Chapter 657: No suspense
Chapter 657 has no suspense
The cheers at the Etihad Stadium never stopped!
Once the lead was achieved, the situation of the race did not change much!
Real Madrid has the advantage of possession, this is because Manchester City took the initiative to give up the front to Real Madrid, but Real Madrid's offensive organization is helpless in the face of Manchester City's tight defense!
On the contrary, Manchester City continued to threaten Real Madrid's goal with counterattacks!
Almost every counterattack by Manchester City can always make the hearts of Real Madrid fans tight.
If it weren't for Casillas' several wonderful performances, Real Madrid would have fallen behind by two goals.
Ancelotti doesn't have much to do about this situation, and he has little room to adjust.
Ten players are already in absolute weakness, if Real Madrid is ahead, it's fine, now Real Madrid are behind, if they want to score, it will be difficult.
Now think about it, if Real Madrid could seize the opportunity when the two sides met in the first leg, Real Madrid would not have to be so passive now.
But where in the world are there so many ifs.
It was because of City's win in the first leg that they were able to put on such a pitch on their home turf, while Real Madrid had no choice but to continue attacking.
Real Madrid are now one goal behind, and if they don't find a way to equalize soon, the consequences of one less kick will be even more serious in the second half - the fitness of the Real Madrid players will be more severe.
The Real Madrid players know that, so in the next step, they have to press hard and try to score, even if the back is empty, they can't take care of it.
Real Madrid kept sending crosses or long-range shots, while Manchester City counter-attacked at the first opportunity, and Real Madrid could only follow desperately to defend and stop the opponent even if it was a foul.
Knowing that if this continues, Manchester City only needs to seize a counterattack opportunity to make Real Madrid completely lose the possibility of coming back, and Ancelotti can only acquiesce to the team's current performance.
Ancelotti is gambling.
He can only hope that Real Madrid's stars can show their inspiration and help Real Madrid score early!
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In the 40th minute of the game, there were only five minutes left in the first half.
A quick counter-attack by Manchester City almost connected with Griezmann in the front court, but fortunately, Casillas attacked in time and kicked the ball to the front, otherwise Manchester City would have been a one-man chance.
This time, however, Casillas' ball was headed back into the centre circle by Kompany. Eriksen flicked the ball wide with his left foot without stopping, Hazard cut inside, only to concede the ball and get past Arbeloa in an instant!
"Manchester City two-on-two!!"
When Eden Hazard dribbled forward at high speed, Antoine Griezmann was also up front.
Real Madrid only had two defenders left, Ramos and Pepe, and, of course, Casillas rushed to the goal.
Because he was afraid that Hazard would hang the door directly.
Hazard had intended to hang the door, but he gave up when he saw Casillas' speed of return, and now is a great opportunity to make a low success deal with the hanging door.
He rushed forward with the ball, Griezmann was responding, Ramos and Pepe were defending, and the Real Madrid players in the front field hadn't had time to come back yet!
The second sophomore in the front court!
It was another great chance for Manchester City to fight back!
Every time Eden Hazard touched the ball, it was like a signal amplified by the cheers at the Etihad Stadium, which shook the pitch like a rocket accelerating.
Griezmann and Hazard crossed and then when Griezmann appeared in the box on the left, Hazard's pass was just right!
Rumble!!
The sound of the scene swept through the four directions like an explosion!
"Antoine Griezmann!! Antoine Griezmann wins the ball in the box!! He confronted Casillas directly!! ”
Lightkinson grabbed the microphone and shouted!!
"Antoine Griezmann is in the box! What is Ramos doing!? Stop him!! ”
Madrid's commentator roared anxiously, and he couldn't even rush down from the commentary box and rush to the goal to defend Griezmann!
Amid the cheers from the sky, Griezmann shoots with his left foot!
This shot was a tricky shot, the ball was close to the ground, and it ran to the far end!
It's a shot from the calf, not a lot of power, but it's sudden, and the angle is well controlled!
Casillas reacted to such a tricky shot, but the ball flew past him!
Griezmann added an inward spin to the shot, allowing the ball, although not fast, to stick to the ground while not running in a straight line, but in a slight arc.
It was this slight curvature that bypassed Casillas's fingertips that the Real Madrid goalkeeper failed to touch the ball.
The ball went around his defence and into the goal from the far end!!
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“GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!”
"Two to zero!! Two-to-!! Towards the end of the first half, City took a two-goal lead!! ”
"A very easy counter-attack!!! It's so easy!! Hazard got past Arbeloa and drove straight into the net to Griezmann, who sent the ball back into the net! Everything seemed so easy! ”
"Real Madrid have one man less, their midfield is almost unguarded, and every time Manchester City counterattacks, they can always make their defence shaky!!"
The commentators roared!
The players congratulated each other a few times, and Gao Bo in the coach's box did not react much.
With a two-goal lead, there is no suspense left in this game.
The first half ended quickly, and at half-time, Gao Bo praised his team's performance, but didn't say much.
Isn't it a matter of course to be two goals ahead with an extra kick?
In such a high-level confrontation, there is one more person than the opponent, what an advantage.
Gao Bo will never allow his opponent to have a chance to turn the tables.
"Defense!! In the second half, it was still defensive. Maintain this defensive intensity, don't let them easily organize the attack in the front court, press them, it is best to let them fall into an isolated situation of fighting alone, and if there is a chance to counterattack, don't be soft! Remember, don't let it slip off, this piece of meat is already in our mouths, so we must not let it slip! ”
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In fact, this is also true.
Real Madrid were not able to pull off a miracle.
In the second half, Carlo Ancelotti used up all three of his substitutions early, but it didn't make any difference.
Instead, Manchester City scored first.
In the 68th minute, on a counter-attacking occasion, Antoine Griezmann fouled Pepe, and City were awarded a free-kick in front of goal, a position that was perfect for a direct shot.
David Silva came to handle the ball, and his free-kick went around the wall and the ball went into the corner!
Three to zero!
Manchester City lead by three goals.
After that, Gao Bo also began to make substitutions.
Adam, Barry, and Harry Maguire played.
Gao Bo asked Maguire to play in the back, and his task was to keep an eye on Ozil, who was the tandem of Real Madrid's attack, without Ozil's tandem, Real Madrid's two superstars, Ronaldo and Bale, could not be contacted.
In the end, Real Madrid also failed to score.
Manchester City won 3-0 at home to secure the top spot in the group one round ahead of schedule!
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"The game is over!! The game is over!! Manchester City beat Real Madrid 3-0 at home!! They secured the first place in the group one round earlier!! Congratulations Manchester City!! They made it to the last 16 of the Champions League!! ”
At the end of the whistle, the commentators and fans in England were very excited.
This is a landmark event for Manchester City.
Manchester City FC has reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in its history!! At this point in time, this game, can go down in the club's history.
Every game in the Champions League after that, every round forward, will be a record-breaking moment.
The players also celebrated on the pitch, while Gao Bo looked calm.
It's just a group qualification, and the opponents in this group are not too strong teams except Real Madrid.
As long as Manchester City beat Real Madrid, it is a matter of course that they will finish first in the group, and it is definitely not a surprise.
He got up from his seat, shook hands with Carlo Ancelotti and thanked the fans around the pitch with the players before leaving the pitch.