striker cool brother

Chapter 639

Intermission, Real Madrid dressing room.

The players sat on the bench, gasping for air, drinking water and wiping sweat with dry towels.

"Tony, you can boldly press forward when defending, and I will be behind you!"

"Karim, I was in a hurry to shoot just now. If we pass another kick, we will have a better chance!"

"Luka, behind the pass, the opponent's defense space is actually very large!"

Even after falling behind, Real Madrid players did not fall into a lifeless atmosphere during the halftime break.

Ancelotti looked at Modric and Kroos, lost in thought.

Falling behind by two goals before, Real Madrid had no choice but to press hard in the first half, which was too much a physical burden for the two veterans.

If he continues to play like this in the second half, no matter how amazing Pintus is, he will not be able to save his physical fitness from a serious decline.

Therefore, Ancelotti asked the substitutes to warm up in advance and be ready to be ready at any time.

Before the start of the second half, Manchester City actually made a substitution first.

Fernandinho replaces Stones.

Stones, who was injured, suffered a severe decline and was unable to continue high-intensity games.

Guardiola made adjustments very quickly. He identified the defensive problem in the midfield and used the five midfielders to directly talk to Real Madrid's three midfielders.

Manchester City did not intend to give up the attack because they were ahead. On the contrary, they attacked more fiercely.

Ancelotti did not rush to replace the defensive midfielder, but wanted to hit Manchester City through the counterattack of the striker.

The central defender's attacking defense is particularly critical.

Once the central defender goes up to fill the loopholes in the midfielder, then the three Real Madrid strikers can effectively threaten the two wings of Manchester City.

In addition to requiring the central defender to top the defense, Modric and Valverde need to run a lot to cover the defense and cut off the opponent's pass coordination.

Is this desperate?

Guardiola was a little surprised by the adjustment of Real Madrid's adventure.

With the current staffing of Real Madrid, unless Casemiro is in a brave state after playing and the two central defenders do not make mistakes, otherwise Camavinga alone cannot fill the defensive loopholes.

Since it cannot be filled, Ancelotti plans to give it a try and try his best defensively. The most important thing is to hope that the forwards can score more goals and bite the opponent on the score.

It's a gamble.

Although the central defender's attack can make up for the loopholes in the defense, Manchester City's frontcourt players have a fast foot frequency and smooth local cooperation. Once the attack is missed, only Courtois will be unlucky.

In the 50th minute, Manchester City played a wave of smooth cooperation on the left.

Zinchenko, De Bruyne and Foden played consecutive kicks to attract Real Madrid's defense to the wing.

De Bruyne took advantage of the situation and went straight into the ribs. After receiving a cross pass from Foden, he swept directly to the goal.

With a strange arc, the ball bypassed Militang at the front point and went straight to the goal.

Perhaps even Jesus in the middle didn't expect that Ding Ding's pass could bypass the front point so easily.

Due to lack of preparation, Jesus hurriedly kicked off and shot with the arch of his foot.

Courtois squatted quickly and blocked the ball with his left leg.

Hey!
Another missed scoring opportunity, the hearts of Manchester City fans, some can't bear the team's frequent missed opportunities.

On such an important stage as the Champions League semi-finals, it is very rare to get a chance to shoot, not to mention that Manchester City has missed the chance to win the game many times.

At this time, An Pang saw from the game that Modric's physical fitness had seriously declined, and immediately sent Camavinga to strengthen the midfield interception.

Nacho also replaced the injured Alaba as a central defender.

Perhaps in his mind, if he can withstand Manchester City's attack, the score of 2:3 is acceptable.

But Manchester City was not satisfied with the score.

Although at the beginning of this season, the Champions League canceled the advantage of home and away goals, but the weak lead at home is not safe in the second round.

Five minutes later, Manchester City continued to attack Real Madrid on the right.

Zinchenko punched Real Madrid's right rib and was brought down directly by Kroos.

While the Real Madrid players were waiting for the referee to blow the whistle to interrupt the game, the B-seat took the ball and broke into the Real Madrid penalty area, kicked and shot the ball into the net from the near corner.

At this time, the referee pointed to the middle circle, indicating that the goal was valid, and the Etihad Stadium boiled again.

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 】

[Man City scored a goal! 】

[Score 4:2! 】

[B-Silva made reasonable use of the principle of offensive advantage and scored a goal for the team! 】

[Real Madrid shouldn’t do that! 】

[Why would you make such a low-level mistake at this time! 】

Although this goal was a bit unexpected, An Pang still lost slightly in the tactical game with Guagua.

Just as Asensio was about to come off the bench, Manchester City's offensive from the left started.

Facing Real Madrid surrounded by many people on the wing, Mahrez pretended to pass a cross while changing the rhythm of his left foot. He quickly moved the ball straight ahead and forced a breakthrough.

【Eh?Mahrez is gone! 】

[Single knife ball! 】

【Shoot! ! ! 】

Amid the excited shouts of the on-site commentator, Mahrez's push shot slipped out again.

Three times!
It was Mahrez's third great scoring chance of the game.

Every time he shoots, he can directly kill the game.

Off the court, Guardiola could only hold his head in his hands, with anger, disbelief and helplessness in his eyes.

He didn't know what words to use to describe his current mood.

Perhaps the moment he turned around and slammed the water bottle angrily, he foresaw that this would be an imperfect victory.

So far, Ancelotti's adjustments have not yielded any benefits. On the contrary, the disadvantages have been frequently exposed to opponents.

Subsequently, Ancelotti continued to adjust and focused his offense on Fernandinho who played in the second half.

After Stones left the field, Manchester City switched to playing three central defenders, while veteran Fernandinho relied on the team's high position to press and play his ability to steal and intercept in the midfield.

In other words, if Real Madrid breaks through Fernandinho's defense zone, Manchester City's three-back system will become very fragile.

Guardiola looked at Ancelotti, who had been calm.

This fat old man is very bad!

In the 70th minute, Benzema retreated and came to the left to receive the pass.

Mendy slipped forward, and Rossi moved to the ribs, forming an offensive with two arrows.

In the confrontation with Fernandinho, Benzema pulled the ball back with a Marseille gyration, and at the same time, quickly pushed the ball forward with his right foot, avoided the interception, and broke forward.

The fans in the audience were also shocked by Benzema's coquettish operation.

[It is said that the older a player is, the more eccentric he plays! 】

[Benzema’s flash of inspiration just now was indeed a manifestation of his skills and awareness to the extreme! 】

[Real Madrid counterattack opportunity! 】

[Benzema makes a direct pass! 】

[Rosie single-handedly! 】

[Deduct Dias! 】

【Shoot! ! ! ! 】

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! ! ! 】

[The ball has scored! 】

[What an incredible game! 】

[4:3! 】

[Real Madrid bite their opponents tightly, creating a huge sense of urgency for Manchester City! 】

Guardiola's ominous premonition was fulfilled.

The team will definitely be punished after frequently missing opportunities.

And this goal is very similar to the red-blue battle between Manchester City and Liverpool two weeks ago.

Manchester City's defense was unable to restrict the opponent's versatile center, and Salah penetrated the space behind the high defense.

The same is true for this game.

Benzema retreated to take the ball and attack in series. He also used high-quality offense to penetrate Manchester City's midfield defense.

Ancelotti pushed back Manchester City's limit pressure with a violent side pushback mode.

At this point in the game, the overall situation has been decided.

The coaches of both sides are preparing for the second round of the game.

The comeback of Casemiro on Real Madrid's side will raise the defense to a higher level.

The return of Manchester City's two main full-backs and Gundogan's return can change the situation.

In the end, Real Madrid left the Etihad Stadium with a score of 3:4.

(End of this chapter)