If it weren't for Navas, Paris would have conceded at least two or three more goals in the first half.

But everyone is also clearly aware that Paris cannot keep up with Leeds United in terms of the pace of the game.

Especially when Leeds United increased the pace, applied pressure, and increased the intensity of the game, Paris immediately fell behind.

This is by no means an accident, nor is it just a tactical disadvantage.

What's more important is that the overall competitive status of Paris Saint-Germain players is not as good as Leeds United's.

And this kind of competitive state depends not only on training, but also on league games.

Being able to reach the final proves that Paris is strong enough as a whole.

But they were lucky to encounter the slow-paced Manchester City in the semi-finals, not Zidane's Real Madrid, let alone Leeds United. Otherwise, Paris would not have made it to the final.

But facing the wolf-like Leeds United, Paris Saint-Germain are obviously at an absolute disadvantage and cannot catch up no matter how hard they chase.

Pochettino was obviously aware of this, so at the beginning of the second half, he allowed Leeds United to continue to apply pressure and speed up the tempo of the game from the beginning.

His idea is very clear, to use the existing players on the field to further wear down the players in Paris, and at the same time bring the game into the rhythm that Leeds United is best at.

Not only that, in terms of specific tactics, Leeds United began to purposefully take advantage of the two wings, thereby creating the dominance of Rashford and Haaland in the penalty area.

At the beginning of the second half, in less than 5 minutes, Leeds United made two consecutive wing attacks. Once, Achraf from the right stepped in and cooperated with Sancho, and he made a cross from the right. Haaland failed to catch it.

point.

Another time, Rashford retreated to receive the ball, turned around and sent a pass. Alphonso Davis went down to the baseline and passed the low ball into the penalty area. Haaland grabbed the point in front of the goal, but was passed by Marquinhos.

Blocked out.

…

Tuchel wiped his face vigorously with both hands and looked at the court with a solemn expression.

Both wings of Paris Saint-Germain are under tremendous pressure, and Leeds United's two wings are really too strong.

Sancho and Achraf, Rashford and Alphonso Davies, these two wings can destroy any team in European football and make all teams fearful.

In the past, in PSG games, Pogba's side was able to provide more support to the offensive players in the frontcourt, but tonight, under the restraint of Valverde, Pogba also felt the pressure.

Thinking of this, Tuchel immediately walked to the sidelines and made adjustments to the players in the frontcourt, especially Cavani.

He signaled the Uruguayan center to actively pull towards the two wings to make full use of the gap left by the opponent's two full-backs. But soon, he thought again and shook his head.

Cavani is 34 years old and is obviously a little overwhelmed now.

Cavani was indeed an invincible warrior back then, but now that he is getting older, he can no longer work as hard as he did when he was young. Especially tonight, he looked exhausted.

Tuchel immediately turned around and walked back, and motioned to Choupo-Moting on the bench, telling him to warm up quickly.

Paris Saint-Germain is preparing to make substitutions.

Choupo-Moting is Tuchel's favorite general. Letting him come in to replace Tuchel at this time is believed to be better able to explain Tuchel's tactical intentions.

Although Choupo-Moting is also 32 years old, he is two years younger than Cavani, and he comes on as a substitute.

At this time, Paris desperately needs a center to use Leeds United's wings to create more offensive space for other teammates.

Only through offense can we suppress Leeds United's aggressive momentum.

"God knows, how did these guys develop their physical fitness?" Tuchel frowned in confusion.

But Tuchel never expected that when Choupo-Moting was still warming up and Cavani was still breathing heavily, he ran to the right side of the frontcourt, preparing to receive Dembe's pass. Leeds United completed

Made a steal.

Rashford retreated to press Mazraoui, forcing the latter to pass the ball to Dembe, but Enzo Fernandez intercepted it midway.

Alphonso Davies blocked the ball first, and Declan Rice stepped forward in time and passed the ball forward to the feet of Haaland, who was retreating in front.

Harland received the ball with his back, passed it across to Sancho, then turned around and moved forward quickly.

Sancho burst forward, entered the 30-meter area of ​​Paris, and caught up with Haaland's pass on the right rib, but at this time Varane, Marquinhos and others were blocking the front.

Then, the England winger suddenly stopped.

This sudden pause caught the Paris defense players by surprise.

Varane hesitated and had to stick to Sancho immediately, while Bernat continued to defend.

Because, Ashraf came up.

Sancho has shined this season, and Achraf's support and coordination on the wing are indispensable.

Sancho's pause was obviously waiting for Ashraf.

After the Moroccan right back came up, Sancho immediately distributed the ball to the right, allowing Ashraf to catch up.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized.

Bernat had a real expression on his face. He guessed that Sancho stopped suddenly to wait for Achraf.

Therefore, Bernat immediately caught up with Ashraf.

But what surprised everyone was that Ashraf also slowed down after receiving the ball on the right.

Sancho intentionally or unintentionally disturbed Varane's concentration by running towards the center, as if he was creating space for Ashraf to attack.

But suddenly, a white figure quickly rushed from the midfield, sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed, and rushed directly between Sancho and Achraf.

Ashraf also sent a diagonal pass with understanding and gave the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Valverde jumped in at high speed and went straight to the right side of the penalty area. After catching up with Achraf's diagonal pass, he directly sent a low pass with his right foot and sent the ball straight to the goal.

The football slid over against the turf, and he had just retreated to respond. However, Haaland, who had already been ambushing in the penalty area at this moment, decisively stepped in, went around in front of Marquinhos, and used his body advantage to suppress the Brazilian central defender.

Sweep your right foot to meet the incoming ball.

Goalkeeper Navas instinctively tried to block the ball, but the ball almost missed the right post and went into the PSG goal, which was close behind.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

!

!

"

"Two to zero!"

"It's Haaland again!

"

"Oh my god, Leeds scored two goals in a row!"

"Haaland scored a hat-trick!"

"This is simply unbelievable. Leeds United completed an offensive coordination that can be said to be a textbook level. From the left to the right, and then through the three players on the right, they played a beautiful running coordination.

Went through PSG's defense."

"What a breathtaking offensive collaboration!"

"Harland also calmly seized the opportunity and scored twice!"

"Two to zero, the situation in Paris is very dangerous now!"

…

When Leeds United scored two goals in a row and took the lead, to a certain extent, the game was over early.

In terms of score, Leeds United led 2-0, and the White Rose gained an overwhelming advantage on the scene.

This made Paris want to reverse the score, unless a miracle was staged.

But judging from the performance of the entire game, Paris simply lacks such strength and on-the-spot performance.

Judging from the performance, Paris could not keep up with Leeds United's pace throughout the game, and this is the most terrible thing.

"Paris can't play at its rhythm tonight!" Wenger kept shaking his head.

Obviously, he is no longer optimistic about Paris Saint-Germain.

He was even directly sentenced to death.

"As Gao said just now, we have been comfortable in Ligue 1 for too long. The current competitive state of the players in Paris is not even as good as Leeds United, which is fighting on the fourth front this season. You can imagine how slack they are now.

." Ferguson also felt very sorry.

This season's Paris Saint-Germain are weaker than last season, resulting in the fact that they cannot even threaten Leeds United on the field.

It looked like 2-0, but in fact, Leeds United could have achieved a big score, and the scene was almost one-sided.

The advantages are too obvious!

Tuchel was actually ready to give it a try. After replacing Cavani with Choupo-Moting, he replaced Jorginho with Draxler to further strengthen the frontcourt offense.

Paris immediately changed into a 4231 formation, with Kante and Pogba forming a double midfielder.

This change did allow Paris to regain a lot of advantages on the scene, but Leeds United also stabilized their position through substitutions and adjustments, and the two sides began to enter a stalemate.

But by this time, it was already 80 minutes.
To be continued...