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[Roderi grabs Modric! 】

[I was knocked down, the referee didn't say anything! 】

[Real Madrid lost the ball! 】

[Rhodri is fighting for this half goal! 】

Hey!
After a loud exclamation, there was a restless roar in the Bernabéu stadium.

Just now, Rodri made a suspected foul and knocked Modric to the ground.

Just when he was about to grab the ball, the angry Casemiro kicked the ball out of bounds.

Casemiro's siege movement was very large, and he meant to go towards Rodri's body.

As he walked back, Casemiro glared at Rodri fiercely, giving him a full sense of oppression.

And Rodri is not afraid of things. When he played against Villarreal and Atletico Madrid in La Liga, he had the experience of facing Casemiro, provoking with the same eyes.

The contest between the two in the midfield directly reflected the tactical deployment of the two coaches at the beginning.

Visiting the Santiago Bernabeu, Manchester City did not follow the pressing tactics of the first round, emphasizing midfield interception during the off-ball phase, and only launched a fierce counterattack after losing the ball.

Just now Rodri went up to grab Modric, which was the team's quick reaction immediately after losing the ball.

Casemiro, who returned, was given more defensive tasks by An Pang, using his wide range of running to cover the backcourt.

Four goals were scored by Manchester City in the first round because the midfielder was completely blown out.

Only relying on a solid defense, Real Madrid's pass control + speed up can be expected to be realized.

Manchester City's frontcourt throw-in, Mahrez received the ball and passed it back behind him, not in a hurry to attack.

The total score is leading, and there is no away goal advantage. If Real Madrid wants to advance to the final, they must score at least two goals.

With a psychological advantage, Manchester City is not in a hurry to attack, but uses its own skilled pass control to control the rhythm of the game.

But Real Madrid will not let the ball play easily at the opponent's feet, and immediately start a high-position press.

After Kyle Walker returned to the starting lineup after recovering from injury, he was able to form a passing cooperation with B-Silva, De Bruyne and Mahrez on the wing, taking into account both offense and defense.

Real Madrid put in Rossi, Benzema, Modric and Mendy to press the group, and started a mirror dialogue with Manchester City's winger.

Manchester City's advantage lies in their youth, while Real Madrid's advantage lies in their experience.

Before Rossi joined, Real Madrid's oppression structure was actually not tight enough, and the aggressiveness was not strong, which is why Real Madrid rarely played high-position oppression.

After Rossi came, the situation improved.

Rossi, who has his own "pressure" attribute, will cause an extremely tense sense of pressure on the passer, which will gradually cause him to play the ball hastily.

In the 11th minute, Manchester City handed the ball to De Bruyne under the continuous pressure of Real Madrid.

After receiving the ball, the Belgian midfielder saw that all nearby passing lines were cut off by Real Madrid players, and they could only rely on large-scale transfers to break the pressure.

Rossi's attack aggravated De Bruyne's sense of crisis, and he directly kicked to find Foden on the left.

But this pass was substandard and too deep. After a few steps, Foden stopped running, wasting energy.

Real Madrid did a good job of pressing at the beginning, but Manchester City did not give Real Madrid a chance to counterattack in the frontcourt.

This way, they can take their time transitioning into positional defense.

With the defensive line retreating deeper, Vinicius's threat is greatly weakened and he is unable to impact his opponent vertically during counterattacks.

Since the fast break could not be played, Real Madrid simply switched to positional warfare.

Vinicius took the ball on the wing, not only restraining the defense, but also creating time for his teammates to enter the outflanking position.

After Carvajal stepped forward, he received a pass from his teammate and made a pass directly.

After drawing an arc, the ball quickly came to the middle.

When the two sides were fighting for position, they intercepted each other, resulting in no one jumping up and allowing the ball to reach the back point.

After Rossi charged forward and gathered strength, he jumped high and headed the ball towards the far post.

Goalkeeper Ederson was in a hurry when faced with a header from such a close range and was unable to make a save.

Seeing that the ball was about to fly into the net, a foot swept across the air to clear the ball.

[Header was actually kicked out! 】

[Who, who is it? 】

[Who blocked Rossi’s header from close range! 】

On-site high-definition camera images locked the Manchester City players who made an extreme clearance.

De Bruyne.

The core of Manchester City's midfield, one of the top 5 midfielders in the world.

After the successful clearance, De Bruyne and his teammates celebrated with high-fives one by one, and the morale of the team greatly increased for a while.

"It's okay, it's luck!"

Benzema comforts Rossi.

Switching to any striker would be somewhat discouraged by such a thrilling save in front of the goal.

But Rossi's eyes were still full of fighting spirit.

In the next game, the two sides came and went, playing offensive football, and the rhythm of the game was pulled up for a while.

In the 14th minute, De Bruyne tried a long shot from outside the penalty area, but it was confiscated by his good brother Courtois.

In the 18th minute, Vinicius forcibly broke into the penalty area in a counterattack and shot high from a small angle.

In the 20th minute, De Bruyne smashed outside the penalty area and grabbed a second penalty kick. He faked a shot and passed the ball into the penalty area.

But B-Silva's shot from a small angle was saved by Courtois.

Both sides played well offensively and their defense was much more solid than in the first round.

Especially after Casemiro returned to the midfielder position, Real Madrid performed very well in aerial control, physical confrontation and ground interception.

In the 25th minute, in the face of De Bruyne's shot after going forward into the penalty area, if it were not for the interference of Casemiro's shovel, Manchester City might have rewritten the score.

During this period of the first round, both sides made big kills and scored 3 goals.

At present, both teams have a lot of shots, but there are not many actual threatening shots.

This also reflects the improvement in the defensive quality of both sides.

Fast-paced offense and high-quality defense made the first half of the game extremely intense.

Although Real Madrid has sufficient physical reserves under the training of Pintus.

But if you want to take advantage of your physical strength, it is based on an equal situation.

Now Real Madrid still faces the unfavorable situation of falling behind in the total score, and its physical energy is naturally consumed faster than Manchester City.

Soon, the two sides entered the intermission with a tie.

In the locker room, An Pang, who never relaxed, immediately started arranging tactics for the second half.

"Everyone did a great job in the first half, both offensively and defensively!"

"But as I said, if you want to win your opponent, you must first defend yourself well!"

"Manchester City's offensive routine is almost the same as the previous game. They all use the wing to attack inward and attack the sky above our defense zone."

After all, Ancelotti drew a circle and marked it in the gap between the full back and the central defender.

"These two places are gaps where we are often easily caught."

"So, we have to adjust in the second half!"

"Tony, you play double midfielder with Casemiro, cut off their connection."

"As soon as we get the ball here, come back right away."

"Venicius, you will play the leading role in the second half."

Eh?
There was a sudden burst of cheers in the locker room.