After the score reached 2-2, the mentality of both sides became a little different again.
The pressure from the home court forced Blanco to wave his hands constantly on the sidelines and make a forward gesture to encourage the team to strengthen their attack.
Chelsea, not to be outdone, still withstood the opponent's fire, and suddenly the game became extremely fast-paced and gay everywhere.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Cavani got the ball at the front point and tried to get past Terry with a feint.
However, the Chelsea captain ignored his fake move at all. He saw an opportunity and made a flying tackle to destroy the ball.
But at this moment Ka Dazuo screamed and fell to the ground rolling.
There were loud boos at the Parc des Princes.
The referee on duty immediately called a foul on Chelsea and verbally warned Terry.
This penalty caused dissatisfaction on both sides.
Paris Saint-Germain believes that Terry's foul action was serious and should at least be a yellow card.
Chelsea believed that this was not a foul. Terry's tackle was very clean and he definitely touched the ball first.
Pan Yi also protested with the fourth official. In the end, of course, he knew that he could not change the penalty result, so he could only watch the free kick first.
The main reason is that free kicks at this position are still very dangerous, and there are many free kick masters in the Paris Saint-Germain team.
Not to mention others, Ibrahimovic has a kick!
On the field, the Swedish forward who was very excited and in very good condition today took the ball directly and stood in front of the penalty spot without hesitation.
However, he may have been a little too excited. This time the free kick was very powerful, but it did not hit the proper arc and hit the wall directly.
The second spot was taken by Verratti, who directly rubbed the ball into Chelsea's penalty area.
But at this time, Ibrahimovic is still taking a free kick outside, and even Cavani is standing next to him, so there are not many high points in the penalty area now.
Gary Cahill headed the ball over with ease.
This time the spot was picked up by Kante from Chelsea, and he passed it directly to Matic.
Matic didn't let the ball stay at his feet for more than a second, and immediately transferred the ball with one kick!
This is the sharpness of Chelsea's counterattack.
Even when Gary Cahill headed the ball out, many Chelsea players were already pressing forward.
This is to prevent offside from the opponent's secondary attack, and at the same time, it is also to be ready for a quick counterattack at any time.
When Kanter got the ball, several forward players in Chelsea's frontcourt who were originally defending were already almost crossing the center line.
Therefore, when Matic was preparing to pass the ball, he already had several alternative passing plans, and quickly selected the one he thought was most suitable - Lukaku running in the middle!
After getting the ball, Lukaku was also dribbling the ball while observing the movement of his teammates.
Seat B on the right is moving forward at high speed.
On the left, in addition to Gnabry, there is also Marcos Alonso actively cutting and running.
Why is there one person missing on the right?
That's because Azpilicueta put up a wall when defending the set piece. Ibrahimovic's heavy free kick just hit him, and he hasn't recovered yet!
At this time, Lukaku's dribbling also attracted the attention of Paris's two central defenders Thiago Silva and Marquinhos, and they used a tacit understanding of their positions to form an encirclement against Lukaku. Waiting for this black whirlwind to burst into the trap set for him.
However, Lukaku was not fooled. He pushed with the arch of his foot and passed the ball to Marcos Alonso, who started running sideways from the left.
Marcos Alonso was left alone for the time being, because Chelsea's counterattack was too fast, and Paris Saint-Germain's defensive strength was restrained by Lukaku and Gnabry and could not be taken care of for the time being.
Marcos Alonso didn't dribble the ball into the penalty area. He suddenly took a long shot before other players came up to surround him.
It was a low kick that touched the turf.
The ball is fast and powerful.
This is one of Alonso's characteristics, he has a strong long-range shooting ability!
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sirigu was highly focused at this time. He was always on guard against long shots when the opponent got the ball.
After all, Terry had suffered a loss just now!
However, he originally planned to catch Alonso's shot directly, but when the ball approached his body, his expression changed.
Because he found that there was a slight error in his judgment.
This ball is really powerful!
In other words, I just can’t hold it!
Therefore, everyone saw Siligu half-kneeling on the ground in a very awkward posture, using a sideways left-hand rowing motion to block the ball.
Lukaku was about to rush forward for a follow-up shot, but fortunately Siligu's second reaction was very quick, and he rushed forward to catch the ball while crawling on the ground.
The Paris fans in the home team stands at the Parc des Princes breathed a sigh of relief. Chelsea's counterattack just now really shocked them into a cold sweat.
However, it was at this time that everyone heard the whistle sound.
Why did the referee blow the whistle?
Didn't score a goal?
Could it be who committed the foul?
Didn't see it either?
Amid everyone's doubts, the referee ran towards the outside of the penalty area.
As he ran, he took out the yellow card from his pocket, and then showed it to Ibrahimovic, who was slowly walking over.
"Ibrahimovic was shown a yellow card!" the commentator exclaimed, "What happened? Moreover, Ibrahimovic already has a yellow card, he is going to be sent off..."
Sure enough, after showing the second yellow card, the referee took out the red card, showed it to the Swede, and then pointed in the direction outside the field.
Ibrahimovic looked angry and protested loudly.
Many teammates at Paris Saint-Germain are also defending Ibrahimovic.
"what happened?"
The viewers in front of the TV were all confused, because the live broadcast just kept moving forward, following the ball after Marcos Alonso completed the shot.
Then everyone saw the replay.
It turned out that after Marcos Alonso had finished shooting, a Parisian player desperately chased back and then fell to the ground with a sliding tackle.
Then, Marcos Alonso, who had just finished shooting and was looking at the goal stupidly, expecting a good result, tackled him to the ground...
It was Ibrahimovic who actively returned to defense and committed fouls.
"Although Marcos Alonso has completed the entire shooting action, Ibrahimovic's shoveling action is indeed too big and has a certain degree of danger."
"So, you really can't escape a yellow card."
"How should I put it... As a forward, Ibrahimovic received yellow cards twice for active defense..."
"His desperate attitude is indeed worthy of praise, but is it too positive?"
"As the core of Paris Saint-Germain's offense, he scored twice in the first half and performed well. However, he was sent off for two fouls in defense and was sent off. This was a huge blow to the team."
"This is simply too unbelievable and unacceptable. Maybe it's because Ibrahimovic was too excited when facing his old acquaintance Pan Yi?"
"And this excitement is not only reflected in his explosive status, but also in his overly active defense..."
"But in short, Paris Saint-Germain, who are playing at home today, may be in trouble..."
At this time, Ibrahimovic had already taken off his jersey angrily, put it on his shoulders, and walked to the sidelines angrily.
Pan Yi on the sidelines was also a little confused.
He is aware of Ibrahimovic's bad temper, and it is foreseeable that Ibrahimovic may receive a card due to conflicts on the court;
But what he didn't expect was that Ibrahimovic actually completed the double-yellow to first-line operation in this way.
Pan Yi couldn't help but "reflect": Is it because he always asked him to retreat when he was in Milan, asked him to actively participate in defense, and asked him to use the template of an all-around center that caused him to form such a habit?
But Pan Yi's "reflection" lasted just a few seconds when Scaloni's voice came to his ears: "Boss, it's time to change someone. Marcos can't hold on anymore."
Pan Yi looked up at the court and saw the team doctor rushing out of the court to make a substitution gesture.
Ibrahimovic's flying tackle was very powerful, and the unprepared Marcos Alonso was injured. After receiving treatment from the team doctor, he came to the conclusion: he can't play!
"What a fool!" Pan Yi couldn't help but curse.
Hazard was injured not long ago, and now Marcos Alonso is injured again!
In less than halftime, two people were injured!
Paris Saint-Germain played a bit too brutally.
And this also completely eliminated Chelsea's most aggressive left wing.
There was no choice but to let Cancelo come on as a substitute.
And when Scaloni took Cancelo to the fourth official to register the substitution, the Argentine looked at Pan Yi with admiration in his eyes.
Why?
It is because of Pan Yi's arrangements and adjustments for this game that Scaloni has always heard clearly.
The current trend is completely following Pan Yi's script, almost exactly the same.
He said he wanted to strengthen his long shots, and Terry hit a super world wave.
He said that Ibrahimovic's bad temper could be exploited, and the Swede got himself out of it.
Although the two processes were slightly different from what Pan Yi had imagined.
Moreover, there may be a "hidden script" that Pan Yi did not say out loud, which is to "sacrifice" two people...
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At the end of the first half, Chelsea tied with Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 away from home.
It was a pretty good half-time scoreline for the visitors.
The most important thing is that Paris Saint-Germain's top star Zlatan Ibrahimovic accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card. This was a huge blow to the home team.
This may also be a major blow to the lofty goals of the Paris Saint-Germain team!
Speaking of Paris Saint-Germain, although this team is located in Paris, the capital of France, in fact before the Qatari consortium took over in 2011, it could only be regarded as a very average French Ligue 1 team, and it had only won the French title twice. A champion.
This result is not comparable to that of more established teams such as Saint-Etienne, Marseille, Nantes, Monaco, Lyon, etc. It cannot even be compared with teams such as Nice, Lille, and Reims.
But after their "Golden Dollar Football Era" began, the slightly embarrassing situation for this Paris team no longer existed.
In the first summer, they purchased Javier Pastore, Jeremy Mene, Mohamed Sissoko, Blaise Matuidi, Salvatore Sirigu, Kevin Gameiro and many other players began their journey to dominate Ligue 1.
Of course, it was the package purchase of Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva from Milan that made them truly reborn and enter the level of a wealthy team.
Especially Ibrahimovic, after he joined, the team's offensive line seemed to be opened up all of a sudden.
Paris Saint-Germain's offensive power ranks first in Ligue 1. While Ibrahimovic maintains a super high scoring rate, he also activates the frontcourt with his strong fulcrum ability. Cavani, Lavezzi and others also performed well.
Because of this, they really have ideas about the Champions League trophy this season.
but now……
Ibrahimovic was sent off at halftime. This was not just as simple as having one less person to fight.
This will have a great impact on the entire combat system of Paris and even the mental state of the remaining ten people.
This is a bit like a group of martial arts people gathering to attack the Khitans, but the leader disappeared. How can this happen?
And not only the second half of the game, but also the next round of the game at Stamford Bridge, Ibrahimovic will not be able to play.
It's like when you are about to fight with your opponent on the bayonet, the big brother is gone!
So now in the home team's dressing room, Paris head coach Blanco has a very unpleasant look on his face.
But he couldn't say anything.
It is a good thing for players to actively fight. If Ibrahimovic is blamed for this, what will other players think?
Besides, Blanco doesn't dare to say anything directly to Ibrahimovic...
He could only feel depressed.
The main thing is that Ibrahimovic is not usually a player who likes to participate in defense, and in Paris' tactical system, Blanc will not ask Ibrahimovic to participate in assisting defense at all.
In other words, in this Paris team, Ibrahimovic has a special status and has the privilege not to return to defense.
Who would have thought that Ibrahimovic worked so hard today and actively helped defend, and finally got himself off the field.
Blanco felt restless.
He had a headache.
But he still wants to win.
Yes, even if Ibrahimovic is sent off with a red card and Paris Saint-Germain is missing one person, Blanco is still thinking about attacking and winning!
This is something that can't be helped. Everyone can predict that the next round of the game at Stamford Bridge will be very difficult.
What is Chelsea's record at home this season?
A complete victory in the Premier League!
4:1 Arsenal, 2:0 Tottenham, 8:0 Manchester United, 3:0 Manchester City...
Coupled with the 3:0 Dortmund and 3:1 Roma in the Champions League, it would be quite gentle to say that Stamford Bridge is now the home of the Devils.
Therefore, in the first round home game, winning is the prerequisite to ensure promotion.
However, who would have thought that Ibrahimovic would be sent off at half-time.
Under such circumstances, one can only hope to win and gain an advantage in the two-round knockout round. One can imagine how difficult it is.
In fact, Blanco doesn't have many cards to play.
On the bench, there are only a few people such as Cabaye, Rabiot and Kimpembe who can be of great use, and these are all midfielders.
On the forward line, there is only one French rookie Bachback as a substitute, which is far behind the starting three forwards.
This is actually the reason why Paris has not fully grown up after starting the local tyrant model.
It's true that money was thrown away, but the main thing was to complete the main lineup, and the substitute players were almost interesting.
Therefore, it is really difficult for Blanco to win with one person missing! ——
At the start of the second half, neither side made adjustments.
Chelsea itself has already completed two passive substitutions. Of course, Pan Yi will not use all three places when he comes up.
In terms of tactics, there is currently no need to make too many changes. We just ask the players to take advantage of the smaller number of opponents to attack more.
For Paris Saint-Germain, there were no substitutions.
Blanco "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice"!
Anyway, after Ibrahimovic is gone, he only loses one forward, which does not affect the overall defense very much. Then they can just play a 4-3-2 formation, and just pull the two forwards Cavani and Lavezzi a little closer to the center. That’s it.
Blanco's request for the players is to make everyone run more and be more aggressive, so that they can make up for the lack of personnel and find ways to carry out their own offense!
This resulted in a tense scene at the beginning of the second half, and it was not uncommon for people to overturn their opponents.
In the 56th minute, the referee's whistle sounded again.
Gnabry began to use his speed to break through. Paris could not guard two consecutive players. Finally, Thiago Silva, who returned to the center back position, came out and knocked down Gnabry.
Thiago Silva was also given a yellow card by the referee.
There were bursts of dissatisfied boos from the stands of the Parc des Princes.
Blanco's expression was very serious, even a little nervous.
Because Thiago Silva's foul spot is a bit dangerous.
This is about 278 meters away from the goal, in the middle of the penalty area. This position shows that either the left foot or the right foot can take a kick.
No matter the distance or location, it exudes an aura of danger.
Many Chelsea players also stood in front of the ball.
Seat B, Cancelo, Matic, David Luiz...
The main reason is that Hazard, the number one position kicker in the team, is not here, so everyone needs to discuss who should play and how to play.
In front of Paris Saint-Germain's goal, goalkeeper Sirigu patted his gloves nervously and swallowed.
The Italian goalkeeper also felt the tension and pressure.
After all, the players on the opposite side also have different free throw styles, and he needs different responses.
For example, in Seat B, he usually kicks in an arc and at an angle, while Matic is more likely to hit the ball with heavy artillery. As for David Luiz, he likes to kick elevator balls with erratic trajectories...
However, it doesn’t give the goalkeeper much time to think on the court.
While Siligu was still thinking about how to defend against the ball, the referee's whistle had already sounded.
Seat B starts running.
But he just ran over the ball.
Then there was David Luiz, who also got in front of the ball.
He also ran over.
Siligu felt like he was going crazy and there was no end in sight.
At this time, Matic also ran to the ball.
Siligu thought to himself, could he be the last Cancelo?
But at this time, Matic directly raised his left foot and shot!
The ball he kicked did not go over the wall and hit an arc like many free kick masters usually do.
Instead, he ran directly past the human wall!
The ball flew directly to the right side of the goal in a straight line, extremely fast!
And Siligu was still waiting for the ball to fly over the wall.
It was this misjudgment at that moment that made it too late for him to react a second time.
He could only watch helplessly as the ball flew past him.
The ball eventually hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal.
Everyone knows that Matic has a long-range shot, but it is rare to see him taking free kicks.
It is precisely because of this that Siligu's defense was paralyzed.
Of course, the ball itself is also very beautiful, it is a very flat straight volley, the ball has almost no spin during the flight!
In other words, even if Siligu judged the right direction, the chance of jumping might not be too high.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!"
"Matic! Matic took the free kick and scored directly!"
"This is a powerful shot, leaving Siligu with no choice! The score is now 2:3, Chelsea is over!"
"Chelsea took the lead, and one man was sent off on the PSG side. This game was very unlucky for PSG."
"Well, actually, after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off in the first half, it was a dangerous game for PSG."
As the ball hit the net, Blanco became even more depressed off the court.
What can he do now?
Defense? It’s difficult to do it when you go to an away game.
attack? Maybe he will be scored again, which will be equally difficult.
But no matter what you think about Chelsea, they continue their offense.
And the subsequent game was indeed completely controlled by visiting Chelsea.
When the game reached the 70th minute, Pan Yi also used up the last substitution place and replaced Seat B with Lingard.
This is also Lingard's first career appearance in the Champions League!
His appearance also attracted bursts of applause from the visiting team Chelsea fans in the stands.
It is obvious that whether it is his "super substitute" attribute or his cheerful celebration dance, he has captured the hearts of Chelsea fans.
And this time, he also made some achievements.
Ten minutes after he came on the field, in the 80th minute of the game, Gnabry broke into the penalty area and passed the ball across.
Lukaku's half-turn shot was saved by Siligu.
Lingard got ahead of Thiago Silva to complete the follow-up shot and hit the ball into the net!
2:4!
Chelsea opened the score gap to two goals!
And this is also the final score of the game.
Chelsea defeated Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 in the away game with goals from Seat B, John Terry, Matic and Lingard.
They won the first victory in the two-round knockout round.
Not only that, because Ibrahimovic received a red card in the game, this cast a great shadow on the possibility of Paris Saint-Germain's comeback in the second round.
Pan Yi shook hands with Blanco after the game, and the latter naturally had a bitter look on his face.
In the press gallery, reporters in London cheered, while reporters in Paris were dejected.
Britain and France have never been very confrontational, whether officially or privately, and of course the same is true in football.
At the post-match press conference, Blanco also tactfully criticized the referee's enforcement. He believed that at least one of Ibrahimovic's two yellow cards was questionable.
If it were not so harsh, Ibrahimovic should not have been sent off and the result of the game would have been rewritten.
Of course, he also admitted that Chelsea's performance in this game was indeed better than that of Paris, especially in terms of personnel reserves, Paris is still far behind Chelsea.
The most obvious example is that Hazard left the field injured, but Gnabry also performed well as a substitute.
The same goes for Cancelo, who came on as substitute for Marcos Alonso, not to mention Jesse Lingard who scored the final goal.
When it was Pan Yi's turn to speak, in addition to praising his players for their outstanding performance, he also praised Ibrahimovic "generously".
He said that the Swedes allowed him to see the high fighting spirit of the former Milan players, and he also hopes that his players can learn from Ibrahimovic.
Of course, if you only learn the spirit, you don’t need to learn the action of collecting cards.
At the end, Pan Yi also said that Chelsea cannot take it lightly in the second round!
