Chapter 156: Last Year's History Won't Repeat Itself!
For Saint-Germain's hard-fought win away from Metz to regain the top spot in the standings, the French media made a big comment the next day.
The headline of the team newspaper: The fastest goal in Ligue 1 and the goalkeeper rush to the top, Saint-Germain wins Metz and regains the top spot!
In their commentary, they say that Saint-Germain's start was perfect, the process was tough and the result was good. Eight seconds into the opening game, Tang Jue snatched the football from the feet of the Metz defender and scored a lightning goal to give Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead, which was undoubtedly a dreamy start.
After being scored by Saint-Germain in the opening game, Metz's players quickly adjusted their mentality and soon launched a ferocious counter-attack. Metz's main tactic was to rely on Ribery's breakthrough on the left to tear apart Saint-Germain's defense on the right. The aging Cana couldn't keep up with Ribery, and the young Arman couldn't stop Ribery's incisive breakthrough, with Ribery unguarded on the right flank of Saint-Germain.
Metz used Franck Ribery's incisive strikes to threaten the Saint-Germain goal, and in the 42nd minute of the first half, Ribery broke through the Arman defence, dribbled laterally, and fired a fierce shot from outside the box, and the ball penetrated Letizi's five fingers. Metz stubbornly equalised towards the end of the first half.
On the other hand, Saint-Germain's attack, their two forwards have fallen into a one-man battle. Fifteen minutes into the first half, Don had a quick counter-attack and dribbled all the way to Metz in front of the penalty area. Tang kicked the ball to Reinaldo, who was receiving in the middle, and quickly cut forward to the Metz penalty area. Instead of passing the ball to Don, Reinaldo opted to shoot himself.
Reinaldo's shot from outside the box was denied by the post. After this shot, the two Saint-Germain strikers got into an argument on the pitch. After that, the golden pair of Saint-Germain went their separate ways on the pitch, and the Metz defenders were happy to see it, as they besieged Don and pressed on Reinaldo.
Until the end of the first half, Saint-Germain's two strikers never had a great chance to shoot on goal.
The situation is reminiscent of last year's last race. In that crucial game, Saint-Germain's two forwards did the same, and there was infighting, and Saint-Germain lost 0-1 in the end, losing the title and making the whole season come to naught. And it has achieved the great cause of Lyon's three consecutive championships.
At the start of the second half, Wayd Alilozik replaced Don with Pauletta, who became a victim of this infighting. The Saint-Germain boss didn't want to bet on two strikers who were in the thrift and the importance of the game was self-evident, with a change for Wayd Alilozik to be understandable.
Lyon's narrow 1-0 win over Marseille two hours earlier to temporarily occupy the top of the table has put a lot of pressure on Saint-Germain. Saint-Germain will need a win to regain their grip at the top of the table and take the lead in the final round.
There is no way back for Saint-Germain, they have to win this game. This match is the best chance for Metz to hold off the champion.
Therefore, the players of both sides started a bitter battle at the beginning of the second half.
Saint-Germain had a good chance to open the scoring in the 35th minute of the second half, when Pauletta fired a shot from outside the box that was saved by Wimbe. At this moment, a blue figure suddenly appeared on the right side of the Metz penalty area, Ben Aschor met the ball and fired angrily, the ball flew over the goal line, and Saint-Germain took another one-goal lead.
The tenacious Metz didn't give up and they were back five minutes later when Guye latched on to Ribery's breakthrough pass in the box and slotted past Letici to strike another stubborn equaliser.
With stoppage time, there are only eight minutes left for Saint-Germain to overtake the scoreline. At this point, Metz wisely opted for a dense defense. For a while, Saint-Germain simply couldn't find the holes in Metz's backline.
In the past, Don was the savior of Saint-Germain, and he saved the team in the last moments on many occasions. However, in this game, Don did not have such a chance.
Unwilling to concede, Saint-Germain launched a frantic attack in the final moments, forcing a corner in the first minute of stoppage time. The most crucial moment of the game came.
Saint-Germain goalkeeper Letici gave up the goal and ran to the Metz penalty area to fight for a header. Montenegrin star Boskovic's corner kick was headed by Reinaldo!
Pompiel, standing next to the post, blocked Reinaldo's goal with a header and the ball flew into the box. This is when Letici accomplished the greatest feat of his football career!
Letici soared into the air and flew straight towards the ball, where he came with the same beautiful leap as a striker. The ball flew like a cannonball towards the Metz goal. Pompier kicks the ball out in the middle of the net.
The assistant referee confirmed that the ball had crossed the goal line. Saint-Germain overtook the lead in the final moments and kept the score until the end of the game.
Saint-Germain struggled to win this important game and regain the top of the table.
The game was full of ups and downs, full of drama and full of elements. There was a shocking Ligue 1 goal score, there was infighting, and there was a goalkeeper who scored with a header. It's like a big play, the characters in the play, trying their best to perform, and performing a memorable drama.
There were no losers in this game, with Saint-Germain taking three points to get back to the top of the table, and they were the winners. Metz came down twice and stubbornly equalised to push Saint-Germain into a corner. If it wasn't for Letici's unexpected performance, then Metz really completed the block. Able to push Saint-Germain into a corner, Metz is also the winner.
The battle for the Ligue 1 title this season is still ongoing, who will win the title the most? Will Saint-Germain defeat Rennes in the last game, snow last year's humiliation, and win the title at the end, or will Lyon repeat last year's good performance?
Everything will not be revealed until the end of the last game.
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The Parisian press praised Saint-Germain for taking their destiny into their own hands with victory in a crucial match. They gave their own interpretation of the game, believing that Saint-Germain's victory at the last moment will definitely boost the morale of the whole team, and win Rennes in the last game, win the league championship, and achieve the double!
In addition to that, they also made fun of Leguin's famous quote at the press conference.
"Now is not the time to ask questions, and I will not answer your questions."
The Parisian media joked that Lyon could win the championship at the last time, and Le Guin replied: "Now is not the time to ask questions, I will not answer your questions." ”
The Lyon media praised Lyon's away win over Marseille and praised them for putting Saint-Germain under pressure. They are still considered to be the best team in Ligue 1, and even when it comes to Champions League results, Saint-Germain stopped in the round of 16, while Lyon reached the last eight.
For Saint-Germain's win away at Metz, their focus will be on the infighting between Don and Reinaldo. Lyon's media joked that Saint-Germain habitually had infighting in important matches. In the end, it is only the goalkeeper who can win the game.
The Parisian press unraveled last year's history, believing that Lyon could have the same ending as last year if they won the last match.
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At the breakfast table, Alice looked at her notebook and read out the comments of the French press. Tang Jue was eating porridge while listening to the words floating out of Alice's red lips. When he heard the comments of the Lyon media, his brow furrowed slightly.
Alice looked up at Tang Jue and asked, "Honey, what happened to you at that time?" “
Tang Jue swallowed the porridge in his mouth, looked at the pickles in the disk, and said, "Those have passed." ”
He looked up at Alice and said with a smile: "People always have to grow up, and it is very normal to pay some tuition fees in the process of growing up." ”
Alice smiled and said, "My dear, you speak like a philosopher. ”
Tang Jue said with a smile: "This morning I sat on the turf, looking at the sun, and remembered Nietzsche's famous saying, 'I am the sun, and the light and heat are infinite!'" I said to the sun, 'I am the sun, and I want to shine on the whole history of football!' ’。 At that time I thought I was really like a philosopher. ”
"If I want to shine a light on the whole history of football, how can I let last year's history repeat itself!"
(Chapter 2 arrives!) )