Chapter 104: PSG vs Barca- The Clutch God
January 29th, 2027...
[75:04]
The game was already 75 minutes in.
The Parc des Princes roared as if victory was already sealed. PSG led 2–0. Their fans were bouncing up and down in the euphoria of the moment, their chants shaking the cold Parisian night.
This was the moment when dopamine spikes in fans. Out of 10 male Parisian fans at this moment, ask them and 8 would say what they were feeling at this moment was even better than an orgasm.
That is the emotion of football, the euphoria of your team winning against a rival that you had so much bad blood and history with.
PSG were on top of the world, their players blossoming, their fans flying.
But down on the pitch, something shifted.
Samuel Moses’s eyes burned brighter. His chest heaved, sweat dripping, but his stance was unshaken. The whispers from the system echoed in his mind.
~----~
[Clutch Player activated!]
~----~
It was not even 80 minutes yet.
The skill activated prematurely, but in that instant after it activated, the Football God came alive.
Sam entered the flow...
BZZZ!
In his perception, the world seemed to have slowed down as everything became laid out in HD quality before him.
His breathing slowed, his eyes dilated, as his tongue stuck out in a drool as his eyes stayed trained on the ball.
FWEEEE!
The referee’s whistle sounded and the game continued.
78th minute...
Barcelona pressed again, and won the ball.
This time, they were more patient in their build-up as they embraced their infamous tiki taka... Pedri to Raphinha, Raphinha to Gavi, the ball snapped around the box but PSG’s blue shirts swarmed.
Then Sam appeared.
He dropped deep, dragging Marquinhos with him, before spinning with a sudden burst of pace that left the captain flat-footed.
Bzzz!
Yamal threaded the ball through, and Sam controlled with his right with a touch that could lull a fcking Tiger to sleep, and without hesitation, he rifled a low drive into the bottom corner.
BAM!
Donnarumma’s fingertips touched it, but it was not enough.
GOAL BARCELONA! 2–1!
The Parc des Princes fell silent for half a second, stunned, before exploding with fury. Barça’s bench erupted, Hansi Flick pumping his fist in ecstasy.
The commentator’s voice cracked with disbelief.
"HE’S DONE IT AGAIN!"
"SAMUEL MOSES! FROM NOWHERE!"
"THE KING OF CLUTCH HAS STRUCK, AND BARCELONA ARE BACK IN IT!"
Sam didn’t celebrate wildly.
He simply held a finger to his lips, staring at the Paris ultras. The silence that followed was deafening.
Well, sometimes, in football, just one goal was all it required to topple giants and for the momentum to switch angles.
PSG panicked.
Their pressing grew frantic, their passes rushed. Kvaratskhelia tried to drag them forward, his dazzling feet cutting through space, but Araújo and Cubarsí held firm. Dembélé cut inside and curled a shot, but Garcia saved brilliantly.
The crowd roared, urging their warriors to kill the game. But PSG’s hands trembled, the weight of history pressing down on them once more.
The shadow of the Champions League final last season loomed.
And then, in the 88th minute of the game, it happened...
Barcelona poured forward in numbers. Raphinha whipped in a cross, but it was cleared. Pedri recycled it, and it was blocked.
The ball pinged around like chaos itself.
Then it fell to Sam.
Twenty five yards out, back to goal, surrounded by Pacho and Marquinhos.
Sam’s options were limited, but when has he ever been limited by something mundane as options in his career?
He feinted left, and Cruyff-turned right, slipping between them like smoke.
BZZZ!
Pacho and Marquinhos, two of the best center defenders in the world were left chasing ghosts as the stadium gasped.
Sam charged forward and cut past Vitinha with a roulette, then danced around Hakimi with an elastico so vicious the Moroccan nearly stumbled and broke his ankle.
The space opened!
Time seemed to slow down as Donnarumma rushed out, arms wide.
Then, Sam chipped.
Bam!
Time slowed.
The ball floated like a dream, sailing just over Donnarumma’s fingertips, kissing the underside of the bar and bouncing into the net.
GOAL BARCELONA! 2–2!
The Parc des Princes fell silent. Absolute, crushing silence.
And then the commentators erupted like men possessed.
"OH MY WORD!"
"OH MY WORD!"
"SAMUEL MOSES HAS DEFIED THE GODS THEMSELVES!"
"HE’S DONE IT AGAIN, IN PARIS OF ALL PLACES!"
"A HATTRICK OF HEARTBREAKS FOR PSG... AND THIS, THIS IS THE STUFF OF LEGENDS!"
Sam sprinted to the corner flag, tearing off his shirt as he roared at the top of his lungs in celebration. Yamal leapt onto his back; Pedri and Gavi piled in, the bench storming the pitch in celebration.
In the stands, PSG fans buried their faces in their scarves even as Luis Enrique kicked the air in despair.
History was repeating itself.
The game continued, and the final minutes were chaos as PSG hurled everything forward. Dembélé cut in, but his shot was blocked. Kvaratskhelia found space, but he was dragged wide by an alert Kounde.
Even Marquinhos stormed up for a header, but Garcia pulled off another stunning save to keep Barca in the game.
Barcelona refused to bend.
Hansi Flick barked from the touchline, his hands slicing the air. "Hold! Hold!"
And when the referee finally blew the whistle, the noise was drowned by the stunned silence of Paris.
[FULLTIME: PSG 2-2 Barcelona]
As soon as the referee’s whistle sounded to end the game, Sam collapsed to his knees, arms raised as his teammates swarmed him.
The cameras zoomed in on his face, etched with fire and triumph.
The commentator delivered the final word, his voice trembling with awe.
"Tonight, Paris wanted revenge".
"Tonight, PSG wanted to bury their ghosts".
"But Samuel Moses, the Football God has once again turned the Parc des Princes into his temple. Two goals in the final minutes, and Barcelona escape with a point that feels like victory".
The world buzzed, and social media exploded.
Clips of Sam’s elastico and chip were replayed millions of times within minutes as the footballing landscape went haywire.
Hashtags trended globally: #ClutchGod, #MosesInParis, #PSGBrokenAgain.
In the mixed zone, PSG’s players trudged past reporters with grim faces.
Kvaratskhelia muttered. "He kills us every time..."
Vitinha shook his head. "Unbelievable," he muttered under his breath.
Sam, calm as ice, stood before the microphones for the post-match interview His voice was low but sharp.
He grinned. "Football isn’t about noise or revenge, it’s about moments. And when the moment came, I was ready."
And with that, he walked off, leaving the world to argue, debate, and worship in the wake of his brilliance.
[Man of the Match: Samuel Moses (Barcelona)]
[Final Score: PSG 2 – 2 Barcelona]
What... a game.