After the restart, Villarreal's players found it much more difficult to attack than before, and this change naturally meant that the City players were working harder on defensive.

If a goal is immediately counter-attacked, it will have a huge impact on the morale of the team, so in order to avoid this, Van Basten ordered the opposition to be careful at the end of the celebration.

At this point, Manchester City did a really good job, and after seeing the team being tied, the red-eyed Garrido immediately waved his hand and signaled that the game would start immediately after the counterattack.

Manchester City's early preparation made Villarreal very helpless, and even while resisting Villarreal's attack, Manchester City also relied on a quick counterattack to rewrite the score again.

This was quite a blow to Villarreal, and in the 44th minute, Kompany made a very dangerous move in the penalty area, falling to the ground and tackling the ball, which would surely give the opponent a penalty.

However, the result was good, as Kompany's clean tackle cut straight at Rossi's feet and City counter-attacked.

After a pass of the broken ball to Li Feng's feet, Dzeko frantically rushed to Villarreal's backfield, and at the same time, Kolarov's reaction was quite fast, and at the moment of Kompany's break, he had already turned and rushed to Villarreal's hinterland.

Direct diagonal pass, this opportunity for a quick counterattack, if Li Feng still hesitates, he will not be able to have the current performance, Kolarov is full of energy, and directly opened the distance with Zapata.

Gonzalo, as a last resort, the Argentine central defender could only turn to Kolarov. This greatly reduced the pressure on Dzeko. After Gonzalo turned to Kolarov. Dzeko only needs to face Marchena's entanglement.

After successfully drawing Gonzalo to his side, Kolarov chose to trust Dzeko, and the Bosnia-Herzegovina striker lived up to the trust his team-mates placed in him.

Marchena may have had good pace when he was younger, but now in his thirties, Dzeko took a step of his thigh and broke free from the Spanish defender's tangle when he saw Kolarov's pass. Then a header cleared Kolarov's pass and sprinted into the box.

"GOAL~~~~ GOAL, ONLY SIX MINUTES HAVE PASSED SINCE THE LAST GOAL, MANCHESTER CITY'S QUICK COUNTERATTACK, KOMPANY BROKE THE BALL, LI FENG PASSED DIAGONALLY, KOLAROV CROSSED, DZEKO SHOOK OFF MARCENA'S HEADER AND GOT A SINGLE KNIFE, ALTHOUGH LOPES ATTACKED DECISIVELY. But it still couldn't stop the Manchester City striker's goal. ”

Dzeko's goal was undoubtedly great news for Manchester City, as it was the Bosnian striker's first goal since the third round of the league for the senior high. With the Manchester derby on the horizon, Dzeko's return to form has undoubtedly given Van Basten more options and invisibly increased the pressure on Manchester United. ”

Dzeko celebrated wildly after the goal, having arrived at Manchester City from Wolfsburg during the winter break last season, but his performance was a huge disappointment for the city.

In the new season, the first three rounds of consecutive goals once allowed Dzeko to conquer Manchester City, and then, after that crazy senior happiness, Dzeko seemed to return to last season's form.

The relentless ridicule from the media undoubtedly put extra pressure on the Bosnian striker, and within the team, Balotelli's brilliance also made Dzeko feel threatened.

But even so, Van Basten still chose him in this game instead of Balotelli, who had a good performance in the previous round, so while celebrating, Dzeko deliberately ran to the sidelines and hugged Van Basten.

"Dzeko repaid Van Basten's trust with practical actions, Balotelli is in excellent condition, but Van Basten still chose Dzeko in this game, maybe Van Basten really has a preference for Dzeko, after all, in Dzeko, Van Basten can see his shadow."

In fact, it is true, Balotelli's talent is undoubted, but his personality is too weird, Van Basten did not spend much effort on Balotelli during this time, but the effect is not obvious.

Although Dzeko's talent is not as good as Balotelli, Dzeko is obedient, Van Basten's teachings are even more divine, and the tactics arranged by Van Basten on the pitch are even more meticulously implemented.

From leading to behind, the morale of the Villarreal team at the moment can be imagined, in the face of this kind of opportunity, Manchester City is naturally unwilling to let go, take advantage of your illness to kill you, before the victory is established, there is no mercy on the field.

In the following minutes, Manchester City pressed Villarreal directly into the half, and if it wasn't for the referee's timely whistle at the end of the half, Manchester City might have been able to rewrite the score again, extend the advantage by two goals, and completely seal the outcome of the game.

However, the referee had already blown the whistle at half-time, and even if the Manchester City players were reluctant, they could not change the situation.

On the contrary, Villarreal's managers, players and fans, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the moment when the whistle blew, just now, they felt like a lonely boat in the sea, and the ship could be destroyed at any time.

"Villarreal has no way back, so in the second half, you have to be careful, they will definitely fight back like crazy, at this time, we only need one goal, just one more goal, we can solve the game completely," Van Basten was complacent in the dressing room, not taking the lead.

In the world of football, anything can happen, miracles are never lacking, Villarreal have the quality to create their own miracles, Van Basten and Manchester City have to do just not to give Villarreal hope of miracles.

Indeed, in the dressing room of the visiting team on the other side, "we have no way back, if we can't get points in this game, then I need to not only work hard, but also wait for a miracle, otherwise we have no chance of qualifying, and now, we are only one goal behind, it is not the end of the world, as long as we score a goal in the second half, we can hope to control it." ”

When the two sides re-entered the game, Villarreal swept away the morale of the first half and as coach Garrido said, as long as they can get a point, they still have hope of progressing from the group.

As for Manchester City, it is natural to extinguish Villarreal's hopes, this group is too chaotic, every point counts, and Manchester City cannot afford to take it lightly until they cannot establish qualification. (To be continued.) )