. Last season on the same pitch, the defeat to Red Bull Leipzig put Paris at risk of playing the Europa League. Pochettino's draw this time may have been "improved" in his opinion.
Not being able to fight a good position war is a hard wound for this Parisian team. Neymar's speed-up effect, as well as Mbappe's speed advantage, also made manager Pochettino more focused on counterattacks. Is this a waiting rabbit? Or do you play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses? Perhaps the evaluation after losing is the former, and winning can cover up all problems.
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