In the first game of the Champions League quarter final, Atlanta was reversed 1-2 by Paris Saint Germain. I believe many people can't predict such a scenario. In the first half, Mar wasted many opportunities, including missing the single shot. According to the law of football, wasting opportunities will be punished, so it is inevitable that Pasalic will take the lead in breaking the deadlock. There is only half a game left from home in Paris. In the second half, Mbape was forced to play in the 60th minute, which was also the last fight of the coach. The fact proved that Mbape was important to the team, and his appearance with injury was the last step of his comeback. After the game, some people also thought that Paris had sent smoke bombs to cheat Atlanta, because the team said Mbape would not appear before the game.
After the game, some people said that the Serie A team had destroyed the Serie A team, which was indeed true, because all the Serie A teams were out after this game. Juve were eliminated by Lyon before, and this round Paris sent off the dark horse Atlanta. Napoli, another Serie A team, was eliminated by Barcelona in La Liga, so it may take more time for the Serie A team to win the Champions League again. The last time the Serie A team won the Champions League was in the 2009/10 season, when Jose Mourinho led Inter to the top. After that, Juve were ranked second in the two finals, the 14/15 season and the 16/17 season, respectively. The Bianconeri did leave too many regrets, but this season it was a bit humiliating to be eliminated by Lyon, a strong team in the French League.
However, Naples and Atlanta have never been strong teams in the Champions League, so it is inevitable that they will encounter stronger opponents and be eliminated. In this game, Atlanta also showed its own characteristics and won respect with its performance. But after a goal lead, the second half was too conservative. It was really naive to try to hold the advantage of a goal in the face of the bus, which was also the strategic mistake of the coach. In addition, Atlanta should not replace Gomez. After he was replaced as the brain and captain of the team, Atlanta was suppressed, so in many ways, the defeat was caused by the coach.
The game data also revealed some content. In the first half, Atlanta shot 5-4, hit 4-1, corner kick 2-0, and the ball control rate was 43% to 57%. Ataland created more opportunities on the offensive end, while Paris was outshone. Neymar missed all four shots, and another core player in Paris, Ikardi, only touched the ball 13 times. It can be said that he was completely restricted, and Neymar also had some independent difficulties.
Mbape made his debut in the 60th minute in the second half, and he also played an immediate role and changed. In the second half of the game, Atlanta shot 4-13, shot 0-5 and corner kick 2-3. It was obvious that Paris had more threats in the attack in the second half, and the final reversal was inevitable. In the past, the European Championships were all weak teams reversing the strong teams, but in this game, without Mbape, Greater Paris would indeed be powerless. Next, the injury of this fierce player is also a hidden worry of the team in the next round of competition. The subsequent opponents are more difficult to play, and the team may still be out. However, teams that have encountered some difficulties in the past Champions League matches can often go further, which indicates that the stumbling Paris can go further.
Looking back at the two goals in Paris, Neymar was involved. The first goal was scored in the 90th minute, when Shubo Motin made a cross, Neymar chose to cross after he got the ball, and Marchionios made a direct hit. At this time, the two teams returned to the same running line. What was unexpected was that three minutes later, the score of Paris was reversed. This time, it was Neymar who was destroyed in the left pass. After Krell fought back, he passed the ball again. After Neymar got the ball again, he chose the direct pass to find Mbape, and the latter passed the ball to assist the substitute wonder Shubo Motin to defeat the opponent.
Paris was also lucky in this reversal, and we must admit the threat created by Neymar. Although there was no direct goal, it was crucial to participate in two goals and constantly pressure the opponent. It was because Paris kept attacking and exerting pressure that Atlanta was trapped at the end of the second half and finally lost the game under physical exhaustion in the second half.
In fact, it is also inevitable for Atlanta to pay tuition fees, which is also something that new European champions will experience. At the same time, the coach paid a high price for his conservative strategy, which is also caused by utilitarianism. In fact, after scoring a goal in this game, Atlanta can still continue to attack in order to look forward to two goals ahead of Greater Paris. Atlanta ranked the third in the five major leagues in terms of the number of goals scored this season. The team scored 65 goals, Bayern scored 72 goals, and Manchester City, the first, scored 68 goals. Therefore, Atlanta's conservative strategy in this game was indeed a failure. If the team could lead 2-0 in the second half, it would be the big black horse that succeeded in the final promotion.
The performance of Navas in this game was also excellent. The three saves in the first half were crucial. Unfortunately, he left the game because of injury in the 78th minute of the second half. After the game, it was determined that he had a tendon injury in his right thigh. Whether he could play in the next round of the Champions League was doubtful, which was also fatal. The semi-final will start in the early morning of August 19, when Paris Saint Germain will face the winner of Atletico Madrid and Leipzig tomorrow morning.
Mbape played for 30 minutes in this game, three shots, two shots, one threat pass, one assist, three crosses, one foul, and the success rate of 15 passes was 80%. Neymar played the whole game. He had 7 shots, 2 shots, 4 dangerous passes, 1 assist, 20 crosses, 9 fouls, and the success rate of 59 passes was 74.58%. It can be seen that Neymar suffered too many fouls, and the Atlanta team received six yellow cards, so it was really not easy to win the game, and there was no feeling of fatigue in the second half, which can be said to be the best of the game.
Among the top four giants in the English Premier League in the last 16 of the Champions League, only Manchester City is now left to defend the honor. Only Barcelona and Atletico Madrid remain in the top four of the Spanish league, Paris and Lyon in the French league are still there, and the top three of the Italian league are out. Bayern and Leipzig in the German league may still go further. At present, Paris has already qualified for the quarter final. Next, Leipzig and Atletico Madrid have the opportunity to qualify, but the strong team in the Bundesliga is expected to make further progress. Barcelona and Bayern are hard to say that Messi's chances of promotion are slightly higher than his rivals. As for Manchester City and Lyon, the former is dominant, but Guardiola's team may still be a hard fight to finally qualify.
