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.
🧠 SYSTEM STATUS
Fatigue: 94%Focus: StableBuffs Active: Clutch PerformerSteel Will
Assigned Kick: 5th Penalty
Hidden Trait Opportunity: Legacy Clutch→ Will unlock if scoring a decisive penalty under pressure
Note: "Victory achieved before turn will trigger alternate trait reward."
⚽ PENALTY LINEUPS
Manchester United:
Bruno Fernandes
Rashford
Garnacho
Casemiro
Mateo González
PSG:
Hakimi
Kolo Muani
Barcola
Zaïre-Emery
Lee Kang-in
Mateo stood silently at the edge of the group, bouncing gently on his feet.
He was ready.
🥅 ROUND 1
Bruno Fernandes stepped up — cold and clinical.
✅ GOAL — UNITED 1 - 0
Hakimi answered, slotting his high into the right.
✅ GOAL — PSG 1 - 1
🥅 ROUND 2
Rashford — eyes calm.He sent Donnarumma the wrong way.
✅ GOAL — UNITED 2 - 1
Kolo Muani struck hard — OFF THE POST!
❌ MISS — PSG
Mateo didn't react — but his fists clenched behind his back.
🥅 ROUND 3
Garnacho, youngest on the pitch, took his run-up…
Clean strike.Clean result.
✅ GOAL — UNITED 3 - 1
Barcola tried to curl it left…
ONANA SAVED IT!
❌ MISS — PSG
🎙 COMMENTARY
"It's slipping through PSG's fingers…"
"One more. If Casemiro scores — it's over."
🥅 ROUND 4
Casemiro.
Veteran. Warrior. Ice in his veins.
He ran, struck—
GOAL.
✅ GOAL — 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 — 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.
🧠 SYSTEM REWARD
Objective Adjusted: Victory Secured Before Kick
🎖 Trait Unlocked:→ Silent Anchor – Boosts team morale and internal system composure during decisive phases, even without direct action
Title Gained:🏅 "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.