What s going on? Mendes defended Salah, Saka, Yamal this season, but was blasted by Chelsea

July 14th July The Club World Cup final ended in the early morning, and Chelsea defeated Paris 3-0 to win the cup. Paris left-back Nuno Mendes performed poorly in this game, and Chelsea scored three goals on his side. After the game, the quarrel between Mendes and Joao Pedro also triggered a large-scale conflict between the two teams.

Chelsea's first goal, Mendes lost to Gusto, who broke into the penalty area to assist Palmer ↓

Chelsea's second goal, Mendes lost the ball after attacking the frontcourt, Palmer broke through and cut in the wing, and Chelsea's third goal, an open space between Mendes and the central defender, Palmer made a wonderful pass to help Joao Pedro score a goal↓

Before this game, Mendes' recent performance has been well received. He has fought with many world-class wingers and successfully restricted his opponent.

In the two rounds against Liverpool, Nuno Mendes made Salah almost no contribution in both games; Nuno Mendes also performed well against Rodgers (Villa) and Saka (Arsenal), and basically limited Inter's right-wingback Dumfries in the Champions League final.

When he arrived at the Club World Cup, he locked up Giuliano Simeone in the match against Atletico Madrid. He won a chance to rest in the loss to Botafogo and did not start. Since then, he has performed well against Allende (Miami International), Olise (Bayern), and Vinicius (Real Madrid).

In the UEFA Nations League, Mendes contributed assists and goals in the semi-finals and finals respectively, and also performed well against Yamal.