At 20:45 on the evening of March 12, with the referee's whistle, the second round of the 2013/2014 Champions League round of 16 between Paris Saint-Germain and Leverkusen officially began at home.
We lost the first leg by one goal and had an away goal.
According to historical statistics, in this situation, the home team has a higher probability of advancing than the away team after returning to their home ground for the second round.
After all, they only needed a 1-0 to solve the problem.
However, this is just a probability, and the probability is only about 50% versus about 40%, which is not a big difference.
Leverkusen is leading in the aggregate score, and as long as they draw away, they can still eliminate Paris Saint-Germain and advance to the quarterfinals.
This is why Blanco made large-scale rotations in the last round of the league.
Because we can lose that league game, but we can't even afford a draw in this Champions League game.
The Middle Eastern boss spent 150 million to introduce Lu Wenbin, not to win the French Ligue 1 championship that Paris Saint-Germain won last season.
Paris Saint-Germain’s only goal this season is to win the Champions League!
Of course, it would be even better if we could win the treble.
Anyway, we can't lose this Champions League game.
The weather was nice too, no rain.
After the game started, Leverkusen continued to press throughout the court like in the previous game.
However, today's Paris Saint-Germain is no longer the Paris Saint-Germain of the last game.
There was no rain, the grass was in good condition, it was their home ground, and with the home fans cheering, Paris Saint-Germain used their skilled technical advantages to completely defeat Leverkusen.
Especially Lu Wenbin, who can break through, pass and shoot, and is all-round in offense and defense. His luck is not as bad as in the first round.
So, just in the 9th minute of the game, Lu Wenbin broke Leverkusen's goal with a low shot in the penalty area after passing two people.
Paris Saint-Germain led 1-0 and the two legs were tied 2-2, but Paris Saint-Germain had an away goal and Leverkusen did not.
If the game ends with this score, Leverkusen will be eliminated due to the disadvantage of fewer away goals.
The situation suddenly turned around and became unfavorable to Leverkusen.
Leverkusen had to increase their offensive efforts and try to score a goal to turn the situation around.
But Paris Saint-Germain, whose skills, tactics and luck have returned to normal, is really not something Leverkusen can resist.
In the 28th minute, Lu Wenbin launched an attack. Ibrahimovic broke through the left side of the penalty area and made a cross pass. Lavezzi shot and scored. Paris Saint-Germain led Leverkusen 2-0.
In the 41st minute, full-back Maxwell suddenly made a forward pass and made a 45-degree cross. Lu Wenbin rushed into the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal.
Paris Saint-Germain was already leading 3-0 in the second leg and 4-2 in both legs, but Leverkusen hadn't scored a single goal until the end of the first half.
In the second half, Paris Saint-Germain continued to press Leverkusen and scored two more goals in the second half.
Leverkusen only managed to pull one point back through a free kick in the 74th minute, but ultimately lost 1-5 to Paris Saint-Germain in two legs and were eliminated with a total score of 3-6 in two legs.
Paris Saint-Germain reversed Leverkusen and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
This is the normal scenario. Leverkusen’s victory in the first round was just luck due to various coincidences.
As the Champions League quarter-finals have come to an end, the eight teams for the 2013/2014 Champions League quarter-finals have all been announced, namely Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Dortmund and Chelsea.
These eight teams are all the first place in the eight groups in the group stage. This is the first time in the ten years since the Champions League was restructured.
The top eight teams are all from the top five leagues, but La Liga occupies three seats, which shows its strength. Serie A was completely wiped out. The Serie A league, which was once known as the Little World Cup, has completely declined.
The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals will be on March 21, and Paris Saint-Germain will have to play a league game before that.
On March 16, in the 29th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain faced Saint-Etienne at home.
After 90 minutes, the score on the big screen was 4-0. Paris Saint-Germain once again won a big home victory, continuing to expand their cross-season unbeaten streak and winning streak this season.
After this round, Paris Saint-Germain's points reached 87 points, while second-placed Monaco had only 62 points. Paris Saint-Germain is 25 points ahead of Monaco.
With nine rounds left in the 38-round Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain is close to winning the championship ahead of schedule.
If they win one more game, Paris Saint-Germain’s points will reach 90.
Even if Monaco continues to win, it will only have 65 points. Paris Saint-Germain is 25 points ahead with eight league games left, and will win the championship eight games in advance.
Therefore, on the evening of March 21, in the 30th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain played away against Lorient, and the French Football Association brought the championship trophy to the scene.
However, during the day, UEFA first drew the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
There will be no seeding in the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals, and teams from the same country do not need to be avoided.
The final results were Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid in a La Liga civil war, Dortmund faced Real Madrid, and Manchester United vs. Bayern Munich.
Paris Saint-Germain was lucky to draw Chelsea, which is better than facing Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Manchester United and the like.
After the draw, Paris Saint-Germain will play away against Lorient in the evening.
In this game that determined whether Paris Saint-Germain could win the championship in advance, Paris Saint-Germain, with all its main players playing, continued the form of the previous game and easily controlled the game.
In the 14th minute, Lu Wenbin scored the first goal for Paris Saint-Germain with a direct shot from a zero-degree angle from a corner kick, and Paris Saint-Germain took a 1-0 lead away from home.
In the 35th minute, Lu Wenbin passed the ball to the side, Lavezzi made a cross from the bottom, and Ibrahimovic used a wonderful scorpion kick to send the ball into the opponent's goal in the penalty area.
In the 43rd minute, Lu Wenbin scored twice and scored the third goal for Paris Saint-Germain.
In the 68th minute of the second half, Lu Wenbin scored another goal, locking the score at 4-0, and Paris Saint-Germain won 4-0 away.
The game was far from over, but the substitutes on the sidelines and the Paris Saint-Germain fans in the stands had already started celebrating.
Although this is the first match of round 30, Monaco's match will not even be played until tomorrow.
But no matter how second-placed Monaco performs, Paris Saint-Germain, which has won 30 consecutive league games this season, has 90 points and has won the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 championship eight rounds in advance.
Amid the cheers of thousands of Paris Saint-Germain fans, Paris Saint-Germain lifted this season's Ligue 1 championship trophy eight rounds ahead of schedule.
This is the season with the most early championship rounds in the history of Ligue 1, and even all European leagues. Lu Wenbin has led Paris Saint-Germain to create an astonishing record.