Wang Qinbo: Half-main Paris is still the champion of big scenes

Sports Weekly All Media Reporter Wang Qinbo

Although a whole main front line is missing, Paris Saint-Germain still completed a great performance away from Barcelona. Enrique's team proves that it is the best team in the world today and a unique existence. Winning such a game that was particularly difficult from personnel situation to process, and in a convincing way, without any luck, Paris showed its true strength.

This is actually a Paris team that fans are slightly unfamiliar with. In the starting lineup, only 5 players belong to the 11 players in the Munich final. Joao Neves withdrew at the last moment before the game due to injury, and none of the three PSG lines have a fixed main lineup this summer. Balkora led two young players to appear on the front line, Mayulu was 19 years old and Mbaye was 17 years old. At the beginning of the game, Enrique's team was a little shy at the door of Barcelona's house and was suppressed by Flick's team with fierce pressing. Paris Saint-Germain did not make a sharp counterattack from the beginning. However, when he was 0-1 behind in the first half, Paris sounded the charge to counterattack and since then he turned against each other. Paris' fierce oppression and pressing caused Barcelona's ball possession rate to plummet, and Paris's performance before the end of the first half was shocking. If Paris has one of them, even Duée, Dembele or Kvaratschlia, the game could be a disaster for Barcelona.

Relatively speaking, Paris, which pushed out pressing and regained the Champions League rhythm, is better than Flick's Barcelona in both the use of ball control and the diversity of offense. The most important showdown is Nuno Mendez on the left to fight Yamal. Although Nuno Mendes received a yellow card when he pulled a foul in a return chase, his restrictions on Yamal were generally quite successful. Yamal's play seemed very programmatic and predictable under the opponent's restriction. In fact, Nuno Mendes had already won the one-on-one challenge against Yamal in the UEFA League final in June.

The whole team found a feeling, and Paris immediately encountered another accident: the two children became more and more excited.

Mbayer's ability to dribble the ball made the Italian TV commentator exclaim "It's like a ball sticking to the feet"; Mayulu was not playing the midfield where he was good at, and he was placed in the pseudo-9 position freed by Enrique, but Mayulu showed good technical skills and technical and tactical awareness, and did not get lost much in the new position. He scored a key goal with Nuno Mendes assisting him to help Paris equalize the score. After Paris Saint-Germain found a way to restrain Barcelona before the end of the first half, the second half was as usual, and Flick's team still played at the established rhythm and method, without much countermeasure. Barcelona must thank Balcola and others for their inaccuracy, especially Balcola, who missed more than once the opportunity to lead 2-1. "Le Parisien" reporter Sevillack believes that Barcola's various wave shots seem to be experiencing his personal "Demberle" period. It is not Demberle, who just won the Golden Ball Award, but Demberlele, who played for Barcelona.

The game entered stoppage time, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Barcelona with the goal of substitute striker Gonzalo Ramos. Flick was upset. He might have been satisfied with 1 point, and he must have realized that Barcelona cannot guarantee victory over Paris at present. From the perspective of overall movement, pass and catch success rate, frontcourt press success rate, set ball and other aspects, Barcelona is weaker than Paris.

This game can also be regarded as the first time Paris has won a strong confrontation in the Champions League this season. Paris has strong opponents drawn this season, and will face Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Tottenham in the next three rounds. This away win brings more confidence to Paris, and the newcomer grows rapidly, and the defending champion Paris also has a good start in the Champions League.