Chapter 550 Break the deadlock
This is Sterling's most threatening shot at the moment, but unfortunately Sterling is still happy this time.
"Manchester City's offense this time was pretty good, although Jesus did not stop the ball well at the first point," Liu Jiayuan commented.
"Luckily, Sterling received the pass from behind, he took the ball and turned around and shot directly."
"Actually, this opportunity is pretty good, but unfortunately Sterling didn't play well."
"His shot was a bit too straight, and it wasn't difficult for Navas."
Now that the first half is half over, these two attacks are the two most threatening opportunities.
Unfortunately, neither player on both sides seized the opportunity and failed to convert it into a goal.
As the game goes on, Manchester City has a slightly higher possession rate.
But their advantage is not great, and both sides are evenly matched.
After all, they are all European giants and their strengths are quite similar.
Moreover, the process was quite intense, which made the audience watching the football excited.
But Paris Saint-Germain's head coach Tuchel is still a little worried, and the ball possession rate is indeed a problem.
Manchester City's midfield configuration is indeed high, with Gundogan and Rodri being paired with De Bruyne.
On the other hand, Paris Saint-Germain is indeed a little bit less meaningful.
Marginhos, who played as a midfielder today, is a central defender, and Herrera and Paredes are not considered top midfielders.
In fact, Paris Saint-Germain also has a first-class midfielder, and he is the midfielder Veratti.
As a midfielder, Verati is pretty good in other aspects except for height issues.
But he did not start today and was placed on the bench by Tuchel.
As for what considerations are under, Cai Jian is unknown.
Verati is a midfielder and is indeed a much worse goal-scoring ability.
He has not scored in double goals in 8 seasons since joining Paris Saint-Germain.
He has also scored 5 goals so far, but he has not scored a single goal this season.
In fact, to be precise, he hasn't scored in three seasons.
But Verati is not a striker after all, and he is a midfielder and there is no problem not scoring goals.
Before time knew it, 30 minutes passed, and something bad happened on the field.
While Stones was competing with Mbappe, Mbappe raised his foot and kicked towards the football.
He successfully kicked the football to his teammates, and when his right foot was lifted down, he stepped on Stones's foot beside him.
Stones then showed a painful expression, staggered two steps before sitting on the ground.
This made Guardiola on the sidelines worried, but Stones was injured.
Unfortunately, Stones was unable to hold on in the end, so Guardiola could only smile bitterly.
Manchester City had been plagued by injuries before, especially at the central defender position.
He thought the trouble had passed, but now Stones is injured again.
Although this is the last game of the season, the new season is about to begin again soon.
Guardiola was worried that it would affect the preparations for the new season, which made Guardiola frown.
Soon Guardiola made a substitution adjustment, replaced center back Stones, and replaced Fernandinho.
The first half ended soon, and the two sides temporarily drew 0-0.
The players on both sides walked out of the sidelines one after another, and the players on both sides were very calm.
The two teams performed evenly today. If Cai Jian was allowed to predict now, he would be really not sure who would win.
Although Paris Saint-Germain has a slightly lower midfield configuration, their forward trident is really too strong.
The combination of Neymar, Mbappe and Wang Yuanjie is all top-notch in world football.
As for Manchester City, it is the opposite. Although their midfield configuration is high, the forward line is slightly worse.
Although Jesus is very strong, he is still a little bit inferior.
Few people may know that Jesus is actually from a midfielder.
If Cai Jian had to make a decision, he might still be more optimistic about Manchester City.
After all, Manchester City was the champion of the last Champions League, although few teams won the championship again.
But this team is really strong overall and has the strength to win the championship again.
Players from both sides returned to the locker room one after another, and the head coach arranged the tactical arrangements for the second half.
The halftime break ended soon, and players from both sides returned to the stadium one after another.
With the referee's whistle, the second half of the game officially began.
However, 10 minutes after the start of the second half, neither side shot.
In this way, time was about to come 60 minutes, and Paris Saint-Germain launched a counterattack.
The football was passed to Neymar on the left, and Neymar wanted to pass the defensive player after receiving the ball.
He stretched out his feet and stabbed the football, but the football hit Walker's feet.
Paris Saint-Germain's counterattack ended. Walker stole the football and quickly passed it to his teammates to prevent Neymar's counterattack.
After Manchester City grabbed the ball, he passed the ball directly with his big feet, and the football came to Lu Yunlong on the right.
He had the ability to do it alone, but he saw De Bruyne.
At this time, De Bruyne was on the right and he was speeding forward to run.
Moreover, the nearby defensive players are still far away from him, and as a teammate Lu Yunlong still believes in De Bruyne.
So he sent a straight pass to the right outside the penalty area, wanting to find De Bruyne.
De Bruyne saw Lu Yunlong passing the ball, and quickly accelerated to run forward.
Soon he chased the football and he did not choose to pass the ball.
He chose a low pass and passed the ball to his teammate Jesus who was heading for the penalty spot to run.
Jesus took a kick to the football that came over, and he chose to shoot directly.
But the shot hit Jin Pengbei, and the football flew to the right side outside the penalty area.
De Bruyne's pass is actually quite good, and it cannot be said that Jesus's ball is not good.
It can only be said that Paris Saint-Germain's defense was indeed good, successfully preventing Manchester City from shooting.
At this time, the football fell to the right side outside the penalty area. Fortunately, Lu Yunlong was nearby.
He quickly followed and successfully stopped the football, but now there are several Paris Saint-Germain players in the penalty area.
It is too difficult for Lu Yunlong to shoot, and it is not a good choice.
So Lu Yunlong wanted to pass the ball this ball, but Jesus who shot before was average.
Even if it is passed to Jesus, Jesus may not be able to hit the ball.
At this moment, he saw Sterling, and he saw Sterling running at the back point.
Seeing this, Lu Yunlong had an idea and picked up the football.
The football flew to the back point, and Sterling saw Lu Yunlong pass the ball and continue running.
I have to say that Lu Yunlong's ball was very good, and the Paris Saint-Germain players never thought of it.
They didn't expect that Lu Yunlong would pass to that position and the football fell to Sterling.
Sterling did not choose to stop the ball, but saw him pushing directly towards the falling football.
Paris Saint-Germain's goalkeeper Navas did not pay attention before, but he still flew to make a save.
Unfortunately, he failed to dive into the football in the end, and the football flew into the goal.
Manchester City leads Paris Saint-Germain 1-0!
Chapter completed!