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Chapter 178 Defensively?

Both sides have unanimously discharged 4321, a popular formation in recent years.

Among them, the Parisian formation looks a little more aggressive, with Ibrahimovic at the forefront, Mene and Lavezzi swimming behind him.The midfield composed of Matuidi, Chantome and Pastore has a certain hardness and can sort out the ball well; the central defender is a combination of a pair of Brazilians, Thiago Silvaga Alex can control the air well and is strong enough. Although Alex is a little slower, Thiago Silva can better check for him.The full-backs are still Maxwell on the left and Van der Veer on the right.

In contrast, Porto's starting lineup has not changed much. After all, Porto is far behind Paris Saint-Germain in terms of bench depth.The trident in the frontcourt is unshakable, and the combination of midfielder Fernando Galucho Gonzalez and Moutinho is by no means inferior to the midfielder of Paris.Mangala and Otamendi at centre-back may be a bit worse than PSG's full-backs but the two full-backs Alex Sandro and Danilo are more aggressive and younger than PSG's full-backs Vigorous.

Unsurprisingly, PSG went on the offensive soon after the opening whistle.

In the 2nd minute of the game, Paris gave Porto a big blow. Their midfielder passed a quick pass and hit the penalty area. Pastorella swung the ball away from Mangala and then made a low pass to the near post. Ibrahimovic rushed over He kicked with his right foot, and the ball hit the side net against the post.

Some Paris fans at the scene didn't see it clearly, thinking that the ball had been scored, they made a huge noise.

Pereira stood up from his seat in shock, and he was still pacing back and forth until Porto re-kicked the goal kick.

After 1 minute, Paris Saint-Germain made a comeback, Lavezzi took the ball from Porto's ribs and went straight into the penalty area, then faked a true pass and played the ball into the small penalty area.Van der Veer followed up with a shot from a small angle, and the football hit Porto's goal net, scaring Elton into a cold sweat again.

The Porto team has been beaten passively. They have always been good at pressing high and attacking on the spot after grabbing the ball.But today they implemented an overall defensive tactic. The high-position press in the frontcourt was not played out. Instead, Paris Saint-Germain played wave after wave of attacks. It was not until the 11th minute that Porto had their first shot in the game. , Martinez received a through pass from Shi Hao, shot with his right foot, and was easily saved by Sirigu.

After this shot, Porto fell silent again.Both Shi Hao and J Rodriguez ran up and down to support, but Porto's midfield was still messed up by Paris Saint-Germain's aggressive fighting, unable to organize an effective attack.So for the next period of time, what everyone saw was the scene of Paris besieging Porto's goal.

The commentator has been busy broadcasting the performance of the Paris Saint-Germain players, and the Porto players only appeared in the commentary as a background.

"Mene took a corner kick and headed the goal! It was thrown, it went out of the baseline, and it was another corner kick. It was Alex who jumped high and grabbed the point."

"Pastore dribbled the ball, he passed Moutinho and shot from long distance! It hit Otamendi."

"Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball. He passed Fernando and another one. Ibrahimovic shot! Hit a little higher, the quality of the ball is very high, and if it is lowered a little, it may score."

"Lavezzi passes in, Ibrahimovic shoots! Ayrton puts it in, Paris Saint-Germain's corner."

"Mene came to take this corner kick and drove it to the front point! The Porto defender made a clearance, Matuidi grabbed the spot and shot again! It was so dangerous, the ball hit the defender with a change of line, and Elton almost missed it. "

"Paris attacked again, split to the wing, van der Weil took the ball. Tried to break through, failed, he passed the ball to Mene. Hit into the penalty area, Ibrahimovic shot! A little bit higher."

"Mené dribbled the ball, passed Shi Hao, and thought about it! The referee blew the ball. It should be a foul by Fernando. He gave a free kick. Hehe, Shi Hao's defense is really..." Duan Wenxuan joked with a smile, "This is the legendary eye defense!"

"Maxwell took this free kick to the back point. Silva headed the ball and scored! In the 29th minute of the game, Paris Saint-Germain opened the scoring. Thiago Silva received a free kick from Maxwell. The ball, the header! Beautiful, beautiful ball with a really strong head."

The Porto players were a little panicked.The scene was not good at first, and they fell behind in the score. Even if they wanted to tie, they didn't know how to play.

Pereira found himself making a mistake.Porto is not good at defense, what they are good at is attack, attack, and attack!It is a mistake to require the team to defend. They should play their own style and destroy their opponents with a mercury-like offense!

He stood on the sidelines and yelled loudly, asking the players to attack and press forward.

After adjusting their tactics, Porto quickly recovered their status.In the 33rd minute, less than 4 minutes away from Paris Saint-Germain's goal, Porto made a successful steal in the frontcourt. Martinez distributed the ball to the wing, and Shi Hao knocked the ball to Danilo with his heel.Danilo took advantage of the opportunity to stride the ball past Pastore, and then made a pass without hesitation. Martinez dived and headed the goal with a diving header. .

1:1, the game returned to a stalemate.

Porto, who had come to their senses, no longer allowed Paris Saint-Germain to take the initiative. They pressed every corner of the field, and they came and went, so lively.

In the 40th minute, J Rodriguez took a long shot from the outside and was confiscated by Sirigu.In the 42nd minute, Shi Hao made a pass from the bottom, Fernando outflanked the goal in the middle, but the header went slightly wide.In the 43rd minute, Paris got another chance. Mene took a corner kick, Thiago Silva ferryed from the front point, and Da Bong from the back point scored the header first.But Elton made another contribution, pulling the inevitable ball off the crossbar.

During the intermission, Pereira admitted his previous mistakes in tactical arrangements, and asked the players to use offense instead of defense in the second half, but also pay attention to the position of the defense line, and don't give Paris too good a chance to counterattack.

"Shi, James, you have to put enough pressure on the opponent's full-backs so that they don't dare to press up for assists. Jackson, drop back more, try to bring out their central defenders, so that Shi and James can have an inside cut space."

Trident nodded one by one.

Pereira has put his treasure on these three. If their trident can't cause enough trouble for each other, the team is in danger of a complete collapse.

In Paris Saint-Germain's locker room, Ancelotti also seemed confident: "Don't put too much energy on their two flanks, we try to shrink to the center, cut off their midfield pass line, and force them. The two boys on the side can only fight alone."

In the second half, Porto played more actively after changing sides, but Paris Saint-Germain was unwilling to admit defeat at home. The two sides played offensive football, and the neutral fans enjoyed it.

(End of this chapter)