Chapter 484 Neymar wanted revenge, but Neymar missed a penalty kick!

The arrival of Manchester City made Paris Saint-Germain feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. Seeing the opponent's star player relaxing at the airport and signing autographs and taking photos for the fans who were picking him up, without any worry about the upcoming game, PSG was in a huge mood. It's more complicated.

As the biggest star in Ligue 1 and the player who will face off against Lin Quan in the next game, Neymar is under a lot of pressure.

Including Paris fans, his teammates and even the entire French Ligue 1, they all placed their hopes on him and hoped that he could lead the team to repel the invading enemies.

Neymar himself also knows that this battle is very important to him.

If he can lead Paris to defeat Manchester City, he will not only win the hearts of countless fans, but also prove himself with this battle, allowing him to squeeze into the ranks of the super giants.

Although he is now the transfer record holder in football, judging from the transfer fee, he is already a super giant.

But whether he is worthy of his name still needs to be proven by his performance on the field.

After coming to Paris, because of the low competition pressure in Ligue 1 and because he became the star of Paris, he received various preferential treatment.

As a result, Neymar is a little distraught. Not only is his training attitude not as positive as before, he even frequents nightclubs in Paris, showing signs of following the Brazilian stars of the past.

However, since being drawn against Manchester City in the knockout round, Neymar's attitude has undergone a 180-degree change.

He no longer travels to Fengyue places, and his attitude towards daily training is extremely positive. He will even train himself alone after regular training.

The reason that drove Neymar to do this was the revenge he longed for deep in his heart, revenge against Lin Quan!

Starting from the 2013 Confederations Cup, Neymar achieved a "brilliant" record of defeat in several matches with Lin Quan.

He debuted as a Brazilian genius and was once hailed by Pele as a strong contender for the next football king.

However, after successive defeats at the hands of Lin Quan, Neymar not only lost the hope of being promoted to the ball king, but he was also completely shrouded in Lin Quan's shadow.

This is obviously what Neymar doesn't want to see, so he is extremely eager to defeat Lin Quan, prove himself by revenge against Lin Quan, and completely get rid of Lin Quan's shadow!

This transformation of Neymar makes the head coach of Paris Saint-Germain and the club's executives quite happy.

Neymar is the star of Paris. The better his condition, the higher the chance of victory for Paris.

Before the game, Paris Saint-Germain, which had already locked up the league championship, had been recuperating for a week and fully prepared for this fierce battle.

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At 19:45 on April 7, with the referee's whistle, the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals officially started.

In this game, Paris deployed a 433 formation, with Neymar, Cavani, and Di Maria occupying the left, center, and right positions.

At the back are the three midfielders of Matuidi, Motta and Rabiot, and the defense consists of Maxwell, David Luiz, Thiago Silva and Aurier.

The goalkeeper is Trapp, whose name is easy to remember because it resembles the name of a certain president.

Manchester City on the opposite side put up a 4231 formation, with Jesus at the front, followed by Lin Quan, Son Heung-min and De Bruyne at the back.

The two defensive midfielders are Kroos and Kanter, and the defense is led by Zabaleta, Demichelis, Rudiger and Clichy.

Navas is still the starting goalkeeper.

Compared with the strong PSG, Manchester City's lineup is not complete. Due to injuries, the team has as many as 4 main players missing.

And this may be an opportunity for the home team.

After the game started, Paris Saint-Germain took the lead to kick off amid the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans.

However, within ten seconds, they lost the ball.

After the opening, Manchester City unexpectedly launched a crazy press in the frontcourt, seemingly trying to get a start.

Paris was somewhat unprepared for this, and in panic, the ball was quickly lost.

Fortunately, they reacted quickly and immediately counterattacked Manchester City.

It's just that Manchester City's offense was very fast. After just a few passes, the football had reached the edge of the opponent's penalty area, and what's terrible was that the ball was still at Lin Quan's feet.

Paris Saint-Germain center back David Luiz immediately rushed to steal the ball from Lin Quan's feet. However, Lin Quan made a realistic fake move and passed him lightly.

Lewis, furious, immediately kicked Lin Quan down from behind.

Only 23 seconds into the game, Paris fouled, and it was a dangerous move that would definitely result in a card.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and trotted over, reaching for the cards as he ran.

David Luiz also calmed down at this time and realized that he had made a huge mistake.

A foul in this position is likely to give the opponent an excellent free kick opportunity, and the range of his movements just now was very large. If the referee's penalty scale was stricter, this would probably be a red card.

If this is really a red card, then in less than a minute after the opening, a defensive general will be lost, and the game of Paris will be in doubt!

So, when he saw the referee running towards him, David Luiz immediately panicked. While trying to plead with the referee, he tried to pull up Lin Quan who fell to the ground.

Seeing that he had a good attitude towards admitting his mistake, the referee showed mercy and only took out the yellow card from his breast pocket to warn him.

As soon as the referee's board fell to the ground, David Luiz stopped pretending, stretched out his hand to pull Lin Quan and retracted it.

Just then Lin Quan sat up from the ground and was extremely speechless after seeing this scene.

This guy, a yellow card is really too cheap for him. If the person who was fouled just now was not himself but another Manchester City player, he would probably be carried off on a stretcher.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan took a deep look at David Luiz. He remembered this guy!

"It's a pity. If you took this ball one step further, it would probably be a penalty kick!"

Standing in front of the free kick, De Bruyne glanced at the line of the penalty area close at hand and said to Lin Quan with some regret.

"The free kick in this position is good. If you hit it well, it will be a great threat!"

Lin Quan didn't feel any regrets. If he really brought him into the penalty area, the opponent wouldn't dare to foul so recklessly.

Besides, the opponent's penalty area also has his sister-in-law, the world's number one centre-back, sitting in the penalty area. How can it be so easy to break through?

The ball was too close to the wall, and Lin Quan gave up the free throw right to De Bruyne.

The latter tried a kick at a very tricky angle, heading for a blind corner, but unfortunately he failed to suppress it and went a little higher.

But even so, it still shocked the home fans into a cold sweat.

If the opponent scores a goal right after the start, the game will be in doubt.

Deterred by Manchester City's opening attack, Paris became much more cautious after the restart and did not dare to move forward rashly.

Both sides are testing each other's strength and looking for flaws in each other.

During this period, Neymar was not active on the wing, and it seemed that his existence was forgotten.

However, when the test ended and Paris resumed its attack, Neymar's threat was immediately apparent.

In the 13th minute of the first half, Paris launched an attack. Neymar completed a breakthrough on the wing and then cut inside to the edge of the penalty area.

Rudiger thought he was going to shoot, so he stepped forward to intercept it.

But Neymar chose to pass the ball directly to Cavani behind Rudiger. After receiving the ball, Cavani half-turned and leaned against Demichelis, and was about to shoot, but he didn't know whether his foot slipped or something. Suddenly fell down in the penalty area.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot, awarding Paris a penalty kick.

This penalty aroused strong dissatisfaction from Manchester City. The players rushed over emotionally and surrounded the referee to ask for an explanation.

Demichelis tried to explain to the referee that he had not committed a foul at all and that Cavani had slipped on his own.

However, the referee did not change his decision. Instead, he took out two yellow cards and warned Demichelis and Clichy respectively.

On the sidelines, Guardiola, who rarely uses rude words, was so angry that after seeing the referee awarding a penalty kick and showing two yellow cards to his players, he uttered vulgar words starting with the F word.

If there was only one penalty kick, he wouldn't be so angry, but the referee showed yellow cards to both of his defenders, which had a huge impact on Manchester City's defense.

After receiving a yellow card, they will inevitably have scruples when defending, and their opponents will also target them. This is not good news for Manchester City.

The hidden worries in the defense make Guardiola a little worried. Manchester City will probably not be able to keep a clean sheet in this game, and it will only be a matter of time before the goal is conceded.

I just don’t know if the attacking group in the frontcourt can help the team score more goals and use offense to make up for the holes in the defense?

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While the Manchester City players were still arguing with the referee, Neymar didn't care so much and excitedly carried the football to the penalty area, preparing to take a penalty kick.

Cavani on the side patted the grass clippings on his butt, looking like he was hesitant to speak.

This penalty kick was created by him and should be taken by him. After all, he is the team's official striker.

However, Cavani has become accustomed to being a small player and does not dare to conflict with the team's leading star.

So I could only dare to be angry but not speak out, and watch helplessly as Neymar took away his penalty kick opportunity.

By the time the referee calmed the dispute with a yellow card and finally allowed the game to continue, Neymar had been standing at the penalty spot for several minutes.

The opening period was not long, and Manchester City's goalkeeper Navas was not in optimal condition.

In addition, the success rate of penalty kick saves is not high, so when Neymar stood in front of the goal, the players of Paris were already ready to celebrate.

The referee blew the whistle and Neymar started to run, one step, two steps, three steps...

He aimed at the lower right corner of the goal and sent the ball towards this position.

However, Navas noticed Neymar's movements and moved his steps in advance. The moment Neymar completed the shot, he fell to the ground to complete the save.

The football was saved by him, and Neymar was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he did not expect that his shot would be blocked. As a result, he did not try to grab the landing spot in the penalty area, causing the ball to be missed by the Manchester City defender. It was destroyed first.

The Parc des Princes stadium was in an uproar. Tens of thousands of spectators were all stunned to see the football flying out, and they were extremely shocked:

The ball didn't go in?

Is there any mistake, this is a penalty kick!

The players on the field also did not expect this situation to happen. After Cavani was stunned for a moment, he glanced at Neymar who was kneeling on the ground with his head in his hands, and couldn't help but feel a little gloating in his heart:

I asked you to steal my penalty kick, did you miss it?

You deserve it!

Paris Saint-Germain missed a penalty kick, which dealt a big blow to their morale. On Manchester City's side, Navas's superb save greatly boosted the team's confidence.

After the restart, Manchester City players were in significantly better condition, and even the defense stabilized.

After solving their worries, Manchester City also began to gradually exert strength on the offensive end.

In the 35th minute of the game, Lin Quan broke through from the wing and passed the ball to De Bruyne, who then sent a through ball.

Jesus, who was at the front, passed the ball back to Lin Quan. Lin Quan dribbled the ball horizontally, opened up the space and swung his legs to prepare for a shot.

The opponent's defender immediately stepped forward to block the ball, but Lin Quan faked a shot and passed the ball. He raised his leg and kicked the ball straight into the penalty area, finding De Bruyne who came from behind.

De Bruyne shot directly without stopping the ball. The goalkeeper had no time to react and the ball hit the net.

The score became 0:1. Manchester City took the lead and scored the first goal in the away game!

The scene was completely silent, and the Paris fans were all dumbfounded, staring at their own goal stupidly.

So, lost the ball?

The PSG players on the field were also stunned. Some players who were chasing back from the front court put their hands on their knees and looked at the football rolling in their own net, their eyes filled with despair.

De Bruyne's goal was like a bucket of cold water poured on the heads of everyone in Paris, making them feel cold all over.

This goal is very fatal for Paris, because it is the opponent's away goal. Even if they equalize the score, they are still behind in the score.

Even if they score two goals in a row and reverse the game, the opponent's away goal will still become a huge hidden danger for them.

Compared with the gloomy clouds in Paris, Manchester City is naturally rejoicing.

"Nice cum!"

"It's you who spread the word well!"

After De Bruyne scored, Lin Quan rushed towards him, leaped high and rode on his back.

"If you don't run forward, then my eyebrows will be thrown into the air, so the main credit for this goal is still yours!"

Lin Quan's words are not nonsense. If it were other teammates, he would have shot the ball just now.

Without enough tacit understanding, such a pass will not only fail to produce a goal, but will also hand over the ball to the opponent. If the opponent's defender is very capable of playing the ball and launches a counterattack, then Manchester City may be very dangerous. .

But Lin Quan knows that De Bruyne will definitely move forward, regardless of whether he passes the ball or not, he will do that, so he can pass the ball to where he thinks it should go without looking at people.

And De Bruyne did not disappoint him. He really understood his intention, seized the loopholes exposed in the opponent's defense, and completed the fatal blow!

This is a goal shared by two people!