The match had drained them.
120 minutes of battle.Six goals shared.Exhaustion painted on every face.
Now, under the floodlights of the Parc des Princes, came the cruelest decider of all:
Penalties.
๐ง SYSTEM STATUS
Fatigue: 94%Focus: StableBuffs Active: Clutch PerformerSteel Will
Assigned Kick: 5th Penalty
Hidden Trait Opportunity: Legacy Clutchโ Will unlock if scoring a decisive penalty under pressure
Note: "Victory achieved before turn will trigger alternate trait reward."
โฝ PENALTY LINEUPS
Manchester United:
Bruno Fernandes
Rashford
Garnacho
Casemiro
Mateo Gonzรกlez
PSG:
Hakimi
Kolo Muani
Barcola
Zaรฏre-Emery
Lee Kang-in
Mateo stood silently at the edge of the group, bouncing gently on his feet.
He was ready.
๐ฅ ROUND 1
Bruno Fernandes stepped up โ cold and clinical.
โ GOAL โ UNITED 1 - 0
Hakimi answered, slotting his high into the right.
โ GOAL โ PSG 1 - 1
๐ฅ ROUND 2
Rashford โ eyes calm.He sent Donnarumma the wrong way.
โ GOAL โ UNITED 2 - 1
Kolo Muani struck hard โ OFF THE POST!
โ MISS โ PSG
Mateo didn't react โ but his fists clenched behind his back.
๐ฅ ROUND 3
Garnacho, youngest on the pitch, took his run-upโฆ
Clean strike.Clean result.
โ GOAL โ UNITED 3 - 1
Barcola tried to curl it leftโฆ
ONANA SAVED IT!
โ MISS โ PSG
๐ COMMENTARY
"It's slipping through PSG's fingersโฆ"
"One more. If Casemiro scores โ it's over."
๐ฅ ROUND 4
Casemiro.
Veteran. Warrior. Ice in his veins.
He ran, struckโ
GOAL.
โ GOAL โ UNITED 4 - 1
The stadium fell flat.
The referee looked to the center circle.
It was over.
Manchester United had done it.
They were through.
Mateo exhaled โ slowly.He didn't get to take the fifth.
But he didn't need to.
He had carried them here.Fought for 120 minutes.Bled in silence.
And now?
He walked into victory.
๐ง SYSTEM REWARD
Objective Adjusted: Victory Secured Before Kick
๐ Trait Unlocked:โ Silent Anchor โ Boosts team morale and internal system composure during decisive phases, even without direct action
Title Gained:๐ "Heart of the Line"
Progress toward Legacy Clutch: 70% (Next trigger will finalize unlock)
Mateo was mobbed by his teammates.
Amorim shouted his name.
Even Onana pointed and mouthed:
"That's the reason we're still alive."
As the crowd howled in Paris, Mateo stood tall.
He didn't need to take the last kick.
He was the reason they got there.