Star Card System

On the evening of February 13, Old Trafford welcomed the visiting Paris Saint-Germain.

Playing against Paris Saint-Germain at home is a battle that must be won.

There is no choice.

And we have to 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 really luxurious.

4-3-3 formation.

The front trident, Neymar, Cavani, Mbappe.

Three midfielders, Di Maria, Marquinhos, Verratti.

Four defenders Bernat, Kimpembe, Thiago Silva, Correll.

Goalkeeper Buffon.

This lineup is definitely the world's top level!

Even if the starting lineup is star-studded, the substitute lineup is not much less.

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

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

Such a top lineup is definitely worthy of the top three odds.

And now Manchester United has long been excluded from the top eight odds by major European bookmakers.

In other words, they don't even think Manchester United can make it to the quarterfinals.

It's really exaggerated.

Last season, it was the Champions League champion and the six-time champion, but this season it is nothing and is not optimistic.

In this game, Manchester United's core players also appeared in full.

It is still the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation,

goalkeeper De Gea,

four defenders Ashley Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Valencia,

double defensive midfielders Matic and Fred,

three front midfielders Xia Xing, Pogba and Rashford,

center forward Martial.

As Pogba and Martial were reused, Sanchez and Lukaku gradually became unstable.

It is said that the two have begun to think about the future of the club.

This summer, as long as Solskjaer stays in the team, they will most likely transfer away.

This is also what Xia Xing heard Mendes gossip privately, and he didn't know.

However, the solemn expressions of the two sitting on the bench also showed that they were not far from leaving the team.

Solskjaer values ​​talented young people, and even if there are problems with their professional attitude, he will be as tolerant as possible.

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

But it is precisely because of this coaching style that Manchester United suffered a big loss in this game.

Although Paris' formation is very offensive today, their defensive hardness is quite in place.

Less than 20 minutes after the game started, they committed 7 fouls and received two yellow cards.

Such rough fouls surprised Manchester United.

What's the situation?

Manchester United thought that they would play technical football easily and naturally in this game and compete with their opponents in technology.

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

But unexpectedly, their defensive hardness is quite outstanding!

Not to mention the midfield and backcourt, even Cavani on the front line often retreated to defend and tackled fiercely.

Such momentum made Manchester United very uncomfortable.

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

In the final analysis, it's still not good at attacking.

In this game, Pogba was very active in the frontcourt, and sometimes he even pressed forward more than Rashford.

When he returned to defense, he basically didn't retreat.

This made Manchester United's defense very awkward.

Especially Xia Xing, he was restricted to the backcourt to a large extent.

This gave him a headache.

But there was no way, Paris's fast break was too fierce.

As long as he pressed forward, there would be problems with the defense.

Even if he didn't press forward, the pressure on the back line was very high.

Looking at Pogba's enthusiastic attack in the frontcourt, Xia Xing was anxious.

On the other hand, Paris was in excellent condition.

The defense was hard-working, and the offense was also very threatening.

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

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

Dangerous, too dangerous...

Shortly after the game started, he played a good show of passing three people on the left side, and the final pass accurately found Cavani in the middle.

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

But even so, De Gea couldn't always keep Neymar scoreless.

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

Before the sudden rise of the summer, especially before the miracle of Leicester City, Neymar was a 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 Messi and Ronaldo.

He left Barcelona to join Paris, hoping to create his own glory.

But unfortunately, not only did he fail to surpass Messi and Ronaldo, 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, his status is on par with that of Messi and Ronaldo.

The only difference between him and Messi and Ronaldo is history.

Just looking at his current strength and status, Xia Xing is definitely a superstar of the same level as Messi and Ronaldo.

Neymar, who has not played a leading role since joining Ligue 1, is getting further and further away from his goal of winning the Ballon d'Or.

But he never gave 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, when the first half was about to end, Neymar once again displayed his personal skills.

He dribbled the ball on the left side and suddenly cut inside to sprint!

Facing Manchester United's double-teaming, he changed directions continuously!

The ball under his feet seemed to be stuck, even Matic and Fred teamed up, they failed to successfully steal the ball!

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

Neymar only rushed into the penalty area!

He dribbled his feet and passed Lindelof again!

Pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal!

The ball went straight into the dead corner!

1 to 0!

Paris scored a goal first!

Neymar scored!

The Brazilian genius who scored the goal jumped up excitedly and punched hard!

Great!

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

Score a goal before the end of the first half, and the next game will be easier!

Yes, the next game will be easier.

In the second half, Manchester United still did not change.

Pogba was still trying to find scoring opportunities in the frontcourt, and Xia Xing was still investing more energy in defense.

This made Manchester United's attacking power unable to reach its best.

In terms of defense, Manchester United's regional defense could not ensure that Neymar was locked.

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

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

Lukaku on the bench was still not sent to the field.

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