Chapter 991: Collective Silence

Glory's goal was a huge blow to Bayern Munich's morale.

These Bayern Munich players are all reacting at this moment, what they are facing is glory!

They know exactly what it's like to be a glorious opponent, because for the last three years, they've been able to see for themselves how the opponent across from them struggles in every game.

The kind of struggle that wants to let go of the attack but doesn't dare, and doesn't attack and can't do it, is really too torturous.

After the resumption of the game, Bayern Munich's morale dropped, and their attack was not as fierce as before, but Manchester City, who scored the goal, gradually gained the upper hand.

It looks like Manchester City are playing more at home.

Manchester City did not continue to chase after the lead, they kept the football firmly at their feet and played with possession.

Tong guò passes back and forth and runs to mobilize Bayern Munich's players, leading them by the nose.

The Bayern Munich players did not work too hard because of low morale.

And just like that, the first half of the game between the two sides was over.

The score was 0:1, and Bayern Munich, who was playing at home, fell behind.

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At half-time, Benitez did not propose anything to the team's table, this game is insignificant for Manchester City, and it is not meaningful to seriously arrange tactics. It's better to let the players play on their own and see what kind of football they can play.

At the same time, Rafael Benitez decided to make substitutions early in the second half to get more players a chance to play in the Champions League – a game in which he did not field his full squad. This is also a point that made Bayern Munich happy before the game, thinking that they had a chance.

How did you think that the glory had exploded?

Therefore, no matter how many main players are replaced on Manchester City's side, as long as the glory is still on the field, it actually makes no difference.

Benitez also had no intention of replacing Glory early.

On the other side of the dressing room, Louis van Gaal was cheering his team on and he saw the team's morale slump after conceding a goal.

The players must be re-motivated.

“…… Think of the ridicule that Real Madrid had in the media after they were knocked out of the competition. Do you want to be treated like that? Don't be intimidated by a dropped goal! ”

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There were no substitutions after the resumption of the second half, but the Bayern Munich players were much more positive than they were in the final stages of the first half.

It seems that Louis van Gaal's adjustment at half-time still played a role.

The Bayern Munich players regained their fighting spirit, and the Bayern Munich fans began to cheer them on again.

The Allianz Arena was buzzing again, as it had been before the glorious goal in the first half.

Manchester City, who had a one-goal lead, counter-attacked, was the tactic that Rafael Benitez's side did best.

With players such as Glory and David Silva, Manchester City does have the capital to play defensive counter-attacks.

Then the two sides started a tug-of-war, Bayern Munich still used set-pieces to threaten Manchester City's goal, and Manchester City also used Bayern Munich's set-piece opportunity to threaten Bayern Munich's goal by counterattacking.

Both sides had chances, but neither side scored.

With the passage of time, the score remained unchanged, it was still 0:1, and Bayern Munich, who was playing at home, was behind.

Bayern Munich are starting to look a little impatient.

Robben is more of a solo player than a team-mate. As soon as the ball is at his feet, it's hard to expect him to pass it again, and in the end he has to run all the way and cut inside to shoot - and that's a good result. Most of the time, he couldn't break through to the edge of City's penalty area to shoot.

And Manchester City have also started to make substitutions.

Benitez replaces Berbatov and comes on for Sneijder.

Sneijder didn't start the game and Benitez gave him a rest.

Replacing Sneijder now does not mean to strengthen the attack, but rather to strengthen the midfield control.

Having such a person in the midfield who can control the ball and stop it can increase the control power in the midfield, so that you can control the football more at your feet and kill time.

It's better than handing over the football to Bayern Munich and letting Bayern Munich keep attacking.

After Sneijder came on, City's pace of action slowed down a lot.

But at the same time, their counterattacks have become sharper.

Because Sneijder's pass is better than Elano......

This makes Bayern Munich very uncomfortable.

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In the following time, Manchester City used the counterattack to play Bayern Munich, and until the 80th minute, the score did not change.

"Time is running out for Bayern Munich!" CCTV's commentator He Ping said. 'If they want to qualify from the group, they have to score two goals in the remaining ten minutes! At this time, Bordeaux has a 2:1 lead over Real Madrid at their home stadium, Real Madrid is storming Bordeaux's defense, and Bordeaux doesn't know if it can withstand it. Maybe Bayern Munich will only be able to count on their opponents, Real Madrid, to qualify from the group......"

He began to analyze the group's form for a domestic audience.

On the other pitch, Bordeaux was indeed under siege by Real Madrid.

That goal for Real Madrid came during this time.

Real Madrid was demoralized and were looking to score one more goal, or even two.

It's true that they have already missed out on qualifying from the group, but they still have to fight for glory.

The most successful team in the history of the Champions League will miss out on the knockout stage for the first time in history, and it would be too much to say if they didn't win a single game in the group stage......

So if Bordeaux loses the game, it doesn't matter if Bayern Munich loses this game.

Many Bayern Munich fans feel that it is already difficult for Bayern Munich to beat Manchester City, and it is better to count on Real Madrid, who are fighting for honor, to give some strength......

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In the last ten minutes, Bayern Munich bombarded Manchester City's penalty area.

And Manchester City, except for glory, everyone returned to defend near their penalty area.

David Silva was replaced, he didn't play much in defence, it was enough to have a glory in attack, there was no place for him.

After he went down, Benitez replaced the centre-back Godin and formed a defensive formation with three central defenders to strengthen the defense in the box, especially high balls.

Godin is also a centre-back who is adept at clearing the ball with his head.

After another minute, he replaced Zabaleta with Richards and continued to strengthen the defence.

Bayern Munich, on the other hand, brought on Olic and Tymoshchuk...... But none of this worked.

The game soon went into stoppage time.

The scores of the two games have not changed.

Bayern Munich are 1-0 down at home to Manchester City, while Bordeaux are still 2-1 at home to Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich gave four minutes of stoppage time in this game.

At this time, there was a loud boo from the stands.

I don't know if these fans are unhappy with the only four minutes of stoppage time, or if they are unhappy with the team's watch. Or is it...... It's both.

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The last four minutes were also Bayern Munich's last madness.

“…… If you don't exert any more strength, Bayern Munich will only have the last four minutes left in this season's Champions League! Marcel Leif cried out anxiously.

The Bayern Munich players are also aware of this, and they are desperate to attack, and at this time, they do not care whether the huge space behind the back line can allow glory to gallop.

What's the point of not conceding a goal if you can't score?

However, in the first three minutes, their siege did not pay off.

In the fourth minute of stoppage time, City were in possession.

Sneijder quickly passed the football to glory.

There was a burst of exclamations from the stands.

"Rong-!" Marcel Leif's voice was terrified.

He thought that Rongguang would dribble the ball and smash Huanglong.

But this time, Glory didn't go straight to the goal.

He didn't even fight back quickly.

After receiving the ball, he stopped the ball at his feet and walked forward in no hurry.

After Bayern Munich's players were in place, he passed the ball back to Sneijder.

Sneijder realized Glory's intentions and instead of continuing to pass the ball forward, he passed the ball back.

In this way, the Manchester City players fell upside down in central midfield.

"Wing doesn't seem to want to embarrass Bayern Munich any more. It's a foregone conclusion, and if you lose one more goal, it won't look good......" John Mortensen explained to England fans in front of the TV.

“…… At this time, everyone can understand Honor's approach. He can score if he wants to score, but there is no need to score this goal. He can't score this goal, and Bayern Munich can't return to the sky. After all, it is his old club, and Glory still saves some face for Bayern Munich. It's just that Bayern Munich itself is not angry......" He Ping also sighed. "Seeing that after Rong left Bayern Munich, he is living better, making a lot of money, and his honor is also increasing, I really don't know how Hoeness feels at this time......"

"Man City was down at the back, Rong was alone in front, but the ball didn't reach him, he didn't run, he didn't raise his arms to ask for the ball. He just stood. This game is over! Marcel Leif sighed and said that Glory had done its best, and no one could blame anything.

The only goal scored by Glory was due to the work ethic of a professional footballer, and now he has chosen not to score because of his feelings for Bayern Munich. He's become the number one player in the world here, there's a lot of good memories here, and he doesn't want to make things too hard.

And at this time, the latest news came from another stadium - the match between Bordeaux and Real Madrid was over, and Bordeaux withstood Real Madrid's stormy attack at the last moment, and finally defeated Real Madrid with a score of 2:1!

As a result, Bordeaux has eight points and jumped to second place. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, is third with seven points. Even if Bayern Munich can score a goal in the last half minute, equalize the score, and level with Bordeaux on eight points, it will not help.

Because in the case of the same score, it is necessary to compare the relationship between the winners and losers of each other, and in this regard, Bordeaux, which has one win and one draw against Bayern Munich, has the advantage.

Bayern Munich ...... Already knocked out!

The stands at the Allianz Arena, which had been noisy for almost the entire game, fell silent as Bayern Munich fans bid farewell to their 2009-2010 Champions League season in the final 30 seconds of the game.

It was as if there was a collective silence.