After Lu Wenbin scored the second goal for Paris Saint-Germain to regain the lead, Monaco stepped up its attack, seemingly wanting to equalize the score again.
However, they failed to do so this time.
Although Falcao made a threatening shot in the 39th minute, it was eventually poked out of the bottom line by the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper with his fingertips.
Falcao's shooting accuracy is still significantly lower than Lu Wenbin's. He cannot control the shooting angle as accurately as Lu Wenbin, which leads to many good opportunities being wasted.
The subsequent corner kick did not pose a threat and was cleared by center back Alex heading it out of the penalty area.
After Falcao wasted a threatening attack, Paris Saint-Germain did not sit idle.
In the 43rd minute, Lu Wenbin and Ibrahimovic moved to the side at the same time. The movement of the two world-class stars pulled away several Monaco's central defenders such as Carvalho, leaving the central defense empty.
Carvalho took the opportunity to cut inside and after receiving the pass from midfielder Motta, he broke through the defense of only one person and entered the penalty area.
There was no choice but for Monaco defender Fabinho who rushed over to the side to make a tackle, but he accidentally tackled Cavani and the ball together and committed a foul.
The referee awarded the penalty without hesitation, ignoring the arguments of the Monaco players.
Cavani created a penalty.
After the penalty was awarded, Cavani looked at Lu Wenbin, because Lu Wenbin was the first penalty taker designated by the head coach.
However, Lu Wenbin shook his head and did not take the penalty kick.
Lu Wenbin no longer needs to rely on penalties to improve his stats, and the experience of a goal is of no help in meeting Lu Wenbin's huge demand for upgrade experience.
Besides, since the start of the season, most of the goals have been scored by Lu Wenbin and Ibrahimovic, and Cavani, as the main striker, has scored fewer goals.
Now that the opponent has broken through and created a penalty, Lu Wenbin will not take the penalty to avoid creating a rift.
Ibrahimovic did not go for the penalty kick.
Seeing this, Cavani happily held the ball and put it on the penalty spot. After the referee blew the whistle, he kicked the ball into the goal.
The Monaco goalkeeper guessed the direction wrong.
Cavani scored the third goal for Paris Saint-Germain by taking the penalty he created, helping Paris Saint-Germain lead Monaco 3-1 at home.
Not long after Cavani scored the penalty, after one minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and both sides entered the halftime break with a score of 3-1.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
Monaco did not feel discouraged because of falling behind by two goals. They continued to stabilize their defense and tried their best to counterattack, hoping to score, equalize, or even reverse the score.
In addition to introducing several superstars, Monaco has also trained some very young players. They are very motivated when facing Paris Saint-Germain led by Lu Wenbin.
We don't have to beat Paris, but as long as we perform well in this game, we will be noticed by countless media and fans around the world who are watching the live broadcast.
Therefore, Monaco's players, from top to bottom, are full of fighting spirit.
In the 57th minute, Rodriguez dribbled the ball on the wing and cut inside, and Falcao broke into the penalty area.
Rodriguez made a fake move to pass the ball to Falcao, which caused Silva in front of him to move a step in the direction of Falcao's running, giving Rodriguez a space to shoot.
Without hesitation, Rodriguez took another step sideways and took a long shot from outside the penalty area, hitting the far corner before Silva rushed up.
The ball passed through the fingers of goalkeeper Duchez and went into the goal along the far post.
Rodriguez scored a beautiful inside shot and once again tenaciously pulled one point back for Monaco. The score between the two sides was 3-2, with Monaco only one goal behind.
After scoring the goal, Rodriguez celebrated vigorously with his teammates. Rodriguez even rushed into the stands of the visiting Monaco fans and had close contact with the fans, igniting the enthusiasm of Monaco fans.
Although they are few in number, it does not prevent them from cheering for the team at the top of their lungs.
And this goal is the reward given to them by the players, or hope.
Now, Monaco is only one goal behind Paris Saint-Germain, and they still have a chance.
The following game was much more intense.
Even though Monaco has been very careful not to give Paris Saint-Germain free kicks in dangerous areas, sometimes the situation on the field does not allow people to remain calm.
In the 71st minute, Ibrahimovic began to show off his footwork, passing three players in front of Monaco's penalty area.
As a result, when he was about to pass the fourth man, he was kicked in the calf by defender Kurzawa who was eager to steal the ball.
Although Ibrahimovic's strong body prevented him from falling, and he even used his height and long legs to stretch his feet to control the ball again, the referee still called a foul on Kurzawa.
This was a free kick opportunity with a very good distance and position in front of the penalty area. Ibrahimovic did not take credit for it and gave the free kick to Lu Wenbin, who had better free kick skills.
Lu Wenbin has now gained the trust and support of the entire team.
Including Ibrahimovic, he also really wants to win the Champions League with Lu Wenbin.
It's not a question of whether or not to cling to someone powerful. It's just that as we get older, we become more open-minded and no longer engage in emotional disputes.
Since Lu Wenbin is better than him, Ibrahimovic will not deliberately make trouble. It is enough for them to work together and fight for Monaco's Champions League dream.
Lu Wenbin activated his special skills and kicked the free kick created by Ibrahimovic directly into Monaco's goal.
Lu Wenbin completed another hat trick, giving Paris Saint-Germain a 4-2 lead.
At this time, this score, the Monaco players were somewhat hit hard.
There were only 20 minutes left, they were two goals behind, and their opponent had a pervert like Lu Wenbin. It was hard to believe that they could equalize the score and prevent the opponent from scoring any more goals.
However, although they were somewhat hit, two goals were not a chasm. The entire Monaco team continued to persevere, trying to stabilize the defense while counterattacking to score goals.
In the 83rd minute, Monaco had a very good chance.
The cool Berbatov ran into an open space and Falcao passed the ball to him in time. As long as he shot or passed the ball to Rodriguez who was running, the threat would be very great.
As a result, facing the fierce tackle from Paris Saint-Germain defender Van der Wiel, Xiaosa jumped up without hesitation to avoid it, and naturally lost the ball.
This caused a lot of laughter from Paris fans. The Monaco players were helpless against their teammate who was afraid of confrontation and unwilling to run, and the confrontation eased.
Seeing that the game was about to end, Paris Saint-Germain did not attack too aggressively.
The two sides maintained the score of 4-2 until the referee blew the final whistle. Paris Saint-Germain won the battle for the top spot, consolidated its position at the top of the standings, and widened the points gap with the second place.