On April 29, on Hupu, Paris Saint-Germain narrowly defeated Bayern Munich 5-4 at home. This was the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. After the game, AC Milan's legendary midfielder Clarence Seedorf made shocking remarks in the analysis of Amazon Prime. The four-time Champions League winner believes that Arsenal should be the team with the highest claim to win the Champions League because of their steel defense that they have relied on this season.
In this epic showdown between Paris and Bayern, Kvaradzhelja scored twice, Dembélé also scored twice, and Joao Neves successfully scored with a header. Harry Kane, Olise, Upamecano and Luis Dias scored for Bayern. Paris was chasing two goals in a row after leading 5-2. Seedorf made it clear after the game that behind this seemingly smooth scoring battle, what was exposed was precisely the fatal flaw in the defense of top teams.
Ask those goalkeepers if they are happy, they will definitely not be happy. For a goalkeeper, a clean sheet is always the most sacred. We have already seen teams like Arsenal, which this year relied on so many clean sheets to make great progress. This is the difference. So, if I were to point out a team now that has the ability to bring home the trophy with this defensive foundation, that team would be Arsenal.
Commentator Wayne Rooney, along with Seedorf, also pointed the finger at the poor defensive performance of the two teams. He said that it was unbelievable that there were so many "primary school-level" mistakes on such a top stage as the Champions League semi-finals.
I think Luis Enrique is a top coach, so when they were leading 5-2, he should have immediately asked the team to stabilize their formation to end the suspense of the game. However, they did not do this and instead wanted to continue scoring goals. Kompany's team is very offensive, but it is obvious that they have not practiced much defense. At this level of competition, we witnessed both talent and unimaginable childish defense. I am extremely eager to play this kind of game, but I have always been proud of my defense. If I concede so many goals on the court, I will definitely be extremely frustrated.
From a strategic perspective, Rooney is more optimistic about Bayern's prospects in the second leg. He feels that by returning to the Allianz Arena with a one-goal disadvantage and proving that he can score the Paris goal many times, Vincent Kompany's team actually has a certain psychological advantage.
That ending was unbelievable.
Every World Cup has at least one unbelievable upset.