i want to be king

Chapter 985
If you only look at the score in the first half, Manchester City got a not-so-good result.

Two to one, gave Real Madrid a valuable away goal.

If this score is maintained until halftime, although Manchester City won the first round, the second round is still very dangerous, especially to be a guest at a hell-level away game like the Bernabeu, the challenge is even greater.

Fortunately, there is still a second half of the game.

After the players returned to the locker room, they were all in good mood and in good spirits.

Obviously, this was the effect of Su Dong's second goal. Without that goal, Manchester City was tied [-]-[-] by Real Madrid in the first half, and the players' mood would be completely different.

Guardiola was basically satisfied with the team's morale after seeing the situation of the players, so he didn't say anything more, but raised some problems that Manchester City encountered in the first half of the attack.

He insisted that in the second half, Manchester City must continue to attack and must strive for goals.

"Our three lines must maintain the pressure on Real Madrid, and we must not give the opponent a chance to breathe. We must strive to win the opponent in one go, establish an advantage in the first round of the home game, and then take the initiative in the second round."

The knockout round is to play targeted tactics. Whoever has the initiative will have a better chance.

Manchester City itself is the kind of tactical style that is dominated by me. It seldom changes the team's style and tactics according to the opponent, and more just makes targeted adjustments in some details.

"At the same time, our two wings need to be more active, and the wing attack in the first half was not enough."

Guardiola did not name them, but he also made criticisms, mainly because the team's wing attack was not active, which caused the team to fall into a stalemate in the first half. In fact, Real Madrid's counterattacks were not many, but they just made a goal.

Sometimes, football games are like this. There are many opportunities, but it does not mean that you will definitely be able to score goals. Sometimes it seems that there are no opportunities, but you can score goals.

Guardiola focused on the team's offense in the first half and put forward some opinions, especially for the wing.

Arbeloa's defensive ability is obvious to all. He was famous for freezing Messi when he was in Liverpool. After he came to Real Madrid, he soon became the main right back under Pellegrini's command, and he was also Spain.

Coentrao is both offensive and defensive, and he played very well in the Portuguese national team, so he was bought by Real Madrid with a lot of money. His joining also changed Real Madrid's previous weakness and vacancies on the left.

It can be said that with the presence of these two full-backs, coupled with the double midfielder composed of Khedira and Harvey Alonso, Real Madrid's defense is still very strong.

Sanchez and Di Maria's personal abilities are indeed very strong, but it is really difficult to dribble through Real Madrid's defense.

Especially when the full-backs can't come forward to help more.

As for the full-backs, the pressure is also great. Marcelo is facing Benzema, and Zabaleta is facing Cristiano Ronaldo on the right. It is too risky to press up, and he will be punched behind him in minutes. No one dares to be careless.

This is also the difficulty of the Champions League knockout round.

Every duel is a dialogue between the strong and the strong. Every opponent is a strong team with superior strength. No one can take down the opponent steadily.

At this time, having a top superstar with outstanding strength will show its effect.

Whether it was Real Madrid in the first half, using the cooperation of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo to create a free kick in the frontcourt, or Su Dong's two goals, to a certain extent, they are all typical players who can rewrite the trend of the game with their personal abilities.

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As the number one star in the team and the captain of the team, Guardiola also wanted to hear Su Dong's thoughts at this time.

After being named by the head coach, the other players all looked at Su Dong in unison.

In this dressing room, Su Dong has more prestige than Guardiola.

Seeing everyone's eyes and feeling the eager anticipation in their eyes, Su Dong smiled slightly.

"Actually, it's not that serious." Su Dong said with a relaxed smile.

Mao Zedong said that we must despise our opponents strategically and pay attention to them tactically.

Real Madrid is very strong, but Manchester City is definitely not bad, and it is still home.

"I think Pep is right. We didn't do well in the first half of the offense. One of the important reasons is that they all received inside and outside the penalty area, which led to a lot of defensive pressure in the middle."

Su Dong didn't say it clearly, but everyone knew what the scene was like.

In the first half, there were often three or four defensive players around Su Dong. On the one hand, Real Madrid's tactics were mainly defensive, but on the other hand, it can also be seen that Manchester City's offensive players failed to share the defensive pressure for Su Dong effectively in a timely manner.

"I think we should stretch Real Madrid's defense as much as possible in the second half, and the two central defenders of Real Madrid will be handed over to me!"

When Su Dong said this, his expression was full of confidence, so that everyone could feel his confidence in his own strength.

This is the strength of a top superstar!

Having such a superstar is to be able to stabilize the morale of the army at critical moments, so that the team has a backbone and a direction. Otherwise, if Aguero or Dzeko are replaced, they will not be sure to handle Ramos and Albiol. Manchester City will still have to grind slowly in the second half.

Guardiola agreed with Su Dong's suggestion very much. He was also full of confidence in Su Dong's strength. He made a decision on the spot and made some fine-tuning on the players' running positions and coordination to allow them to better cooperate with Su Dong.

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The second half of the game restarted.

Manchester City used the kick-off to slowly control the ball and slowly advance towards Real Madrid's half.

Real Madrid still adopted the tactics of the first half, trying to wait for the opportunity.

After the adjustment of the intermission, the players of the home team began to walk more actively on the side, especially after the 30-meter area of ​​​​Real Madrid in the penalty area, they basically walked on the side first, and Sanchez and Di Maria started the offensive.

Su Dong is more cruising in the penalty area, suppressing Ramos and Albiol, ready to receive passes from the wing and outside the penalty area.

After the start of the second half, Manchester City launched wave after wave of offensives, constantly creating threats.

In 1 minute, after seeing an opportunity, Marcelo quickly moved forward, plugged in on the left side of the road, and after receiving a pass from David Silva, he stuck to the left line, forced a breakthrough, threw away Arbeloa, and made a bottom pass to the front of the penalty area.

The Brazilian left-back's sudden push-in disrupted Real Madrid's deployment. Benzema did not follow up to the penalty area, leaving Marcelo unguarded. This pass was also very accurate. At the same time, it also made Real Madrid's defensive players in the penalty area a little unprepared. On the contrary, Sudong reacted the fastest. After Marcelo received the ball, he was ready.

By the time Marcelo made a pass from the bottom, Su Dong had quickly thrown off Ramos and Albiol, and he bent over and dived to the top, ahead of Casillas who attacked, and headed Marcelo's cross to the left of the goal.

This made Casillas completely unable to save, especially after failing to block the ball in time from behind, he disarmed directly.

The ball went into the left side of the Real Madrid goal.

Three to one!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"One minute, one minute, Su Dong performed a hat-trick!"

"Three to one! Manchester City has further expanded its lead!"

"It was a very good and very sudden goal combination at the same time."

"Marcelo's sudden back jump caught Real Madrid's defenders by surprise. He almost didn't have a decent forward attack in the first half, but this sudden back jump was very deadly."

"Obviously, Guardiola must have made arrangements and adjustments during the intermission, especially for the attack on the wing. Marcelo was very resolute in going forward without any hesitation. After receiving the ball, he forcibly used his speed to throw away Arbeloa and sent a wonderful assist to Su Dong in the penalty area."

"Su Dong's diving to the top is also very beautiful, and Casillas' attack is a little slower."

"Three to one, now Real Madrid is in a very embarrassing situation."

"Although they had an away goal, the score was [-]-[-]. After returning home, they were still at a disadvantage."

"Now it depends on what Pellegrini will choose. Do he want to strive for another away goal? Or hold on to this score? You know, Manchester City's morale is very strong now. If they continue to maintain the current status quo, Manchester City is likely to score again."

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Facts have proved that Manchester City really has such a plan.

Everyone knows that the best schedule for the knockout round of the Champions League is to go first and then host.

Because the first round is away and the second round is at home, there are more opportunities to choose. Even if the horse stumbles in the first round, the situation can be reversed in the second round.

And all the teams that play at home in the first round will find it very troublesome. On the one hand, they want to get enough advantages in the first round, and on the other hand, they are worried about giving away goals to their opponents.

As a result, there is often an interesting situation in the Champions League knockout matches, where the away team plays more aggressively than the home team.

It has to be said that the away goal rule is another great invention in the history of the Champions League. It makes the knockout rounds of the Champions League more thrilling and at the same time greatly encourages goals.

Manchester City's current mind is also very simple. After giving the opponent an away goal, I will try my best to make up for the goal.

Three to one?

No, it's not safe for this score to go to the Bernabéu Stadium, so we must continue to attack, do not give Real Madrid any chance to breathe, and strive to gain more leads in the first round of the home game.

How much lead is considered stable?
God knows!
So, keep attacking, keep attacking!

Real Madrid also quickly made adjustments. Pellegrini took the lead in making substitutions, replacing Kaka with Shaheen, and adopted a three-middle midfielder.

Sure enough, after Pellegrini made the substitution, Real Madrid took the initiative.

Whether it is from the perspective of staffing or the team's tradition, Real Madrid has no reason to stick to it.

As a result, the game suddenly became more attractive.

(End of this chapter)