"The first half is about to end."

"The score on the field is still zero to zero."

"From the situation in the first half, Barcelona undoubtedly had the ball possession, while Paris Saint-Germain was an abnormal landlord to defend, and Gao Han's tactics were obviously more pursuing stability."

"This is not difficult to understand. After all, the players of Paris Saint-Germain are not as skilled as Barcelona. Once they fight firmly, they are defeated by the opponent's pass and control style, what is waiting for Paris Saint-Germain will be a ruthless massacre."

"It should be said that in the first half, Paris Saint-Germain's style of play was quite amazing. Gao Han's team devoted a lot of energy and time to the task of maintaining the overall formation order, so we can see that their investment on the offensive end is not large and the effect is not very ideal, but on the defensive end and the strictness of the lineup are impressive."

"Many people say that Gao Han is the best at offense, but in fact, we have to admit that he is also very good at defense, and his defense is not a full-line retreat, but an organized pressure and pressing. This worked very well in the tactics of the first half and also brought Barcelona the most untempered first half of the season."

"Yes, although Biranova's team controlled the ball, it has never been able to find a way to effectively break the opponent's goal. Paris Saint-Germain's formation and discipline in the absence of the ball make it difficult for Barcelona's ball to find space once it enters the 30-meter area. It is difficult for Xavi and Iniesta to send out threatening straight passes."

"This is undoubtedly very targeted and also a very successful defensive strategy."

"If there are fans familiar with La Liga, it will be easy to see. It is very similar to the game in which Chinatown defeated Barcelona this season. Pochettino's team finally defeated Barcelona 3-2 at home. Gao Han must have learned from that game, and Paris Saint-Germain's overall strength is stronger than Chinatown."

"So, we can definitely have more expectations for the second half."

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While the TV commentator was summarizing the first half, Gao Han also stood in front of the coach's seat and looked straight at the stadium.

In the past forty-five minutes, both teams have created many opportunities, but neither of them has very threatening opportunities to score points, so neither of them has been able to score goals.

The midfield in Paris Saint-Germain was well organized in this game, with a very strict and orderly division of labor, and the three players each performed their duties.

Matuidi, who replaced Yaya Toure, was arranged to drag the team at the end of the team and assumed the defensive task of dragging the midfield. His responsibility was to cut off the opponent's offensive line and prevent Barcelona players from facing the defense directly.

At this point, he did a very successful job, and he worked diligently throughout the first half and completed meticulously.

Pirlo stood beside Matuidi. His defensive task was not heavy. He was mainly responsible for supporting Matuidi. When the team turned from defense to offense, he assumed the first goal point and accurately sent the ball to both wings of the frontcourt in a diagonal form.

But the division of labor between the two is not exactly the same. Matuidi will take the initiative to push forward when necessary and conduct close-up guarding. This is what Pirlo is not good at. So after Matuidi grabs, Pirlo will take the initiative to retreat to fill the gap behind Matuidi.

Di Maria is the best performer in this midfield. He provides a lot of running coverage and oppression of Xavi. At the same time, he frequently returns to defend and supports Marcelo's defense on the left side. His mission is also the heaviest among the three midfielders.

Xavi did not pass the ball well in the whole first half, and Di Maria made an indelible contribution.

Since Pirlo and Matuidi are very close and Di Maria is leaning towards the left, Aubameyang on the right also actively returns to defend, and his position is retreating very deeply, looking like a wing forward.

The soldiers have no constant power, and the water has no constant shape.

Paris Saint-Germain seems to play 433, but it will switch the team's formation to 442 and even 451 according to the situation on the court. Even Marcelo, who usually loves attacking, focused on defending Messi throughout the first half.

Everyone in the team unified their thinking and united, which caused Barcelona's depression in the first half.

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"Give me a copy of the first half."

Gao Han kept staring at the field, stretched out his right hand without looking back, and said to the coaching staff behind him.

Soon, a tablet was handed over to Gao Han, and Sergio Garcia followed him.

Gao Han took it and saw all the data clearly.

"Fifty-six vs forty-four, our possession rate is not too bad." Gao Han smiled.

Sergio Garcia shook his head with a wry smile, "That depends on how to compare. If we compare the average ball possession rate of Ligue 1, then we will definitely be bad."

Not only in Ligue 1, but even in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain's average ball possession rate is basically around 60, second only to Barcelona and Manchester City, the team that is best at ball possession this season in the Champions League.

In other data, there is one that is more interesting to Gao Han, that is, Barcelona did not shoot directly to the goal in the entire first half. This has to be said to be a very satisfactory data and also reflects Paris Saint-Germain's success in targeted defense.

On the contrary, Paris Saint-Germain had a chance to shoot directly at the goal. Not long after the opening, it came from Aubameyang's counterattack on the right, passing the ball to Suarez. The Uruguayan striker shot directly, but the angle was straightened, but the force was not applied, and it was easily confiscated by Valdes.

Barcelona had three corner kicks, but Paris Saint-Germain did not, and neither side did offside.

Paris Saint-Germain mainly focused on maintaining formation and focusing on defense in the first half. Even Aubameyang and Neymar actively retreated, which basically kept the team very close from front to back.

But in this way, the threat on the offensive end is relatively poor.

"What do you think?" Gao Han asked Sergio Garcia.

The right-hand assistant glanced at Gao Han, smiled and said, "You know what you know, and you still ask me?"

Gao Han was silent, and Sergio Garcia could only shake his head and say again: "The defense is basically stable."

This is also the strategy formulated by coaches such as Gao Han and Zidane before the game.

The first half was mainly focused on stabilizing the defense and maintaining the overall formation, so Gao Han said at the pre-match preparation meeting that he could accept zero to zero in the first half, even losing a goal.

Because he knew very well that as long as the formation stabilized, the players began to become familiar with the rhythm of this game and Barcelona's passing and control rhythm, the second half would be much easier to play.

At this moment, the referee finally blew the whistle to the end of the first half.

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With a score of zero to zero, the players at Paris Saint-Germain looked in a good mood.

Although they missed several scoring opportunities, they had completed the tasks assigned by head coach Gao Han, and did not allow Barcelona to break through their own goal, and they were well organized in defense.

Assistant coach Zidane returned to the locker room, his face obviously had a satisfied smile, which showed that the coaching staff was still affirming their performance, so every player breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Han was the last one to leave the court and return to the locker room.

As soon as he entered the door, he became the focus of all the players in the locker room.

"Congratulations, you guys performed great in the first half!"

The head coach's words made everyone in the locker room laugh.

Gao Han looked at Di Maria and pointed his head, "How is it? Is it okay?"

In the whole first half, the Argentine players had the heaviest task and the pressure was particularly high, but he completed it very well. The only thing that made Gao Han worried was his physical fitness. Judging from the data derived from Sergio Garcia based on his running, he should be able to persist until the second half.

"Don't worry, boss, it's okay to continue playing like this in the second half." Di Maria said with a smile.

He was happy that he was able to get Gao Han's name inquiry because it represented the manager's satisfaction with him.

Di Maria's answer also made a burst of laughter in the locker room.

"That won't work. You have to keep some strength to attack in the second half." Gao Han smiled faintly.

Everyone in the locker room was excited after listening to it.

A few simple words had such a huge effect among the players, which made Zidane on the side admire him, but he knew very well that the reason for this was because Gao Han had accurately judged the situation in the first half before the game.

It can be said that the competition has not exceeded Gao Han's expectations until now.

Under this situation, the players' trust in Gao Han will undoubtedly become stronger.

"Matuidi, your position should be forward in the second half, and leave the mopping position to Pirlo. I need you to be more forward and provide more pressing and oppression." Gao Han pointed at Matuidi.

The French low back raised his right hand and didn't talk to each other, but his meaning was very clear, ensuring that the task was completed.

"In the second half, Barcelona kicks off first. We need to actively press. Suarez and Neymar have to press and press against two central defenders of Barcelona from the beginning. They can't let them get the ball as they please. Even if they force them into their penalty area, they will force them to me. Do you understand?"

Suarez and Neymar looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other.

After struggling to hold on to the first half, it was finally time to be proud.

"Don't worry, boss, I promise to force them to death."

"I keep my energy and wait for this moment." Neymar smiled excitedly.

Gao Han pretended to be stunned, "So you didn't do your best in the first half."

Neymar was stunned. He was just boasting and tried his best in the first half.

But Gao Han obviously ignored him and pointed at him and threatened: "If you don't score in the second half, you will be dead."

Looking at Neymar's bitter expression, everyone in the locker room burst into laughter.

"The task I give you in the second half is very simple. Continue to maintain the tactics of the first half and keep the formation tight and orderly, but at the same time, we must invest more on the offensive end, especially our two wings."

Speaking of this, Gao Han looked at Pirlo, "pass the ball to the diagonal and give full play to the speed advantage."

Pirlo is an experienced veteran, so of course he can understand Gao Han's meaning.

"We should use long-distance passes to schedule and pull more, do we understand?"

"I understand!" Everyone in the locker room answered in unison.

"Very good!" Gao Han said vigorously, "I believe that after the first half of the game, you should all build up enough confidence. You should start to believe what I said. As long as you do what I said, I promise that you can take away the St. Berede Cup from here tonight. Tomorrow, you will be the European champions!"

As soon as Gao Han finished speaking, every player's eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

The biggest difference from Barcelona is that every player at Paris Saint-Germain, even veterans like Pirlo, is eager to prove their strength and to get this honor.
Chapter completed!