During the halftime break, Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun began to review the tactics of both sides in the first half.
"There is not much to say about Liverpool. Both the offensive and defensive ends are very balanced. The overall performance of the team can be said to be very outstanding, and it appears to be more team-oriented, tactical and targeted."
“Rib penetration, penetration, long passes, long shots, overhead hits, from left to right, from front to back, today Liverpool’s offense can be said to have flourished more! This is the biggest tactical change this season.
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"As for Paris Saint-Germain, there are too many problems."
"The first is the rhythm. Paris Saint-Germain did not play their own rhythm!" Zhang Lu pointed out the first shortcoming, "In other words, they were unable to stabilize their own rhythm. When Liverpool rushed them, they were in chaos."
Hearing this, Zhan Jun smiled and said: "With Mo Yang here, few teams can maintain and play the rhythm they like. In the first half, Paris Saint-Germain always followed the rhythm of Liverpool."
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"Yes!" Zhang Lu nodded and continued, "The second is that their defense on the two wings is relatively weak. After Neymar and Mbappe attack, they often even run to the center and they can't come back."
"Especially on the left wing, we all know that Di Maria is most comfortable in the wing position. In the first half of the game, after Di Maria stepped up to participate in the attack, he came back less often."
"This leaves only Bennet on the left, and he also has the task of coming in from behind to participate in the attack. As a result, he is under too much pressure and is often in one-on-two or one-on-three situations."
"In the first half, Liverpool used crosses and fights for second place on this side many times to launch attacks from three points, threatening PSG's goal many times."
"Including Liverpool's goal, it was also a second attack caused by a cross from the right!"
"In terms of offense, Neymar, Mbappe and Cavani were completely cut off by Liverpool today. The three of them rarely established a connection and could not form an attacking group in the frontcourt."
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and both sides returned to the field to change sides and fight again.
After the game started, Tuchel's adjustments to PSG could be seen immediately.
First of all, the offensive formation has changed. They press forward collectively and change from 433 to 4231 when attacking with the ball. Di Maria will move to the attacking midfielder position.
The second is the change in the rhythm of the game. Once PSG gets possession of the ball, it focuses on stability and advances bit by bit through conduction.
And once Paris Saint-Germain is allowed to penetrate 40 meters in front of Liverpool's penalty area, they will immediately launch a short surprise attack.
Tuchel's adjustment immediately allowed Paris Saint-Germain to gain considerable possession of the ball.
Although most of this kind of possession is in the midfield and backcourt, it is not without threats.
The most intuitive effect is that it occasionally breaks Liverpool's high-pressure press in the midfield and frontcourt, directly forming a quick counterattack.
In the third minute of the second half, Liverpool pressed too hard and allowed Marquinhos to take the ball directly from the backcourt and hit it behind the right flank.
Fortunately, Robertson was alert and prevented Mbappe from rushing over, but Robertson also received a yellow card for this.
In the 49th minute of the game, Liverpool launched an attack on the left wing, but after Mane passed the half, Munir, Rabiot and Marquinhos were blocked on the sideline because of sticking to the ball, unable to move the ball.
In a desperate situation with no way out, Mane suddenly took off his foot, trying to hit the ball at Rabiot's feet and ask for a side ball to clear the ball.
Unexpectedly, Rabiot was very alert and ducked away in time, causing Mane to pass the ball directly to Di Maria who retreated to the center.
Di Maria quickly stopped the ball, and then suddenly made another long overhead pass.
Although Di Maria started the ball hastily, its quality was surprisingly high. It was like a precise guidance, and it accurately landed in front of the 40-meter area at the top of the arc, allowing Neymar who started early to get it, and then faced Alisson who came out.
Although Neymar finally succeeded in the push shot easily, the linesman signaled that he was offside, which allowed Liverpool to escape.
After this lesson, Liverpool's formation began to retreat under the command of Mo Yang.
Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, pushed further and continued to press forward, even engaging in a high-pressure frontcourt that was rare in the first half.
As for Liverpool, Mo Yang felt regretful.
Now that the Paris players have made adjustments in the midfield, they have obviously woken up from Tuchel's scolding, and are using this slow-tempo method to get rid of Liverpool's rhythm control and enter their own game rhythm.
As soon as he saw this adjustment in Paris, Mo Yang did not dare to be careless. He also slowed down Liverpool's offensive rhythm to prevent mistakes from occurring if the rhythm was too fast. After all, the violent attack in the first half consumed a lot of the team's physical energy.
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As the game progresses, the physical fitness of both sides continues to decline. At this stage, the two sides are competing for who is more stable, has a stronger ability to seize opportunities, and who is luckier.
But Mo Yang never expected that bad luck would soon sweep over Liverpool.
In the 58th minute of the game, Rabiot received a back pass from the left that was blocked in the center circle. He moved forward one meter. Seeing that Meunier was unmarked on the right, he quickly gave the ball to
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Meunier made a cross at a 45-degree angle from outside the penalty area, but he seemed not to have controlled the force well and the ball fell outside the penalty area on the left side.
Arnold had a physical confrontation with Cavani, who was chasing him all the way from the penalty area, but within a few moments Arnold was squeezed to the ground.
After getting the ball, Cavani took it all the way back and then hit Di Maria in front of the left rib.
Di Maria stopped the ball and Henderson immediately stepped forward to mark it.
Seeing that there was no chance to kick the ball, he suddenly split the ball to the side.
From the left, Bernat got in position, but Arnold came out of the penalty area in time.
Seeing that there was still no chance to kick, Bernat spiked the ball and passed it back to Di Maria.
It was at this moment that bad luck suddenly struck.
This time, Di Maria didn't hesitate at all. He took off his feet as the ball rolled back and swung the ball directly into the middle of the penalty area at an angle of 45 degrees.
The ball went straight to Cavani.
In front of Van Dijk, Cavani saw the ball coming, and he jumped back directly, trying to hit the goal with an overhead kick.
But he misjudged the speed of the ball, and after completing the overhead hook, he hooked his foot into the air.
It caused roars of laughter from the Red Army fans in the stands on all sides.
But the next second, countless Red Army fans were choked by fate.
In the middle of the penalty area, Van Dyke points to the left and Robertson faces the ball.
Although Cavani hooked his foot, his movement also hit Robertson. The ball bounced off the ground and hit Robertson's left calf, who was caught off guard. Then it flew backwards and came to Meunier behind Robertson.
Faced with this God-given opportunity, how could Meunier miss it? He turned sideways, raised his left foot, and volleyed.
The ball flew into the Liverpool goal against the post, leaving Alisson helpless who was also shaken.
"goal!
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"In the commentary stand, the Paris Saint-Germain commentator was cheering.
"This ball doesn't count, Cavani is offside!"
Beglin, who was originally looking annoyed, suddenly became happy when he saw the replay. In the camera, Cavani was obviously in an offside position with Di Maria.
Although he did not touch the ball, his barb action did interfere with Alisson and Robertson.
The Paris Saint-Germain commentator next to him suddenly became nervous after seeing the replay, and secretly prayed in his heart.
Perhaps the prayer took effect, as the referee Cakir directly indicated that the goal was valid.
“Fake!
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“Bichi!
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"Asshole, I'm going to kill you son of a bitch!"
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Suddenly, Anfield was in an uproar and all kinds of abuses continued.
But no one can change Cakir's obviously controversial penalty.
On the field, after the equalizer, the Paris players were extremely excited, and the Liverpool players on the side were very angry.
Henderson also approached Cakir to negotiate, but was warned because his words were too strong.
On the sidelines, Klopp had already called the fourth official, but it was also to no avail.
"This ball is controversial!"
“Yes, Paris Saint-Germain is very lucky!
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"It's a pity that the UEFA Champions League has not yet introduced the VAR video referee technology used in the World Cup! Otherwise, with the help of the video referee team, Cakir's penalty may be completely different!" Zhan Jun said with great regret.