Chapter 84 Reaching the Top 8!

During the halftime break, the Manchester United dressing room was quiet.

Pogba and others looked gloomy.

Solskjaer didn't speak either. He was in a dazed state at this time and had even begun to doubt whether he could win the game.

Greenwood and Tahith Chong were slightly better, but after more than ten minutes of the first half, they felt the gap between themselves and those top players for the first time.

"Too weak!" Greenwood pursed his lips and said with a look of reluctance.

When he came to the first team, he came with the reputation of being a genius. He has always been looking forward to competing with those top players and becoming famous with one goal, and this game is in line with his desire to prove his reputation.

But the results were terrible.

Not to mention superstars like Neymar and Yile, even Mbappe is countless times better than them.

The gap is like that between an adult and a baby, leaving him no chance to resist.

Throughout the first half, not only Greenwood but also Taxi Zhong was almost beaten to the point of losing all confidence.

It can be said that Solskjaer almost destroyed two seedlings.

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On the other side, the atmosphere in the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room is slightly more relaxed.

Except for Cavani who was scolded a few times, everyone else received varying degrees of praise.

"In the second half, we continued to play like this and fully implemented the offense. Manchester United had no hope of coming back. We should thank them for the wave of injuries, which gave us more energy to cope with the next game."

According to Villas-Boas, Paris Saint-Germain's promotion is already a certainty.

But promotion also represents an increase in the difficulty of the game.

After entering the quarterfinals, the real cruelty of the Champions League will be in front of you.

If we say that a situation like Manchester United will happen before the quarter-finals, it will never happen after the quarter-finals.

Every team that can enter the quarterfinals is aiming for the championship, and their bench and team strength cannot be underestimated.

Even Paris now dare not say that it will win surely.

Although they have certain advantages, they are also in danger of being overturned if they are careless.

As for this game, Villas-Boas does not think Manchester United can come back. If the opponent's head coach is Ferguson, Villas-Boas will definitely take it seriously.

But although Solskjaer said he learned from Ferguson, their leadership styles are completely different, and they even have differences in philosophy.

In fact, Villas-Boas quite agrees with what the old Manchester United fan said.

It is true that football training requires science, but the game must not be interpreted in a scientific way.

Football itself is full of surprises.

He will not have a predetermined ending, there will always be an inexplicable turning point.

Moreover, the victory of a game is not only reflected in tactics and lineup, but also the bigger factors include state, spirit and other factors.

After all, football is played by humans, and human beings will be affected by various aspects.

It is not uncommon for fans to encourage them to perform at 200% of their abilities.

Therefore, Boas scoffed at Solskjaer's tactics.

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Halftime was over quickly.

In the second half, Manchester United did not make any changes, but Paris made some personnel changes.

The overall lineup switched to 4-3-3, with Yile positioned further back, forming a defensive counterattack posture.

It can be seen from this that Villas-Boas's attitude is that he no longer wants to spend too much energy on this game.

With Paris already having an advantage, he only needs to stabilize the situation and enter the quarterfinals safely.

It's not that Villas-Boas looks down on Manchester United, it's just that the current Manchester United really makes him uninterested.

The little madman hopes to compete with teams such as Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool.

Back to the game itself, Manchester United launched an aggressive attack after the kick-off.

As a right winger, Tahith Chong is quite active on the wing, which also allows him to receive a lot of passes.

But the problem is that the right wing is blocked by Kanter, and Taxi Zhong has no chance to break through. On the other hand, Greenwood frequently penetrated forward on the left path, causing Paris a lot of trouble.

But that's the end of the trouble. Marquinhos couldn't bear the little guy jumping up and down, and finally knocked the opponent over with a blasting tackle.

Although Greenwood was 17 years old, he also had a bad temper. He got up and started to fight with the tall Marquinhos, and the two almost came to blows.

Yi Le and others saw it with their eyes wide open. Greenwood's move was a bit smart. After Marquinhos threatened to make a tackle, the two quarreled again, completely ignoring the referee's warning.

This may result in a red card.

Thiago Silva immediately ran over and grabbed Marquinhos, and then begged the referee for mercy.

Although the referee was dissatisfied with the performance of the two men, he did not give a red card.

But a yellow card warning is indispensable.

Marquinhos received a yellow card and could only switch positions with Yile.

Yile began to defend Greenwood, but when Yile defended, Greenwood's life became uncomfortable.

Most of Marquinhos' defense is based on his strong body, using his physical advantages to steal and push.

But Yi Le doesn't do that. He uses more movement and interception to resolve it, and this precisely targets Greenwood's weakness.

Greenwood is only 17 years old and his body is not yet fully developed. Compared with other players, his body is slightly thinner. Therefore, in the duel, he uses more running positions to capture the first landing point.

This kind of kicking style requires strong awareness, but Greenwood thinks that his awareness is very good, but he faced Yile.

Yile will always be the first to destroy the ball.

No matter how Greenwood moves, Yile can reach the landing point immediately.

As a result, both Manchester United's wings were locked up.

Rashford in the middle was very anxious. He started to retreat frequently to get the ball, but this had no effect at all. He retreated too deep, causing too many obstacles to the breakthrough, and it would easily lead to the result that there were no players in front to respond.

Throughout the second half, Manchester United was tightly defended by Paris and failed to launch an effective attack.

On the other hand, Paris' defensive counterattack was impressive.

Not only in defense, but also in counterattacks.

As time passed, Manchester United became more and more anxious.

Paris is as stable as a rock. They know that as long as they keep the goal, they can advance even if Manchester United scores a goal.

Therefore, in terms of pressure, Paris is much smaller, which also causes them to play more relaxed and cooperate better.

The time came to the 92nd minute and this was Manchester United's last chance to attack.

Everyone in Manchester United pressed forward, and this time it seemed like they were back to the prosperous days of that time. Everyone was trying their best to squeeze into the penalty area. Even De Gea joined the attack and didn't want the goal.

Pogba completed his task by sending a cross from the outside.

Then it’s up to other people.

However, the ball luckily landed on Pereira's head and stumbled into the goal, and they successfully regained a point.

With dozens of seconds left on the clock, Pereira fished the ball out of the goal and quickly retreated, looking like he could make a comeback.

Manchester United kicked off and followed the same pattern, pressing forward crazily again, but this time, their ball was intercepted by Yi Le.

After Yile intercepted, he hit a lob directly in the backcourt.

The ball flew across half-court and accurately hit the empty Manchester United goal.

And this goal completely killed Manchester United's last hope.

In the last season's Champions League quarter-finals, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Manchester United 3:2 and successfully reached the quarter-finals.