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After losing to Paris, Manchester United fell into a slump.

They suffered three defeats in the next few league games.

The league ranking also fell again, returning to the eighth place.

This made the Manchester United board somewhat dissatisfied.

They recently met with Solskjaer several times in a row to ask him about the team's future development plan.

Although they talked about tactical issues, the signal released was very obvious.

Can you still do it?

Do you still want a long-term contract?

This gave Solskjaer a headache.

But for him, these are not big troubles.

After all, the Premier League season is still long, and the board's goal for him is the top six, which is not much different.

Winning two or three games is enough.

The most important and biggest challenge now is the Champions League.

Lost to Paris on February 13, and more than half a month later on March 7, Manchester United set out on the journey again.

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will be held at the Parc des Princes.

Today, Paris Saint-Germain still played with all the main players, but slightly adjusted a few positions.

4-3-3 formation.

The front line trident, Neymar, Choupo-Moting, Mbappe.

Three midfielders, Di Maria, Marquinhos, Verratti.

Four defenders, Bernat, Kimpembe, Thiago Silva, Correll.

Goalkeeper Areola.

They have also fought on multiple fronts this season and have suffered some injuries.

In this game, two veterans, Cavani and Buffon, were absent due to injuries, and Choupo-Moting and Areola appeared in the starting lineup.

But they are still strong.

On the Manchester United side, Solskjaer also made some adjustments today.

It is still the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation,

Goalkeeper De Gea,

Four defenders, Ashley Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Valencia,

Double defensive midfielders, Matic and Pogba,

Three front midfielders, Xia Xing, Lingard and Rashford,

Center forward Lukaku.

Compared with the previous game, Fred and Martial were missing, and Lukaku and Lingard got the chance to start.

Pogba's position also returned from attacking midfielder to defensive midfielder.

This time, Solskjaer finally did not stick to his own opinion, but listened to the advice of the coaching staff.

Pogba is not up to the task, and Martial is even more difficult to reuse.

These two people must lower their expectations and give other players in good form more opportunities.

And this adjustment, obviously, finally returned to the summer rhythm.

But for Pogba, he doesn't like this formation.

But there is no way, he can't say anything about the head coach's decision.

Solskjaer comforted him before the game.

"Your strength is fine, this adjustment is a tactical consideration. This is to take into account that the opponent is more familiar with you, so we have to make some changes compared to the last game."

Although Pogba was still unhappy in his heart, he still agreed.

It doesn't matter, anyway, there is no chance for the quarterfinals.

You have to know that today's opponent is Paris.

It is basically impossible to get three goals away from home and ask the opponent not to score.

It happened that I retreated to the backcourt to avoid being blamed for the poor attack.

So Pogba honestly appeared in the position of defensive midfielder in this game.

With two goals in hand, Paris was very stable in this game.

Solskjaer also made a prediction before the game that Paris should focus on defense today.

But unexpectedly, Paris did not choose to defend in this game, but still attacked with all their strength!

The same strategy as the previous game, Paris still pressed fiercely throughout the game.

And in the attack, they did not hesitate to invest troops and did not care about the lead of two goals.

At the Parc des Princes, they rushed into the Manchester United defense like a whirlwind!

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United was passive.

Originally, Solskjaer thought that the opponent would defend to the death, and the players did not expect Paris to be so brave. They did not find their own rhythm for a while.

If it were not for Xia Xing's sweep in the midfield, I am afraid that Paris's several quick attacks at the beginning would have scored.

But soon, they found a great opportunity to score.

Xia Xing intercepted the ball in the middle, quickly passed it straight, and looked for Lingard!

Lingard received the ball in the middle and turned around, sprinting with the ball!

Pass it forward to Lukaku, then pull it to the right!

Xia Xing on the left has already rushed to the middle!

The two made a cross-position swap!

Great opportunity for Manchester United!

But on the defensive line, Paris central defender Thiago Silva made another contribution.

He rushed up in advance and directly intercepted the ball under Lukaku's feet!

Kicked the ball with a big foot, and the ball flew to Manchester United's half!

Paris counterattack started!

At this moment, Xia Xing rushed to the front of the Paris penalty area, and he had no time to return to defense.

The ball flew straight to the middle, and Verratti stopped the ball steadily.

Diagonally pass to the right, looking for Mbappe.

Mbappe took the ball and led it forward, sprinting quickly!

Pogba, who was defending him, was directly left behind!

And Pogba did not choose to chase back at all.

Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room frowned.

"Pogba is too wrong!

"Even if he knows the speed of his national team teammates,

"It's not a reason for him not to chase back!

"He doesn't deserve the high salary given to him by Manchester United!

"Mbappe has broken through Manchester United's midfield line!"

"Ashley Young steals the ball!"

"Mbappe speeds up again and cuts inside, using his speed to pass the Manchester United veteran!"

"Lindelof makes a tackle!"

"This is a risk of fouling!

"Mbappe stopped suddenly, accelerated and avoided Lindelof's tackle!

"On the penalty area line, kick and volley!

"The ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal!

"De Gea can't do anything!

"The ball went in!

"1 to 0!

“Paris took advantage of their home court to break the deadlock!

"Mbappé just passed three people on his own, which reminded me of Ronaldo!

“Not Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, but Brazil’s super genius, alien Ronaldo.

“Mbappé’s style of play is very similar to Ronaldo’s!

"Given time, this young man will definitely become a superstar comparable to Melo!"

Alan Shearer praised Mbappe's performance, while Carragher was commenting on the current situation between the two sides.

“This goal in Paris is so crucial!

"They absolutely destroyed Manchester United!

"Now their total score has become 3-0!

“Three goals ahead of Manchester United and two away goals!

"Mbappe's shot was a desperate third shot!

"This goal will completely destroy Manchester United's confidence!

"If Manchester United wants to advance, they have to at least score three more goals.

“And the opponent can’t score yet,

"is it possible?

"I think it's impossible!

"Manchester United have failed completely this season!

"Even if they part ways with Mourinho, even if they bring in Solskjaer,

“It’s still impossible for them to reach the super level of last season!

“The previous six-time champions were just lucky.

“Now they’ve been beaten back to their original shape!

"I officially announce that Manchester United's journey to Europe this season is over!" (End of Chapter)