120 Missed opportunity!
Matic ran wildly to the visiting team fans' stands, raised his fists and laughed excitedly. Monaco fans were extremely enthusiastic and almost rushed to the edge of the stands to rush into the stadium to hug and kiss Matic!
Lyon fans had extremely strong worry on their faces.
"Monaco reversed Lyon! Matic headed the ball through a cross from a teammate!
This was originally a counterattack opportunity for Lyon, but Benzema's pass mistake gave Monaco a chance to attack for a second time. It has to be said that Monaco's high-pressing tactics really make the opponent very uncomfortable!
Even Lyon, who has experienced many big scenes, was forced to make mistakes!
Situ Yunbing's team reversed the Ligue 1 class bully Lyon at the Olympic Park Stadium!”
1:2.
From leading to falling behind, this gap will inevitably change their mentality.
Situ Yunbing and his coaches and colleagues hugged and celebrated the goal and gestured to the team, allowing them to slightly shrink their defense and prepare for a steady and counterattack.
After all, the first half is about to enter the end of the game. If you can enter the locker room with the leading advantage, it will be more beneficial to the team's second half.
Puel's face returned to his early stages of the game with his hands on his hips, but he was even more solemn than before!
After re-telebrating, Lyon didn't care about too much and immediately accelerated the pace to launch an offensive. They must strive to equalize the score as soon as possible!
Because even if this game is tied, Lyon will gradually move away from the championship.
Although everyone knows that even if Lyon beat Monaco at home and narrowed the points gap to 6 points, with 7 rounds left in the league, there is still little hope for Lyon to defend his title successfully.
But just imagine, if Lyon tied this game, the gap was 9 points, basically the hope of Lyon's successful defending title would be very slim. If he lost and was 12 points behind, the only remaining theoretical hope would not bring any motivation. Everyone knows that chasing 12 points in 7 rounds is impossible, especially Monaco, which is in full swing, may make a mistake, but will never collapse!
Moreover, Lyon has much more concerns than Monaco. They also have to consider the three pursuers behind them, Bordeaux, Marseille and Toulouse. Even though these three companies do not have ambitions for the league championship, they are definitely eyeing the qualifications for the Champions League!
If Lyon cannot beat Monaco today, he may fall out of the top three in the league!
Whether it is the championship or the third-level factor, it forces Monaco to be unable to organize a counterattack slowly and calmly at home. They just need to kill Monaco in one go.
In the 35th minute of the game, Lyon's offense accelerated the pace, and Carlstrom also came to the frontcourt to cooperate with Juninho Jr. After the two passed the ball quickly, Juninho Jr. passed the ball directly like a scalpel and sent the ball to the left rib of the penalty area. Benzema inserted behind Benatia. Although he could not complete a direct shot when controlling the ball, he cleanly divided the ball into the side. Keita cut from the outside of the wing and entered the penalty area and then passed the ball to the right rib of the penalty area.
Ederson ran wildly into the penalty area from the right and caught Nkuru off guard. No one expected that Keita would neither pass the ball back and intercept Juninho, nor did he sweep the cross to Benzema who turned to the goal and rob the points.
Monaco's defense did have a flaw. When Benatia blocked Keita's cross line, Nkuru had to guard Benzema. Matic and Perez retreated to attack Juninho and Carlstrom who were cruising outside the penalty area. Ederson's chance of cutting in was more created by Lyon's overall offensive combination from tearing open the defense line to running restraint.
Ederson handled such a god-given opportunity a bit hasty. Perhaps he was eager to score goals. He could stop the ball with his chest and adjust it, but he chose to head the ball directly!
In other words, the goal was right and it could barely be considered a threatening ball, but this was not a problem for Rufiel. Monaco's goalkeeper moved one step easily and then put the ball in his arms.
Monaco wants to stabilize the situation and slow down the pace of the game. This is what Monaco players have already formed a habit when playing against weak teams. When leading, they use slow rhythm to torture their opponents, causing their opponents to be unbalanced and make mistakes, and then Monaco will speed up and fight hard.
But Lyon is not a weak team after all. They will not be a completely irrational mad dog in counter-attack like the weak team. They will run there wherever the bones are. Lyon's three forwards in a fan-shaped shrinking mid-range to cut Monaco's mid-backfield formation, which makes Monaco's passing rate in the backcourt must be accelerated, otherwise the risk of losing the ball will continue to rise. At the same time, once Monaco's pass wrong choice, the player may fall into a difficult situation of having to clear the ball.
In the 38th minute of the game, Monaco cleared the ball in the backcourt, Nkuru kicked the ball into the frontcourt, and Chris easily headed the ball to Marcus, who quickly passed the ball diagonally to the right.
Revier, who was almost unable to move from the left offense in the first half, didn't care about so much at this time, quickly dribbled through the half. Facing Moro's front defense, he and Carlstrom cooperated with him and he threw Moro behind him.
Morrow was somewhat inadequate, after all, he had never suffered the impact of Revier before.
After Revier passed, he suddenly made the Monaco defense line sound the alarm. Muratori could only give up the outside and guard the inside. He knew it himself. Revier and Ederson were probably unable to stop him. If the inside line was tight, the entire defense line would be very passive.
In this case, he would rather give up the outside line and compress the space in the penalty area.
While Revier drifted down the ball, Ederson cut inside the right rib of the penalty area. Revier made a cross from the sideline outside the penalty area, trying to bypass the back line to send shells to Ederson and Benzema who were circumventing in front of the goal, but Monaco's defense line was already very close to the goal, so after such a cross was released, it was cheaper.
Benatia and Nkuru returned to defend and pressed Benzema and Ederson in front of the goal. The football flew towards the three meters in front of the goal. Rufiel took the lead and hugged the ball directly after passing Nkuru.
Lyon's fast attack failed!
Ruffier rushed to the edge of the penalty area with the football in his arms, and then threw the ball to the left.
After Moro controlled the ball in the wing area behind the center line, he found that Carlstrom was rushing towards him, and Lyon's defense line was also under a large pressure. At this time, it would be impossible for the large army to remain in the hinterland of the backcourt if they attacked.
Morrow stopped the ball and delayed his start time, so he passed the ball away from the middle of the front court.
Nimani took the first jump and headed the ball back under Chris's defense.
The football flew to the middle circle again. Merian rushed up and stopped the ball in his chest and then sent a kick against the ground without waiting for Marcus to grab it!
The football penetrated and rolled through the empty area between Chris and Boomsun, and most of the defensive attention of Chris and Boomsun was on Nimani.
But the ball was obviously not for Nimani. After the two turned around, they suddenly realized: Falkao!
The Colombia forward has already reached its peak speed and rushed over from three meters to Boomsun to meet Merian's wonderful pass!
When Boomsun quickly retreated and was determined to put the shovel in his card, Falcao dribbled the ball faster and dodged his shovel, and then rushed into Lyon's penalty area with constant speed!
"Nimani headed back, Merian sent a straight pass, Falcao turned offside and cut inside, and made a one-on-one shot!
Falcao went to the meeting alone!
Goalkeeper Loris abandoned the goal and the two got closer and closer. Is Falcao going to shoot?
He wants to pass Loris!
Fake shot and real buckle!
Loris fell to the ground and threw himself into the football with his arm!
Falcao's heel hit the football, and the football was held by Loris!
Oh My God!
Loris resolved Falcao's single shot!
Why didn't Falcao shoot directly?
Maybe he dribbled too fast and the distance between him and Loris in the last step was too close. He knew that if he passed Loris and shot, the score would definitely change.
But it’s a pity, it’s a pity that he didn’t succeed!
This time, Loris fell to the ground calmly and saved Lyon!
If the score becomes 1:3, it will be difficult for Lyon to win back this game!
Looking at Situ Yunbing's expression, he looked stunned on the sidelines. He must have thought to himself that Falcao might as well shoot directly!”
Falcao missed a one-on-one shot, and all Monaco fans sighed in disappointment!
Situ Yunbing could only shake his head in confusion, and then let go.
Chapter completed!