Chapter 650: Pochettino's In-Game Adjustments, Dortmund's Resolve

"Hey!"

Pogba handed Tang Ye a bottle of water; the latter grabbed it and gulped it down fiercely, then quickly washed his hands.

The weather in Paris in March is relatively cold, but the consumption in this match has been heavy for everyone.

One can only say that clashes between strong teams are exactly like this; players on the field must run back and forth in every position, busier than ever.

"We are already leading!"

Escrivá and Matti appeared extremely excited: "Do you know what this means? As long as this scoreline holds, we will be the winners of today's match!"

"Champions League quarter-finals!"

Escrivá took a few simple steps, scanning all the players in the locker room: "The performance of our players in every position in the first half was very good, and the second half will be the same."

"Mbappé and Di María must receive extra attention!"

"Then regarding their tactical changes in the second half, Matti and I discussed it; in the second half, Pochettino might move Mbappé back to the winger position, most likely on the left wing, which means Neymar will most likely move to the center..."

Markers of various colors drew back and forth on the tactical board as Escrivá and the Dortmund players analyzed Paris's possible moves for the second half.

"Hiss..."

Several players' panting sounds came from the locker room.

Obviously, compared to the first leg, the atmosphere within the Dortmund team for the second leg was much better.

While Escrivá was speaking, Matti stood nearby observing the team's players.

He could see obvious ambition in the eyes of the Dortmund players!

The fact is exactly that; although Escrivá did not impose Champions League target pressure on the players, the players must have aspirations!

"Come on, come on!"

Tang Ye signaled for the players in the room to stand up.

"Take down Paris and go play in the quarter-finals; I don't need to say anything else. If anyone makes a mistake, I will scold them directly on the field."

Bellingham and Sancho said nothing, while Pogba kept nodding vigorously.

Teachers always favor top students, and Pogba's goal is to become a top student!

"3, 2, 1!"

"Dortmund!"

"Welcome back, dear audience friends; this is the second half of the Champions League Round of 16 second leg between Paris and Dortmund!"

Thanks to two goals in the first half, Dortmund has now completed a reversal against Paris.

But today is a home game for Paris, so absolutely no complacency is allowed.

Moreover, Pochettino has made tactical adjustments while trailing!

"Oh, over on the Paris side..."

"Neymar is moving up front to play as a striker!"

"Pochettino is clearing out the left winger spot for Mbappé!"

Just as Escrivá guessed, Paris indeed moved Mbappé to play as a left winger.

This is how Pochettino is; only when trailing does he think to utilize Mbappé's explosive breakthrough ability.

"PSG! (Paris)"

"PSG!"

"PSG!!!"

The Paris fans at the Parc des Princes stadium appeared unusually excited.

Because in the eyes of the Paris fans right now, Mbappé is their hope!

"Come on, pass it!"

Marquinhos delivered a long pass, aiming directly for Neymar at the very front.

Behind him were two defending players, Pogba and Guerrero, while Neymar was looking for an opportunity to control the ball.

Signaling for Di María to come closer, Neymar prepared to lay the ball off to Di María beside him.

However, Neymar had thought all of this was too simple.

Pogba pressed both hands down on the Brazilian striker's shoulders, pushed off with both feet, and jumped straight up.

A header!

Bang!

"Beautiful!"

"Pogba headed the ball straight back from the backfield!"

Paris wanted to bypass Tang Ye and Bellingham to directly raid Dortmund's backfield, but Pogba gave them no chance!

"Pogba today..."

"Whoa!"

They were speechless, because the Pogba the commentators saw today differed far too much from the Pogba in their impressions.

【What's up with Pogba today? Who gave him steroids?】

【Hahaha, truly fierce; this is what a defensive midfielder should be.】

【Mbappé: Paul, how can you attack and defend now?】

Paris's initial maneuver did not succeed, but the players on the field did not give up on doing so.

After a series of maneuvers, Kimpembe soon found another opportunity to attack.

Gueye came over to support!

"Go up, go up!"

Tang Ye signaled Bellingham to press tightly; the latter moved toward Gueye.

But it was too late!

Gueye dragged the ball, turned, and played a through pass, accurately finding the supporting Mbappé.

Seeing Tang Ye's gesture, Pogba prepared to stop Mbappé from launching his run.

Unfortunately, being in good form is one thing, but being in good form does not make Pogba run faster.

He failed to catch Mbappé!

"Wow!!!"

"Go Mbappé!"

"Mbappé, accelerate, accelerate!"

Spurred by the fans' passionate shouts, Mbappé soon reached his top speed.

He wanted to bully Piszczek with pure speed!

But it was fine; with the experience from the first leg, Piszczek would handle this situation more adeptly this time.

In the end, Mbappé's diagonal cut inside failed, and he could only push the ball out to Diallo on the baseline.

Slap!

A cross came in from the byline, and Di María collected the ball at the far post.

Bang!

Reus rushed up to block but still allowed Di María to deliver the pass.

Outside the arc, Draxler!

A push shot from the Paris striker.

Goal!

"Eh, this ball!"

"This goal should be valid; when Diallo passed, Hummels was trailing behind, so it shouldn't be offside."

Indeed, the goal was not offside. After scoring, Draxler quickly sprinted toward the sideline and collided heavily with Di María.

From 0:2 to 1:2, Paris successfully pulled one back!

"Oh, in that case, the aggregate score between both sides is now 3:3!"

"Yes, and both Paris and Dortmund have two away goals each!"

A truly even 50-50 situation has arrived!

"PSG!"

Bang bang!

"PSG!"

Bang bang!

Pochettino suddenly thrust both hands upward; like the Paris fans in the stands, he saw hope for the team!

"Indeed, Paris still needs to rely on the wing abilities of Mbappé and Di María to create upfront attacks. Making good use of one's advantages is quite important..."

Something was wrong; the Dortmund players quickly gathered together. Tang Ye found Piszczek: "Just don't be afraid! Mbappé's dribbling isn't actually that strong; don't let him get started, and if he has already started, just give him some distance!"

"His dribbling is very simple; just move along with him!"

Tang Ye patted his own thigh, hoping Piszczek could step up at this critical moment.

As long as they could mark Mbappé tightly, Dortmund would basically have today's match secured.

"We can play extra time."

Tang Ye said: "Let's play another 20 minutes first; if we can't score, we'll drag it out to extra time. Kylian doesn't have the stamina for extra time!"

The venue was extremely noisy, so communication between players on the field was basically done by shouting.

"Come on, come on!"

Clap clap!

The 72nd minute of the second half!

At this point, only a few minutes remained of the 20-minute time limit Tang Ye had mentioned.

The score was still 1:2, and Dortmund had not found any other good opportunities.

The good news was that starting from the 70th minute, Mbappé showed obvious signs of fatigue.

Mbappé seemed like he couldn't hold on much longer!

Tang Ye quickly picked up on this information, shouted a few times to his teammates, and demanded the ball.

After gaining possession, he immediately began a surging run through the center; Tang Ye used his ball control and movement to lift the entire team's rhythm.