After the draw ceremony for the Champions League round of 16, Paris Saint-Germain faced Saint-Etienne in the French League Cup quarter-finals on December 18.
Like the French Football Cup, the French League Cup champion will qualify for the Europa League next season.
However, the competition system of the League Cup is different from that of the French Cup.
The French Cup is a competition that all French professional and amateur teams can participate in, but the League Cup can only be participated by Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 teams, and the top few teams in the league last season can participate later, starting from the 1/8 finals.
This is to help the top teams in the league save energy for European matches so that they can focus more on European competitions.
However, starting from the 1/8 finals, it is mandatory to participate.
Fortunately, the League Cup is a one-win game. From the 1/8 finals, even if it reaches the final, there are only four games.
There was no suspense about the outcome of the game.
With Paris Saint-Germain's current strength and the fact that they are playing at home, there is no doubt that they will win.
The final score displayed on the big screen was 5-2. Although Saint-Etienne scored two goals from a free kick and a counterattack, they were robbed of five goals by Paris Saint-Germain and were unable to turn the tide.
Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013/2014 French League Cup.
After easily advancing to the quarterfinals of the League Cup, on December 22, in the 19th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain played against Lille at home.
This is the last round of matches before the French Ligue 1 winter break.
Lille is a traditional strong team in Ligue 1 and the champion of Ligue 1 in 2010/2011. In recent seasons, it has been among the top teams. After the first 18 rounds, Lille ranked third, showing good strength.
However, Lille did not play against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.
Facts have proved that other teams simply cannot compete with the current Paris Saint-Germain.
Lille adopted a defensive and counterattacking stance from the start, trying to lose as few goals as possible and didn't even think about winning.
This original intention has already determined the outcome of the game.
After 90 minutes, the score on the big screen was 2-0.
Although Lille did not score any goals and failed to win the game, they relied on a more determined and stronger defensive strategy than other Ligue 1 teams and only lost two goals, making them the team with the fewest losses in Ligue 1 so far.
Both goals were scored by Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin's total number of goals in 2013 remained at 144.
Although it did not exceed the annual record of 168 goals he set last year, it was already amazing enough.
Not only did Lu Wenbin extend his consecutive scoring record to 19 games, but Paris Saint-Germain's winning streak also extended to 19 games.
Paris Saint-Germain won the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 half-season championship with a terrifying 19-game winning streak, leaving second-placed Monaco 15 points ahead.
The French Ligue 1 championship is already in doubt with only half of the season having passed.
Although Monaco still has a theoretical chance of winning the championship, it will always be just theory.
Afterwards, the club held a Christmas dinner and then started the holiday.
Lu Wenbin didn't go anywhere. Apart from shooting some commercials, he stayed at home with Kate.
After New Year's Day, the team began to resume training.
On January 8, 2014, in the French Cup 1/32 finals, Paris Saint-Germain played away against French Ligue 2 team Brest.
The French Cup is the French Football Federation Cup, open to all professional clubs and amateur clubs led by the French Football Federation.
Moreover, even regional teams from France's overseas territories can participate in the French Football Federation Cup.
Like the FA Cup in many countries, the French Cup is also a hotbed of upsets.
For example, Paris Saint-Germain’s current opponent is a French Ligue 2 team.
Although Brest tried their best to create a miracle, the huge gap in strength made them powerless.
Not only powerless, but also slaughtered.
The final score on the big screen was 0-6.
Playing away from home, Paris Saint-Germain showed no mercy and slaughtered their opponents with a 6-goal advantage, advancing to the round of 32 of the French Cup in the 2013/2014 season.
Lu Wenbin completed a hat trick and had an assist.
After the French Cup, Paris Saint-Germain faced the first Ligue 1 game of the second half of the season.
On January 11, 2014, in the 20th round of the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain played away against Ajaccio.
After half a season, Ajaccio is now ranked last.
This game is a contest between the monitor and deputy monitor.
The only thing that everyone is interested in is whether Ajaccio, which is ranked last, can try hard and create some trouble for Paris Saint-Germain.
After all, Paris Saint-Germain’s league title is basically secured, so there is no need to fight hard.
Ajaccio, on the other hand, will have to fight hard to have a chance of staying in the league.
However, in the end, everyone was disappointed.
Ajaccio did play very hard and defended very aggressively.
However, the consequence was that Paris Saint-Germain had several free kick opportunities in the frontcourt during the game, three of which were from excellent positions and distances.
Lu Wenbin scored two goals using his special skills, and then scored another one from the penalty kick.
Lu Wenbin actually completed a free kick hat trick for the second time, which was even more impressive than Mihajlovic.
In addition to the free kick hat trick, Lu Wenbin also scored two goals in open play.
Lu Wenbin scored five goals for the second time in Ligue 1, helping Paris Saint-Germain to a 7-0 victory away from home.
Ajaccio is basically doomed to relegation.
This game was not only about the free kick hat trick for Paris Saint-Germain and Lu Wenbin, there were other things worth congratulating.
For example, this is Lu Wenbin's 20th consecutive game in which he has scored in Ligue 1. Lu Wenbin's record of 21 consecutive goals in the European league, which he created in La Liga, is about to be surpassed by himself.
For Paris Saint-Germain, this is their 31st unbeaten game, including 11 unbeaten games at the end of last season and 20 unbeaten games this season.
The longest unbeaten record in Ligue 1 was set by Nantes in the 1994/1995 season when they played 32 games.
Now, Paris Saint-Germain is only one game away from this record.
Everyone was mentally prepared, and breaking the entire record was almost effortless.
After the league match, Lu Wenbin rushed to Zurich, Switzerland to attend the FIFA 2013 Golden Globe Awards ceremony held at the Zurich Opera House on January 13.
There is no doubt that Lu Wenbin won the FIFA Golden Ball trophy for the fourth time thanks to his achievement of leading Real Madrid to win six championships last year.
This is the fourth time that Lu Wenbin has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, and it is a consecutive victory.
Lu Wenbin surpassed Platini and others who had won the Ballon d'Or three times before, becoming the first player in world football to win the Ballon d'Or four times in a row.
After the award ceremony, global media gave heavy coverage to the news that Lu Wenbin won the Golden Globe Award for the fourth consecutive time.
Some people are already calling Lu Wenbin the king of football or the god of football.