After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the situation still continued the trend of the first half.
Real Madrid continued to control the ball, and Paris Saint-Germain continued to hold on and wait for a counterattack.
At the beginning, Real Madrid once launched a wave of offensive and created several opportunities, but they were unable to break through Paris' defensive formation.
Ancelotti's training ability is also really strong, and what he is best at is sorting out details.
Some of Paris' defensive players are not strong and have various problems. However, Ancelotti sorted it out and combined it with various details and routines to force Paris' defense to support the team.
To the Champions League semi-finals.
This can't help but remind Gao Shen of Real Madrid's Champions League in 2021 before he traveled through time.
Many fans think it is metaphysics, but where in the world can there be so much metaphysics?
Once or twice is a coincidence, but again and again, it is inevitable.
But no matter how strong Ancelotti is, he can't handle many objective facts.
For example, Ibrahimovic is not willing to participate in defense at all.
According to Ancelotti's original intention, it was Cavani who stepped forward to hold down Real Madrid's two central defenders, with Ibrahimovic responsible for connecting. However, as the game continued, Cavani actively retreated to defend.
, Yin Brahimovich went to the front.
This is very embarrassing.
One is too lazy and the other is too diligent.
The tactics are messed up!
In fact, Ancelotti can understand the reason why Ibrahimovic is unwilling to run, but in modern football, if you don't run, you won't be able to wait for opportunities at all, and you will only become more and more passive.
Moreover, Ibrahimovic's biggest problem is not that he doesn't run, but his rhythm.
Just like this time in the 61st minute.
Cavani retreated to the center line, pressed Carvajal closely, and knocked down Real Madrid's right back.
Although Carvajal passed the ball, he failed to pass it well and Matuyindi intercepted it in time.
After successfully stealing the ball, Paris Saint-Germain launched a quick counterattack.
Matuyindi dribbled the ball forward himself, Pastore and Ibrahimovic in front were both rushing forward, and the Swedish center moved to the left, the area behind Carvajal, to receive the ball.
After the ball reached Ibrahimovic's feet, the Swedish center dribbled the ball diagonally towards the left rib and approached Pepe.
What made Ancelotti collapse the most was that after Matuyindi passed the ball, he did not choose to move to meet Ibrahimovic. Instead, he chose to go far away and went directly behind the Swedish center, trying to play.
Wing coordination.
What is the logic?
Does he think that Ibrahimovic can't pass the ball to others?
What's even worse is that Ibrahimovich actually slowed down the pace.
Looking at his dribbling posture, I really wanted to kill Pepe one-on-one, but Xabi Alonso returned to his position in time, and the two formed a double-team.
When the Swedish center entered the penalty area, he wanted to go one-on-two, but failed to break through and was forced to go down. As a result, he got involved with Matuindi.
There was a serious overlap in the positions of the two.
Just when Ibrahimovic was about to lose the ball, he decisively passed the ball to Matuyindi and ran towards the center. Matuyindi was helpless and was forced to pass the ball to the center of the penalty area.
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But the ball was soft and Casillas easily struck out and took the ball away before Pastore.
Ancelotti spread his hands helplessly on the sidelines, seemingly dissatisfied with the cooperation and movement of the players on the field.
Matuyindi has never been a player with strong offensive ability, but his running position is indeed too cool.
And Yin Bu, in the Champions League semi-finals, brother, can we speed up the pace?
Even if we don’t use 1.5x speed, we can’t slow it down to 0.5x speed, right?
Are you a drama queen or something?
I finally got a chance to fight back, so just give it to me!
This is why Ancelotti doesn't want Ibrahimovic to play forward. His presence really slows down the counterattack.
But what can be done?
Cavani was too diligent and worked hard to defend.
Of course, if Cavani does not return to defense, there will probably be a conflict between him and Ibrahimovic.
This is the biggest headache for Paris Saint-Germain right now.
If it were against those rookies in Ligue 1, Ancelotti would not be embarrassed at all, but in the Champions League, especially the knockout rounds, Paris Saint-Germain's problems are really big.
…
Casillas got up from the ground and raised his right hand high to indicate that there was no problem on his side.
Real Madrid's players began to press forward.
The captain glanced ahead and quickly kicked the ball forward, hoping to find Benzema in front.
Thiago Silva reacted quickly, moved forward smartly, and headed the ball down first.
Maxwell stepped forward quickly, stopped the ball before Di Maria, passed it forward, and passed it to Matuyindi's feet. He quickly moved forward, seemingly trying to cooperate with Matuyindi.
But just as Matuyindi knocked the ball back, Carvajal suddenly stabbed out from behind.
Just now, Real Madrid's right back was knocked down by Paris Saint-Germain, losing the ball and giving Paris a chance to counterattack. But this time he made up for it, quickly grabbed the ball, and passed to Maxwell from Matuyindi.
Before you, the ball was intercepted midway.
Carvajal is not tall, but he is very agile and fast.
As soon as he grabbed the ball, he quickly flipped it with his left foot to his right foot, avoiding Maxwell, and then kicked the ball behind him. He suddenly took a lunge, accelerated and chased after him.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Carvajal passed Maxwell.
The entire Parc des Princes stadium became tense again.
Real Madrid's counterattack once again advanced into the penalty area.
Benzema is at the top of the arc in the middle, and Di Maria is on the right side of the arc, able to meet Carvajal at any time.
Real Madrid's right back dribbled the ball straight into the right corner of the penalty area, walked into the right side of Paris Saint-Germain's penalty area, spotted an opportunity, and passed the ball with his right foot.
He neither looked for Benzema nor Di Maria, but went to the unguarded Ronaldo at the back.
The Portuguese rushed to a position about ten meters to the left in front of the goal, judged Carvajal's landing point, and without waiting for Yalai to get close to Beckham behind him, he volleyed directly.
The football was accurately picked by Ronaldo, and after being deflected by the force, it flew straight into the goal at an extremely fast speed.
Siligu was stunned and had no time to react.
“goalllllllllllllllllll!
!
!
"
"Cristiano Ronaldo scored!
!
"
“Real Madrid wins again!
"
"Oh my God, Real Madrid's quick counterattack was very sharp. Paris Saint-Germain's defense made a mistake in the middle of the game and missed the most threatening Cristiano Ronaldo behind him."
"This absolutely shouldn't be done!"
"Yalai, Yalai on the right back, his position is too forward."
"Two to zero!"
"Paris Saint-Germain is in a bad situation now."
…
On the sidelines, Gao Shen saw Ronaldo the moment Carvajal passed the ball, and he had a strong feeling.
The ball is there!
When Ronaldo volleyed, he jumped with excitement.
The ball was scored, Gao Shen raised his arms and cheered!
"Wow!"
Gao Shen turned around and faced Carlo, Zidane, Hierro and others who rushed out of the visiting team's coaching bench and gave high fives and hugs.
On the court, Real Madrid players also rushed to the sidelines to celebrate with Ronaldo.
The Portuguese put on his iconic Eiffel Tower celebration pose on the sidelines in a very pretentious manner.
Putting the pen aside, this posture is really good.
It is said that this guy even applied for a trademark.
"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, that Paris Saint-Germain's defense would have such a problem." Hierro was very surprised.
Gao Shen doesn't think so at all.
"Ever heard of the barrel theory?"
Hierro nodded.
How much water a bucket can hold depends on the shortest piece of wood.
"A stalemate game is a test of the team's overall strength, especially the team's shortest board."
This conceded goal can be said to have completely exposed many of Paris Saint-Germain's problems.
Needless to say, there is no need to mention the frontcourt offense.
Cavani is running all over the field and winning applause. Everyone praises him for his hard work, but as a center forward, this is not what he should be.
What is the task of the center?
Diligent? Actively return to defense?
Please, neither!
It is to suppress the opponent's central defender, consume the opponent's defense, score by yourself or help your teammates score.
Ibrahimovic's rhythm can never keep up with the requirements of the Champions League knockout rounds. The weak feet of the Champions League are not exposed only now.
There is also Matu Yindi, who is very diligent in defense, very active in running, and has a certain ability to advance, but his running position...
It’s hard to describe in one word!
Ancelotti must hurry up and buy someone!
There are also Maxwell and Ya Lai, especially Ya Lai, who can even leak Ronaldo...
This was by no means intentional, it can only be said that he made a mistake while busy.
Sometimes, football matches are like this, ever-changing.
"Ma Dan, I probably won't be able to use the trump card I carefully prepared." Gao Shen was a little depressed.
Zidane and Carlo looked at each other and laughed in unison.
What is the secret weapon of Gao Shen?
It was Yinske who was sitting on the bench.
According to Gao Shen's wishes, if PSG continued to defend like this, he would change to play 442 and let Yinske go up and dribble the ball to break through.
Especially in the area near the penalty area, dribble and attack as much as possible to create some free kick opportunities.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Toni Kroos and Xavi Alonso are all free kick masters.
But now, it’s already two to zero, is this still necessary?
"Keep it, we'll greet Ancelotti properly in the next round at the Bernabeu!" Gao Shen was full of resentment.
To be honest, he pushed all the frustration of not being able to use his carefully prepared trump card to Ancelotti.
At this moment, Zidane suddenly felt some sympathy for Ancelotti.
It was obvious that two goals were conceded at the home court, but in the end he still had to complain all over. This Fatty An was simply a doormat. It was so difficult!
But Zidane also has to admire Gao Shen's acumen, as well as his targeted tactics and on-the-spot adjustments, which have brought huge trouble to Paris Saint-Germain.
Defeating Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in an away game almost meant early advancement for Real Madrid.
Coupled with the clean sheet double-header against Juventus in the quarterfinals, Real Madrid is now really well-trained.
And it's performing better and better.
Zidane is also looking forward to it very much. I wonder how much of a storm the combination of Real Madrid and Gao Shen can create in European football?
