Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 151 Second Half

Monaco's corner kick ended with a long shot from Moutinho, Rodriguez took a corner kick, Ocampos responded with a false pass, and Moutinho missed a long shot from the penalty area.

Although most of Monaco's attacks ended with long-range shots, there was still a very good chance before the end of the first half, Moutinho split side Ocampos, and the latter started a match with Fabinho.

The Brazilian defender created space for Ocampos to break into the penalty area, and just after Ocampos rushed into the penalty area with the ball, a fatal loophole appeared in Paris Saint-Germain's defense, and Germain in the middle was completely unguarded.

If Ocampos can choose to cross at this time instead of forcing a shot by himself, Monaco has a high chance of equalizing the score, but Ah did not say anything to others.

Ronaldo is known all over the world, but at least he is capable. As long as he can seize the opportunity, no one will do anything to him. But Ocampos is not Ronaldo, he is just known as "Argentine Ronaldo", and he is still the Ronaldo who has not really grown up.

Faced with the double-teaming of two defensive players, the result of a forced kick shot was that the ball flew out of the baseline again, and Ocampos' performance also caused great dissatisfaction with Ranieri on the sidelines.

Under the double-teaming of the two, Ocampos has no shooting angle at all, and with Germain open in the middle, Ocampos' best choice is to pass the ball.

If Monaco is leading now, it would be a waste of opportunities to waste, but Monaco is still behind, and the opponent is Paris Saint-Germain, the most direct and only competitor in the league.

Because Ocampos missed this excellent opportunity, Monaco lost hope of equalizing the score in the first half. In the following time, Paris Saint-Germain did not give Monaco another chance, and the score of 1:0 was maintained until the end of the first half.

"Jeffrey, you replaced Lucas in the second half." Ranieri made the decision to substitute as soon as he returned to the locker room.

For this substitution, Ocampos is naturally very upset, but he also knows that he can't say anything now, because no one will stand by him and speak for him at this time.

The purpose of replacing Kondogbia is to increase the impact of the midfield and connect the striker and midfield. Rodriguez seems to be a bit alone, and Matuidi is not easy to deal with.

At the same time, Riviere retreated a little. Riviere's most powerful is his speed and explosive power. Retreating allows people to have more space to display their speed and explosive power.

Monaco’s tactical adjustments are similar, and Paris Saint-Germain in the visiting team’s dressing room is also adjusting, because Blanco found that his decision to retreat and defend in the first half seemed not a good choice, and it did not conform to Paris Saint-Germain and his usual tactics. Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain changed back to the original tactics in the second half.

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"This is the team we are familiar with. Defensive counterattacks are not suitable for the powerful Paris Saint-Germain." Paris Saint-Germain completed a shot 2 minutes into the second half.

The ball belonged to Monaco at the beginning of the second half, but it was cut off by Paris when the ball came to Riviere's feet. Riviere's speed and explosive power are indeed excellent, but his dribbling is still much worse than that of Ocampos.

Thiago Silva immediately passed the ball to Verratti after stealing the ball. The latter immediately found Pastore, and then passed it to Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic, who wanted to take the ball, was knocked down by Carvalho, and he took a free kick and received a yellow card. This is the second yellow card Monaco received in this game. In the first half, Rodriguez retreated and brought down Ibrahimovic.

Monaco not only received two yellow cards for the Swede, but also sent two direct free kicks. However, it was not easy to break through the goal guarded by Li Shou with a normal shot. In the first half, both free kicks of the Swede were saved by Li Shou.

Now it is the third shot. Under the foreshadowing of the first two feet, Ibrahimovic's third shot seems to be too angle-seeking, and the result is that the ball flies directly to the bottom line.

In 1 minute, Paris Saint-Germain scored again in the hinterland of Monaco, still Zlatan Ibrahimovic, this time the Swede received a pass from the penalty area line and blasted a very high-level shot.

The ball went straight to the lower left corner of the goal. It is no exaggeration to say that this was an absolute dead-end shot, but even so, it still failed to break through Li Shou's ten fingers.

When the ball was about to fly into Monaco's goal, a big hand suddenly appeared on the goal line, and then the ball flew out of the baseline again.

"World-class saves, although one was conceded in the first half, it didn't affect Li Shou." Li Shou's performance was perfect, even conceding a goal did not affect his performance so far.

In 8 minutes, Monaco used up the second substitution quota. Germain, who disappeared in the Paris Saint-Germain defense, was replaced. The handsome brother Berbatov ushered in his second appearance this season.

Although Berbatov is notoriously lazy, he has nothing to say about his personal ability, and now that his future is at stake, he should be more active.

Unlike Germain, who is only 1.8 meters tall, Berbatov is 189 tall. Even if he does nothing and stands in the penalty area, he still has a certain deterrent effect.

This seemed to be confirmed after the restart of the game. Berbatov, who came off the bench, was very active and completed the first shot in just 2 minutes after coming off the bench.

Kondogbia holds the ball to attack Paris Saint-Germain's halftime. With Kondogbia's debut, Rodriguez is liberated to a certain extent, and Matuidi needs to distract Kondogbia.

And Berbatov's shot came from Rodriguez's through pass, but Berbatov just came off the bench in a bad state and failed to seize the opportunity.

Although the shot went wide, Berbatov's role was obvious. Monaco gradually regained its rhythm and did not want to be kicked by Paris Saint-Germain like it was at the beginning of the second half.

No. 606 minutes, the ball at the foot of Verratti was cut off by Kondogbia, who split the right side with a kick, and Fabinho inserted from the back and went wild along the side.

Monaco, without a winger, can only rely on two full-backs for its wing attack, and Fabinho on the right is a typical Brazilian defender, strong offensively and weak defensively.

Fabinho's insertion caused confusion in Paris Saint-Germain's defense, because it was the first time Monaco attacked from the side after the Ocampos midfielder was replaced.

Fabinho raged on the wing with the ball, and the players in the center of Monaco were also following up quickly. The combination of Rodriguez and Kondogbia was full of impact, especially Kondogbia, who was tall, black and hard, making it difficult for Paris Saint-Germain to ignore. In addition, Berbatov, who had already rushed into the penalty area, and Riviere, who was attacking the penalty area, Paris Saint-Germain's defense was crumbling for a while.

(End of this chapter)