Extra Time – First Half
The players walked back onto the pitch like soldiers returning to the battlefield.
Muscles heavy.Hearts pounding.The air over Paris crackled with fate.
⚠ SYSTEM STATUS – EXTRA TIME
Fatigue: 89%Focus: ModerateBuff Sustained: Clutch Performer – Active
⚠ Injury Risk: Minor muscle strain (manageable)
Objective Triggered: Deadlock Breaker→ Deliver decisive contribution before penalty shootoutReward: "Steel Will" Passive Tier I
⏱ 97TH MINUTE — PSG'S BLOW
United had backed off too much.They were tired.Too tired.
Kang-in threaded a perfect pass between Casemiro and Varane.
Kolo Muani.
He took a touch — then curled it around Onana.
⚽ GOAL — PSG
4 – 2 on the night. 6 – 5 on aggregate.
The stadium shook.
The ultras set off flares.Motta jumped in the air.Barcola grabbed Kolo's face and screamed with him.
Paris believed.
💬 BRUNO TO MATEO
"We're running on fumes."
Mateo didn't answer.He just turned to look at the scoreboard.
Then at the sky.
⏱ 108TH MINUTE — LAST HALF BEGINS
Amorim made his final move.
Eriksen off. Garnacho on.Fresh legs. More chaos.But it would come down to one chance.
⏱ 116TH MINUTE — THE MOMENT
Bruno launched a desperate switch to the right.Garnacho sprinted to keep it in.He barely reached it — chipped it backward into the box.
Mateo was there.His run had been unnoticed.
No time to control.
One touch.
Left foot.
Volley.
GOAL — MANCHESTER UNITED
⚽ 3 – 4 on the night. 6 – 6 on aggregate.
The entire United bench erupted.Bruno fell to his knees.Amorim hugged his assistant coach like he'd won the lottery.
Mateo stood still.Eyes closed. Arms lifted.
He didn't celebrate.
He endured.
🧠 SYSTEM QUEST COMPLETE
✅ Deadlock Breaker
🎖 Reward Unlocked:→ Steel Will (Tier I)→ Grants mental and physical stability during final minutes or penalty shootouts
Match Rating: 9.6Buff: Adrenaline Override – Activated Temporarily→ Fatigue penalties suppressed for 10 minutes
⏱ FULL TIME WHISTLE
PSG 4 – 3 Manchester UnitedAggregate: 6 – 6
There were no roars now.Just silence.
A kind of reverence.
The match had become legend.
Now… it would be decided in the cruelest way.
Penalties.
Mateo walked to the United huddle, sweat dripping, heart calm.
"Let's win it the hard way," he said.