Star card system

On the evening of February 2, Old Trafford welcomed Paris Saint-Germain as a guest.

Playing PSG at home is a battle that must be won.

There is no choice.

And also strive for more goals.

But it is too difficult to win this game.

It is even more difficult to score more goals.

Look at the lineup of Paris Saint-Germain, it is so luxurious.

4-3-3 formation.

The front three is Neymar, Cavani and Mbappe.

Three midfielders, Di Maria, Marquinhos and Verratti.

Four defenders: Bernat, Kimpembe, Thiago Silva, and Correll.

Goalkeeper Buffon.

This lineup is definitely the best in the world!

Even if the starting lineup is star-studded, the bench lineup is not far behind.

Paredes, Choupo-Moting, Kurzawa, Nkunku, Draxler, Areola...

A lot of good players are eager to try on the bench.

With such a top-notch lineup, it definitely deserves to be among the top three cards in the odds list.

And now Manchester United has already been excluded from the top eight odds lists by major European betting companies.

In other words, they are not even optimistic that Manchester United can enter the quarterfinals.

What an exaggeration.

Last season they were Champions League champions and six-time champions, but this season they are nothing and are not favored by others.

All Manchester United's core players also appeared in this game.

It’s still the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation.

Goalkeeper De Gea,

Back four Ashley Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Valencia,

Double defensive midfielder Matic and Fred,

The three front midfielders are Xia Xing, Pogba and Rashford.

Center Martial.

With Pogba and Martial being reused, Sanchez and Lukaku's positions are gradually unstable.

The pair are now said to be thinking about the future of the club.

This summer, as long as Solskjaer remains on the team, there is a high probability that they will transfer and leave.

This was what Xia Xing heard from Mendez's private gossip, and he didn't know it either.

However, the solemn expressions of the two people sitting on the bench showed that it was not long before they left the team.

Solskjaer values ​​talented young people and is as tolerant as possible even if his professional attitude is problematic.

So even if Pogba and Martial will still walk on the court, Solskjaer will still believe in them as long as they have a flash of inspiration.

But precisely because of this coaching style, Manchester United suffered another big loss in this game.

Although Paris' formation is full of offensive power today, their defensive hardness is quite good.

Less than twenty minutes into the game, they committed 7 fouls and received two yellow cards.

Such a rough foul surprised Manchester United.

what's the situation?

Originally, Manchester United thought that in this game they would play technical football easily and naturally and compete with their opponents in terms of skills.

After all, Paris has fielded a bunch of players with outstanding personal abilities today.

But I didn't expect that their defensive hardness was quite outstanding!

Not to mention the midfielder and backcourt, even Cavani on the front line often retreats to defend and tackles fiercely.

This kind of momentum makes Manchester United very uncomfortable.

If it weren't for Xia Xing's interception in the backcourt, I'm afraid they would have been crushed by their opponent's full-court press.

In the final analysis, attacking is not enough.

In this game, Pogba was very active in the frontcourt. He even pushed forward higher than Rashford at times.

When returning to defense, he basically did not retreat.

This makes Manchester United's defense very inconsistent. Especially Xia Xing, he was restricted to the backcourt to a large extent.

This gave him a headache.

But there was nothing we could do, Paris' fast break was too fierce.

As long as you press forward, there will definitely be problems with the defense.

Even if he doesn't press forward, the pressure on the back line is huge.

Seeing Pogba's enthusiastic attack in the frontcourt, Xia Xing felt anxious.

On the other hand, Paris is in excellent condition.

The defense works hard and the offense is equally threatening.

Pogba played the most happily in this game, but Neymar played the most efficiently.

His several passes, passes and shots touched the hearts of Manchester United fans.

Danger, too dangerous...

Not long after the game started, he performed a good trick of passing three people on the left, and the final pass accurately found Cavani in the middle.

If it weren't for De Gea's amazing save, Manchester United might have conceded the goal.

But even so, De Gea cannot ensure a clean sheet for Neymar all the time.

You know, Neymar is also one of the candidates for the third man in the world.

Before Xia Xing's sudden rise, especially before Leicester City's miracle, Neymar was a solid candidate for "the third man in the world".

Even though his competitors include stars such as Bale and Hazard, Neymar is still the most popular talent.

His creativity and talent are definitely comparable to those of Messi and Ronaldo.

He left Barcelona to join Paris in the hope of creating his own glory.

But unfortunately, not only did he fail to overtake Melo, but he was also overtaken by the newer "third man in the world".

After Xia Xing won two Champions Leagues and two Ballon d'Ors, Xia Xing's status is already comparable to that of Melo.

The only difference between him and Melo is history.

Just looking at his current strength and state, Xia Xing is definitely on the same level as Melo.

And Neymar, who has never played a leadership role since joining Ligue 1, is getting further and further away from his goal of the Ballon d'Or.

But, he definitely didn't give up!

In this game, facing Manchester United, he vowed to overthrow the team led by Xia Xing!

This game must be won!

In the 43rd minute of the game, at the end of the first half, Neymar once again performed his personal stunt.

He dribbled the ball from the left wing and suddenly cut inside and sprinted!

Facing multiple double-teams from Manchester United, he changed directions continuously!

The ball seemed to be stuck at his feet. Even if Matic and Fred teamed up, they could not successfully intercept the ball!

Xia Xing was on the left and had no time to make up defense!

Neymar only rushes into the penalty area!

With a dunk, he passed Lindelof again!

Push into the far corner of the goal!

The ball goes straight into the dead center!

1 is better than 0!

Paris scored first!

Neymar makes a great contribution!

The Brazilian genius who scored the goal jumped up excitedly and pumped his fist hard!

awesome!

Not long after returning from injury, Neymar quickly recovered in this game!

Scored a goal before half-time, and the rest of the game will be great!

Yes, the next game is really easy to play.

In the second half, the side changed sides and fought again, but there was still no change on Manchester United's side.

Pogba still worked hard to find scoring opportunities in the frontcourt, and Xia Xing still put more energy into defense.

This prevents Manchester United's attack power from reaching its optimal level.

In terms of defense, Manchester United's regional defense cannot ensure that Neymar is locked.

The situation of both sides in the second half was almost the same as that of the first half.

Rashford and Martial failed to seize several fast break opportunities. Now Manchester United lacks a super forward who can make the final decision.

Lukaku was still not sent on the bench.

In the 78th minute of the game, Manchester United ran into trouble again... (End of chapter)