It can be said that Paris Saint-Germain is racking its brains on how to mark Haaland.

This incredible high center forward is really difficult to deal with.

The defense line presses up, and there is a lot of space behind them. Haaland's speed will be a nightmare for central defenders; the defense line retreats too far, and Haaland's burly height and excellent physical confrontation, as well as his increasingly better headers,

, making defenders and goalkeepers feel like they are facing a formidable enemy.

Facing such a center, how should we defend him?

This is a common problem faced by all central defenders.

Because Haaland is really too comprehensive!

The defensive system designed by Tuchel is full of flexibility. When Haaland and Rashford press forward, Paris's defense also shrinks. Mazraoui and Bernat stick to the inside of the wings to prevent crosses from the wing.

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Once the ball left the penalty area, the central defenders, led by Varane and Marquinhos, desperately pushed the defense forward, trying to force Haaland out of the penalty area and away from the most threatening area.

The Norwegian center appeared in the penalty area, and everyone was on tenterhooks.

Especially if Rashford is added to the mix, it will simply cost lives.

After several attempts and attacks at the beginning, Leeds United also slowed down the pace slightly.

After the first fast break failed, Leeds United immediately slowed down the pace and controlled the ball.

For example, this time, Leeds United's quick counterattack failed.

Alphonso Davies and Rashford formed a cooperation on the left, but Mazraoui and Kanter retreated very quickly, and Jorginho returned to defend in the middle, which made Leeds United's fast break unable to attack.

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Rashford protected the ball with his back, exited the penalty area, and passed it back to Enzo Fernandez, who was unguarded in the gap.

The Argentine midfielder took the ball, slowed down the tempo, and tried to control it.

The ball left the penalty area, Leeds United pushed Haaland at the front, and Rashford retreated, especially Rashford, who retreated further back, looking like he was going to meet Enzuo.

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There is also Alphonso Davies, who also actively retreats.

This made the defensive players of Paris Saint-Germain think that Leeds United still had to attack the left wing, which is the right wing of Paris Saint-Germain.

But at this moment, Enzo Fernandez did not pass the ball to Rashford or Alphonso Davies. Instead, he faced Kante, pulled horizontally, and sent a long diagonal pass with his right foot.

Accurately sent the ball to the right side of the small penalty area.

You can see that Sancho, who was originally at the back of the trident, has quickly moved forward and rushed to the right side of the small penalty area, while Haaland and Rashford, who were originally retreating, suddenly moved forward together.

Stop suddenly, turn around, and move forward quickly.

After Sancho rushed up, he faced the landing point of the football, grabbed the ball before it left the baseline, and volleyed the ball straight to the center of the goal. However, he and Varane slid out of the baseline of the court.

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Navas tried to block the ball, but he stood close to the right post and missed the ball.

The football landed in the middle of the small penalty area. Haaland quickly moved forward and got ahead of Marquinhos. He fell to the ground and shot the ball directly into the bottom of the net near Chi Chi.

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“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

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"Harland!"

"In the 12th minute, Haaland opened the scoring for Leeds United!"

"A very wonderful and sudden goal!"

"We saw that Leeds United completed a very wonderful offensive cooperation!"

"From a long diagonal pass from Enzo Fernandez, Sancho inserted a volley pass into the middle, and Haaland followed up and hit the ball with a shovel."

"The whole scoring process happened very suddenly!"

The entire Dragon Stadium erupted into wild cheers from Leeds United fans.

Countless fans were shouting at the top of their lungs.

Haaland rushed out of the stadium excitedly, ran all the way, and finally slid to his knees on the edge of the stadium, once again putting on a five-hearted celebration, and greeted the cheers and cheers of the Leeds United fans.

The Leeds United players also rushed out one after another and hugged Haaland.

"It was a very sudden goal."

"Leeds United have created threats twice in a row before, but this time it is obviously different from before."

"We saw that Leeds United quickly organized a second attack after the fast break in the frontcourt failed. Paris Saint-Germain obviously failed to respond in time, and Leeds United seized the opportunity."

"The current situation is not good for Paris."

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Continuing to play threatening offenses and exposing the opponent's defensive weaknesses is Leeds United's specialty.

Once the opponent exposes a loophole, Leeds United will do whatever it takes and devote all the strength of the team to attack.

Paris Saint-Germain obviously knew this. After Tuchel lost the ball, instead of daring to press out and play, he instead adopted a more secure tactic to deal with Leeds United's subsequent stormy offensive.

But the Ligue 1 hegemon is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp.

Especially when the whole team shrinks its defense, the three midfielders composed of Kante, Jorginho and Pogba form a solid midfield barrier to protect the back line.

After blocking Leeds United's offensive, Paris Saint-Germain continued to look for opportunities and tried to counterattack.

However, Leeds United deployed targeted tactics based on the characteristics of Paris, especially focusing on dividing the three players of Neymar, Cavani and Dembé, forcing them to fall into the dilemma of fighting on their own.

This forces Paris Saint-Germain players to frequently rely on their personal abilities to create threats.

If we say these players from Paris Saint-Germain, they are all top-ranked players in world football and have super personal abilities.

Even if they cannot form an effective synergy in the offense, relying on the players' individual abilities, they can still create a lot of opportunities, or force Leeds United's defensive players to foul.

Especially on both sides.

This created an interesting situation. PSG's counterattack threatened little, but Leeds United committed a lot of fouls.

As a result, Paris frequently used free kicks or offensive opportunities created after free kicks to create some threats.

Marquinhos even almost scored with a free kick.

But it is a pity that the Brazilian central defender failed to seize the opportunity.

In terms of positional warfare, it is difficult for Paris to pose a threat.

Gradually, as the game progressed, especially after thirty minutes, Leeds United once again increased the pressure on Paris, especially increasing the rhythm and intensity of the game, which made Paris passive again.

In the 33rd minute, Leeds United were in the midfield. Declan Rice suddenly stepped forward and blocked the ball before Pogba. Valverde picked it midway and directly knocked the ball back.

The ball went into the right side of the penalty area.

Sancho was on the right side of the penalty area and sent a cross with his right foot without stopping the ball.

Harland in the middle follows up and hits with his left foot!

This shot was very sudden, and the power of the shot was quite amazing, but at the critical moment, Navas fought hard and saved the ball directly from the baseline.

The Costa Rican goalkeeper was even almost injured by Haaland's powerful and heavy shot. When he stood up, he kept throwing his hands and the pain on his face made Tuchel very nervous on the sidelines.

He was worried that Navas was injured.

Fortunately, Navas quickly signaled that he was fine.

But this is enough to show how powerful Harland's shot just now was!

"Leeds United almost scored a second goal!"

"The current situation is very dangerous for Paris. Tuchel must find a way to reverse the situation as soon as possible. Otherwise, in the second half, the entire situation will become increasingly unfavorable for Paris."

"Even time will be on Leeds United's side."

Although the Champions League final is a ninety-minute game, the trailing side will become more and more passive as time goes by.

In the end, you may even be forced into desperation.

This is the advantage of scoring first in such a crucial final.

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In the final stage of the first half, Leeds United launched another wave of violent offensive.

Both Rashford and Harland frequently got opportunities in the penalty area.

But in tonight's game, Navas performed more and more bravely.

The Costa Rican goalkeeper saved at least three or four excellent shooting opportunities for Leeds United in the first half, which won him full applause and ensured that PSG trailed 0-1 at the end of the first half.
To be continued...