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Chapter 179 No, we want to attack!
In the 48th minute, Pastore made a direct pass in the midfield. After receiving the ball, Mene wiped out Otamendi and broke into the penalty area with a low shot, which was blocked by Sandro who returned to the defense.In the 51st minute, after the active Mene forced Otamendi again, he shot from the penalty area line and Elton punched the ball out.

Porto also showed its strong attack power.

Although the midfielder was restricted by Paris Saint-Germain, Shi Hao and J Rodriguez did not have many chances to get the ball, but they used their personal abilities to turn these few chances of getting the ball into a threat to the goal of Paris.

In the 54th minute, Shi Hao appeared on the left, dribbled the ball all the way past Van der Weil, and then passed the ball in an inverted triangle to Lucho Gonzalez who was plugging in. The captain of Porto kicked the ball into the penalty area, and J Rodriguez grabbed it A low shot missed.

In the 56th minute, J Rodriguez got rid of the rear obliquely and passed into the penalty area on the right. Martinez headed back and rubbed. I didn't get the right position, and the football was higher than the crossbar.

The offense of both teams was very efficient, and most of the offensives were converted into shots. During this period, the goalkeepers of both sides were in the limelight.

In the 61st minute, Lavezzi pulled to the left, played a two-for-one with Mene and broke into the penalty area to shoot. When he bent over to catch the ball, he didn't catch the ball steadily, and even missed the impossibly threatening ball from his crotch, and the football slowly rolled into Porto's gate!
2:1, the Paris team took the lead again, and Lavezzi also scored the third goal of the Champions League this season.

Pereira stood on the sidelines and roared: "Attack, keep attacking!"

Ancelotti looked serene, and waved his big hand to signal the team to recover appropriately.

In the face of the strong defense of Paris, Porto's offensive was like a huge wave hitting the rocks, arousing splashes all over the sky, but it could not be completely submerged. Instead, it caused several threatening counterattacks to Paris Saint-Germain.

Paris' most threatening attack occurred in the 68th minute. Mene, who was very active throughout the game, broke into the penalty area after receiving a direct pass from Pastore, but his shot hit the post and flew out of the baseline.

But Porto is still trying.In the 70th minute, Moutinho sent a long pass over the top after getting rid of the midfielder. Martinez gained the upper hand in the physical confrontation with Thiago Silva. In one trip, he broke into the restricted area and faced Sirigu directly.Probably due to nervousness, his one-handed ball hit the attacking goalkeeper Sirigu directly and bounced to the left.Shi Hao had already outflanked the ball at some point. He unloaded the ball nimbly, swiped to the right as if he had eyes on his back, and evaded Van der Veer's tackle, and shot the empty goal successfully!
2:2, the tenacious Porto equalized the score again!

Paris Saint-Germain was not reconciled to the result of leading twice and being equalized twice. Although their physical strength had declined, they launched a more violent offensive!
In the 70th minute, Pereira replaced Fernando with Defour. This is a signal to strengthen the midfield organization. There is no real defensive midfielder in Porto's lineup!

Ancelotti is not to be outdone, he replaced Lavezzi with ** and Pastore with Verratti consecutively.
In the 77th minute, Paris Saint-Germain's substitution had a miraculous effect. Verratti launched a counterattack after stealing the ball in midfield, and found Ibrahimovic with a long pass.Ibrahimovic headed the ball lightly, then turned and ran into the penalty area, the ball was passed directly into the penalty area without stopping, Ibrahimovic volleyed Mangala with his body, the football was blocked by Elton, Slide to the direction of the bottom line.And Mene was still chasing desperately. When the football was about to draw the bottom line, he caught up with the football, hooked the ball back with his left foot, and hit an empty goal with his right foot!
The score kept changing, the neutral fans watched mesmerized, and the Paris Saint-Germain fans at the scene also fell into madness. In this exciting game, no one can keep calm!

Porto is not reconciled to failure, they are rushing to attack every minute!

In the 83rd minute, Shi Hao appeared on the left, dribbled the ball inside and was bumped by Verratti.But he stumbled, but he didn't fall, and continued to dribble forward with the ball, passing Thiago Silva with a flick of an ox's tail.Seeing that he was about to break into the penalty area, Thiago Silva had to take a tactical foul and rushed up to knock him down.

Shi Hao fell less than one meter away from the penalty area line. The referee on duty rushed over and gave Porto a free kick in the frontcourt and showed Thiago Silva a yellow card.

This position is too close to the goal. Many free kick players are not good at taking free kicks from this position, and it is too easy to hit the wall.But Shi Hao is not afraid. In training, he has scored countless goals in this position.

Under the gaze of [-] pairs of eyes, Shi Hao ran up calmly, kicked a free kick that fell rapidly after crossing the wall, and flew into the goal by rubbing against the crossbar.Porto equalized the score again!
Both sides fought like crazy, for this sake, no one can give up, even if the fight is bloody, they have to fight until the last minute.

But the physical strength of the Porto team had problems. Sandro and Shi Hao had cramps successively. Pereira had to replace them with the young generals Ba and Achu respectively, using up the last substitution places.

A draw is a result that Porto can accept, but Paris Saint-Germain cannot accept that more than 80 minutes of hard work have come to naught, and they continue to attack!
And they finally found their chance!In the 86th minute, Pastore suddenly took a long shot from outside the penalty area. The speed and power of the ball were too fast for Elton to hold on to it, and the football bounced out of his chest.Zlatan Ibrahimovic appeared on the spot, and Mangala and the teenager Ba could not squeeze out the strong Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic touched the football first and shot through the goal with a kick.

In this twists and turns of the game, Paris Saint-Germain leads again!

The players on the Porto bench covered their faces with their hands, and Shi Hao, who was sitting on the bench in a smock and resting, couldn't believe his eyes.Pereira's face sank as well, and he couldn't blame the players for this. Everyone has tried their best, and mistakes are inevitable.

After this goal, Ancelotti also made the final adjustments, replacing Mene with defender Yale, and he had to stick to the last few minutes.

The exhausted Porto could no longer organize an effective offensive and had to leave the Parc des Princes with regret.

The final score was fixed at 4:3. Paris Saint-Germain defeated Porto and secured the top spot in the group. Porto could only advance as the second place in the group.

After the game, the major European media gave a very high evaluation of the game: "A high-level confrontation, the French had the last laugh." "The statistics are evenly matched, and Porto is an honor to lose." " Porto narrowly lost, and Paris Saint-Germain topped the group for the first time in 18 years."

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