Long-term attack without breaking + Dembele missed the penalty! How did Paris Saint-Germain defeat tenacious Angers 1-0?

Paris Saint-Germain in the second round of the Ligue 1 was at the Princess Stadium, and with the winning goal of Fabián Ruiz in the second half, he defeated Angers 1-0, continuing the official game record.

Demberle missed a penalty in the first half. Although Angers was tenacious in defense, he was weak in offense, and ultimately failed to rewrite the outcome of the away defeat.

Match progress: Paris broke the game after a long attack, but Angers' strong defense was difficult to offset the cost

[First half: Dembele lost points + Paris siege failed]

At the beginning of the game, Paris took the initiative on the field. In the 5th minute, William Pacho created a set piece on the left to start the first round of offensive for the team; in the 9th and 12th minutes, Paris received consecutive corner kick opportunities, but neither could be converted into an effective threat.

Angers almost broke the deadlock in the 13th minute. Sidiki Cherif received a cross from Carlens Arcus and missed the right post with his right foot in the middle of the penalty area. This was also the closest opportunity for the visiting team to score in the first half. The 25th minute of the game appeared - João Neves tripped by Marius Courcoul in the penalty area of ​​Angers, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. However, Paris striker Ousmane Dembélé took a penalty kick above the crossbar and missed an excellent opportunity to break the deadlock for the team.

After that, Paris continued to put pressure on Angers' defense. In the 33rd minute, Désiré Doué received a pass from Ruiz and his right foot shot slightly missed; from the 42nd to 45th minutes, Vitinha and Dembele tried long shots one after another, but both failed to hit the target. In the first half, Vitinia's long shot from the edge of the penalty area on the left was saved by Antonio's favorite player Hervé Koffi. After halftime, the two sides temporarily shook hands 0-0.

【Second half: Ruiz wins + Paris controls the rhythm】

Change of sides and fight again, Paris's offensive remains unabated. In the 48th minute, Nuno Mendes broke through the left to create a corner kick, but unfortunately the subsequent attack failed to form a shot; in the 50th minute, Paris finally broke the deadlock - Fabian Ruiz received teammates in the middle of the penalty area and pushed the ball into the goal with his right foot, rewriting the score to 1-0, which is also Ruiz's first goal at the Princes Park Stadium this season. Paris, which led the lead, continued to consolidate its advantage. In the 55th minute, Vitinia's shot outside the penalty area was blocked, and in the 57th minute, Neves received a cross from Mendes, and headed the ball from a close distance and missed the left post; in the 75th minute, Gonçalo Ramos, who came on the bench, received a pass from Dembele, and his left-footed shot outside the penalty area was saved by Kofi, missing the opportunity to expand the score.

Algers tried to counterattack by Yassin Belkhdim in the 68th minute, but missed the left post; in the 70th minute, Estéban Lepaul's header also failed to hit the target, and the visiting team's entire game attack never posed a substantial threat to the Paris goal. At the end of the game, Paris replaced Lee Kang-In and Ibrahim Mbaye and other players to adjust the rhythm. Angers tried to strengthen the offense through substitutions, but none of them could change the situation. In the end, the referee blew the ending whistle, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Angers 1-0, and continued to lead the Ligue 1 standings with a record of two consecutive victories.

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After this match, Paris Saint-Germain continued its unbeaten record in the August match (European Super Cup + 2 Ligue 1 games), showing the dominance of the defending champions in the league. Although there is still a problem of insufficient finishing efficiency on the offensive end (Demberle misses points and misses multiple shots), the team successfully broke the situation through patient passes and control and physical advantages in the second half.

For Angers, although the team's defense is organized in an orderly manner, the offensive end has only missed three shots, and the offense and defense imbalance is obvious. The state needs to be adjusted as soon as possible to avoid falling into the relegation zone. Next, Paris needs to balance physical fitness and offensive efficiency, which will be the key to the team's efforts to win the multi-line championship.