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Chapter 385 Vera's tacit understanding

With the end of Manchester City's game, the other three games of the Champions League quarter-finals also decided the outcome.

Bayern Munich and Manchester United scored 4:4 in the two games, but Bayern had one more away goal, so they eliminated Ferguson's team and advanced to the semi-finals.

Although the result was a draw, it was not easy for Bayern.

The first round of the two teams was held at the Allianz Arena in Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich defeated Manchester United 2:1 at home.

However, at the end of the first half of the second round, Bayern once fell behind 0:3, with a total score of 2:4, and the situation was almost on the verge of despair.

The only good news is that at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United's Raphael turned from two yellows to one red and left the field early.

At the critical moment, under the leadership of Van Gaal, Bayern's German spirit was reflected. In the second half of the game, they chased two goals in a row. Olić and Robben each scored a goal to equalize the score.

In the end, relying on the advantage of an away goal, Bayern Munich advanced to the semi-finals.

Another showdown was between Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow. Inter Milan eliminated CSKA cleanly with two 1-0 home and away games.

The last match was between Arsenal and Barcelona.Although Barcelona was tied 2:2 by Arsenal in the away game, after returning home, Messi performed well and scored four goals alone, helping Barcelona beat Arsenal 4:1 and advanced to the semi-finals.

And the matchup of the semi-finals is also clear.

Manchester City played away and then played against Bayern Munich.

Inter Milan played first, then away, against Barcelona.

The two games are full of highlights.Both Manchester City and Bayern are the overlords of their respective leagues. Not only have they won the league title, but they have both reached the finals of their national cups and are likely to win the Triple Crown.

And Barcelona is where Mourinho used to work, and Mourinho also worked with Guardiola for four years, and the two have quite a relationship.

Back in the Premier League, Manchester City has won the championship ahead of schedule and can rotate without any scruples.

On April 4th, Manchester City beat Birmingham 10-1 at home, and Samaras contributed the only goal.

Three days later, on April 4, Manchester City ushered in the FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa.

This is a battle of revenge.

Before the game, Duncan made this point without hesitation. Football games need blood.If it's calm all the time, what's the point of playing?

It's all good to read the scriptures!

In the league standings, Villa ranks sixth, only two points higher than seventh Liverpool.

Of course, because of the League Cup championship, Aston Villa has already qualified for the Europa League next season in advance.

The points gap from the fourth Arsenal is a bit big, so Villa has basically completed the task this season.

At this time, winning one more championship trophy is obviously much better than winning one more place in the league.

So in this game, both sides sent their strongest lineups.

"I'm not going to keep my hand." Duncan laughed when shaking hands before the game.

"Don't, otherwise, I will feel like I won a fake Manchester City." Aston Villa coach, O'Neill laughed.

In this game, the tasks of the season have been completed, and the two teams that have no pressure in the league have sent their strongest lineups.

And in the process of the game, both sides played very actively.

Manchester City is of course actively engaged in offense. After a round of league rotation, the assistants have accumulated a lot of physical strength and energy, while Aston Villa is even more unconservative. When attacking, they will never be stingy with their troops.

In the open scene, there are chances for both sides.

The Manchester City team, which was instilled with the idea of ​​"revenge" by Duncan before the game, showed a very high fighting spirit in this game.

In the 11th minute, Manchester City got a free kick from the left, Pedro hoisted the ball into the penalty area, Thiago Silva and Otamendi twin towers grabbed the point, plus Shevchenko, Manchester City's header Ability cannot be underestimated.

Aston Villa's defense against these people is also in place. Not only are some people blocking the space, but some are also close-to-mark.

Mentally and physically, defend Manchester City.

The corner kick kicked off, and several people scrambled to form a ball.

But unexpectedly, several people were feints.

The real main attack is Lichtsteiner at the back point.

Lichtsteiner sprinted with all his strength when he was unmarked, but the ball was too fast. He tried his best but missed the football, but accidentally hit the outer guardrail.

After a while, he slowly stood up.

A few minutes later, Aston Villa also made a counterattack. Under the tight marking of Manchester City, Downing got a rare chance to dribble the ball directly in the direction of the attack. Hard.

Downing chose to cross before Hargreaves who defended was in place.

Diego Lopez slapped the ball over Kalu's head, but under the influence of Kalu, he didn't have the power to shoot it. Fabian Delphi inserted in the back row and greeted the ball with an angry shot.

Diego Lopez has fallen to the ground. Although he struggled to get up, he was still a beat behind.

With the sound of whistling wind, the football flew into the goal.

1: 0!
Aston Villa lead!
In this game, Aston Villa drew the home lottery, so after the goal was scored, there was a burst of cheers in the stands of Villa Park Stadium.

They didn't expect that their team could play such a clean and efficient goal.

Such a goal is obviously a result of a long-term routine practice and a skilled cooperation.

Like Manchester City, Aston Villa, which has maintained a stable lineup year after year, surpasses other teams in tacit understanding.

Of course, the indifference to winning or losing is also a guarantee for Aston Villa to perform well.

After conceding the ball, Manchester City stepped up their press against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa's players can make breakthroughs individually, but it is more difficult for them to cooperate.

Manchester City's position seems to be aimed at Villa's few players with the ball.

To put it bluntly, Villa's tactics are still very simple and touching.

Either make a long pass to Abanglaho, or a long pass to Karoo, or a long pass to Tangning.

Come and go, just a few axes.

And Manchester City's defense is not to target these finisher players, but their shooting points.

Once Manchester City loses the ball, the midfielders will fight back on the spot. Even if they can't fight back, they will cut off Aston Villa's passing route through coordinated running.

Duncan's intentions are obvious: since the opponent's advantage lies in tacit understanding, and the characteristic lies in simplicity, then breaking this tacit understanding for a long time will force Aston Villa to make more complicated choices.

When Tang Ning didn't rush forward on the wing, but used his own skills to surpass others or pass back, Duncan smiled.

Aston Villa's offensive lifeline was choked by him, and the next thing to do was to be beaten!

(End of this chapter)