text/Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Liu Yi
The fourth round of the Champions League group staged a top team battle in the early morning of October 12, and Paris Saint-Germain was tied 1-1 by Benfica at home. Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica both won 2 wins, 2 draws and 8 points, ranking first and second in the group, while Juventus and Haifa Macca, which had 3 points, ranked third and fourth in the score.
Mbappe was elected the best player in this game, but his overall performance lacks persuasiveness. In the 37th minute, Paris Saint-Germain left wingback Bernat broke into the penalty area and was knocked down. Mbappe took the penalty and scored a penalty. In the 58th minute, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Verati kicked Rafa Silva down in the penalty area and gave Benfica a penalty. Mario took the penalty and tied the score.
The off-game story is even more exciting. Mbappe has been in a bad mood since the start of the new season. His transfer rumors have affected Paris Saint-Germain's overall performance. Although Mbappe rejected Real Madrid's invitation this summer and completed a sky-high contract renewal with Paris Saint-Germain, according to French media reports, he hopes to transfer next summer, and there are even reports that he will leave in January next year.
When Mbappe renewed his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the club not only gave him a high salary, but also gave him some decision-making power. However, Mbappe believes that Paris Saint-Germain has not fulfilled those promises, and its operations in the transfer market this summer are very failed, and it has not introduced the center and central defender that Mr. M wants.
In the French team, Mbappe played well with center Benzema or Giroud, but he was uncomfortable playing in the club and did not want to become a fulcrum center; in addition, his relationship with Neymar became increasingly tense, so he became interested in leaving.
is about to make a transfer just after renewing the contract. Mbappe is becoming more and more like a "giant baby" player, squandering his talents. Since the beginning of this season, his mentality in the game is very abnormal. Messi and Neymar cannot perform too poorly, otherwise it will be difficult to win; but Mbappe does not want his two teammates to perform too well, otherwise "Mr. M" will be stolen. But Messi and Neymar are in excellent form, which increases Mbappe's sense of loss on the court.
Messi is absent due to injury. It is a great opportunity for Mbappe to show off, but he did not seize the opportunity. The fictional reputation of the best player on the field is not very meaningful, and Mbappe's failure to lead Paris Saint-Germain to defeat Benfica at home is the key.
When Messi is not present, Paris Saint-Germain's offensive efficiency is inefficient and it is difficult to organize an effective offensive. This is not the performance Paris Saint-Germain should have. When Messi had not joined yet, Paris Saint-Germain reached the 2019-2020 Champions League final and the 2020-2021 Champions League semi-finals. At that time, Mbappe was much more mature than he is now. Last season, Messi's overall performance in Paris Saint-Germain was not outstanding, and Mbappe rode alone in the Champions League many times. This season, when Messi and Neymar are both in a state of great strength, Mbappe's mentality is unbalanced.
This summer, Mbappe performed a transfer soap opera, and finally chose the former between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid. Now the transfer soap opera has a sequel. Right wingback Ashraf is Mbappe's "best friend", but he is a little weak and powerless in defending his good brother: "I saw that Mbappe is eager to help the team today and eager to score. He helped us achieve our goals, and I see that he is very focused on this season and many great achievements in the future."
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Editor | Zhong Wenyi
