Chapter 988: Set Pieces
When the game began, Bayern Munich launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's goal.
The game was only 90 minutes, and this could be Bayern Munich's last 90 minutes in the Champions League this season.
In order not to make this qiē a reality, Bayern Munich must seize the 90 minutes of the game to try to win this game and give them a new life.
At this time, they didn't think about what to do with the backline after pressing the attack.
Nor are they qualified to think about it.
Because if you don't dare to attack for fear of losing the ball, it's the same death.
If you can score early in the attack, you may be able to firmly control the initiative of the game in your own hands, and Manchester City will not be able to play a counterattack at that time.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich also hopes that the aggressive attack of Tongguò will scare Manchester City and make them realize the importance of this game for Bayern Munich, so that they can retreat.
So in the first ten minutes, Bayern Munich almost bombarded Manchester City's half.
It looks like they're close to scoring a goal and maybe it's coming in the next attack.
The Bayern Munich fans in the stands were also thrilled, and every shot from Bayern Munich was able to inspire their cheers.
Even the commentator Marcel Leif thinks Bayern Munich's table is better: "...... If there is such a table, why should we wait until this time to fight for the right to qualify from the group? ”
The guest next to him said, "But it's not too late to work hard......
Marcel Leif cast his eyes on glory.
It's not too late now, he has to say it......
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Arjen Robben was also very active in Bayern Munich's attack, and compared to the first meeting between the two sides, he was more connected with his team-mates, no longer a situation of burying his head on the ball, either shooting on goal or being cut off by the opponent.
He will pass the ball to his teammates, and his teammates will pass the ball to him. And he and Ribery do some of the occasional swaps.
The two of them are linked up to make Bayern Munich's attack more threatening.
In the eleventh minute, Franck Ribery suddenly cut inside to draw the attention of most of City's defence.
But just when the blow thought he was going to shoot with his right foot, he passed the ball out.
Passed to Robben.
Robben received the ball and slid the ball sideways again, then accelerated himself to chase the ball, and he cut inside from the wing!
Then Robben took a left-footed shot into the far corner!
Joe Hart immediately took to the air and pounced sideways.
Fortunately, he is tall and has long arms, and his outstretched arm eventually rubbed against the football and pushed the football out of the bottom line.
"Robben! Nice shot! Bayern Munich won a corner! ”
Bayern Munich's defenders poured into City's penalty area with the intention of battling it out.
Including two centre-backs, Van Bitten and Demichelis, and full-back Bad Stuber.
They are all big men who are more than 1.85 meters tall.
Standing in front of Manchester City's goal, even just standing can put a lot of pressure on City's defenders.
"Van Gaal is said to have had his players practise a variety of set-piece tactics before this game, and it is clear that he wants to work on them. Corners are meant to be an important means of scoring in the game...... "Marcel Leif said.
Bayern Munich have a lot of players of good height and it's no surprise that they can score from set-pieces.
In this game, Van Gaal abandoned the 352 formation from the first meeting between the two sides, and it was because of this formation that Bayern Munich's wings made Manchester City a sieve...... It also led to the defeat of Bayern Munich.
So in this game, Van Gaal returned to 442, which is a more balanced formation in attack and defense.
Louis van Gaal didn't expect to score easily when he laid siege to Manchester City, he felt that the siege would only need to create set-piece opportunities like corners.
Create a large number of set-pieces, that is the big killer of Bayern Munich's scoring.
So Marcel Leif is right, the rumours are correct, Bayern Munich are really working hard to score from set-pieces.
The coaching staff and the players have worked this.
It can even be said that this is a big killer for Bayern Munich to qualify from the group.
Manchester City obviously also have information on Bayern Munich, so they know they are also serious about defending set-pieces.
Even Glory returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense of this corner, and his bounce ability and header skills can also be used to clear the ball with a header.
This corner from Bayern Munich was taken.
It really made Bayern Munich fight for the point!
"Van Bitten!"
At the shouts of commentator Marcel Leif, Van Bitten jumped high and beat his younger brother Kompany in the Belgian national team to push the ball towards the goal!
Because the distance was so close, it was too late for Joe Hart to make a save.
Everybody's all staring at football.
Bayern Munich fans raised their arms upwards with the intention of cheering for the goal.
But in the end, the football went a little over the crossbar and flew off the bottom line!
"What a pity! However, Bayern Munich's efforts on set-pieces have already seen the effect! I want to keep going like this, or sooner or later, they'll be using set-pieces to open the door for Manchester City! Marcel Leif sighed and said loudly, reassuring the Bayern Munich fans in front of the TV.
Bayern Munich fans are indeed much more relieved to see the team have such a table.
If this continues, Bayern Munich can still play the knockout round of the Champions League.
As long as we can enter the knockout round, we will definitely be able to resurrect with full health! What is the wolf bèi in the group stage at that time? We can definitely make it all the way to the Champions League final, beat our opponents at the Bernabeu and lift the trophy!
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Bayern Munich fans saw hope in this corner, as did the Bayern Munich players.
This corner made it clear to them that the pre-match training was all about meaning.
So in the next game, Bayern Munich played more and more, and his confidence grew rapidly.
It was as if the goal was getting closer and closer to them.
In the next ten minutes, they won a total of three corners and a free-kick in front.
All four set-pieces posed some threat to City's goal.
In the 30th minute, Bayern Munich won their fifth corner of the game.
The same is that the centre-backs and full-backs are pressed up and involved in this set-piece.
"Bayern Munich got another corner and it was a great chance for them to score! In the previous few corner kick battles, Bayern Munich's players have won the first landing point on three occasions, and their superiority in the air is unmistakable! Marcel Leif said excitedly.
Glory is back in goal again to help the defense.
Although he has bounce and header skills, as an attacking player, corner kick attack and corner kick defense are completely different. When you hit the ball in the air defense, it doesn't mean that you will be able to defend it if you jump high and head the ball well.
The offensive and defensive patterns are different, so the glory back is more of an attitude than a real effect.
The defense is mainly up to the defenders.
This time, Van Bitten intends to rush to the front point to shake his head at the goal, which is a point with a high scoring rate and is also a very common attacking routine in corner kick tactics.
Not enough, this time he met resistance.
As he struggled to push forward in the crowd, he soon couldn't move.
Lucio stood in front of him.
He turned his back to Van Bitten, his hands slightly open, his knees bent, and his body leaned back slightly, against Van Bitten.
The pair, who once worked well together at Bayern Munich, are now going to face off in a direct duel.
Van Bitten did not intend to fight Lucio, but decided to bypass the opponent.
The corners are about to come out and there is no need for him to waste time with Lucio here, he is well aware of Lucio's ability to defend head-on.
But he didn't go around, and although Lucio didn't look back, he was moving with him. Wherever Van Bitten went, Lucio was always in his way.
Van Bitten frowned. Ribery can't always wait for him on the kick-off, he has to take a corner, what should he do?
At this moment, as if he couldn't wait, Ribery kicked the football over!
Corner kick is taken!
Van Bitten didn't care about his former friendship at this time, and his hands pushed Lucio aside to clear space for himself.
But he didn't push it.
It was as if he had been pushed against a solid wall, and the reaction almost knocked him to the ground.
Van Bitten had to change his plan temporarily, he decided to jump directly on the spot, relying on his height of 1.96 meters, and forced a header!
But just as he was jumping, a figure burst up like a rocket, faster than him, and jumped higher than him!
Naturally, he also grabbed ahead of him, and shook his head to push the football away!
"Lucio!!" John Mortensen and Marcel Leif shouted almost at the same time.
It's not just an honor to return to the Allianz Arena!
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Glory jumped up, but he didn't get his hands on the ball, and when he hit the ground, he looked back to see that the ball had been thrown out of the box by Lucio and flew towards David Silva.
His legs were as if he had a rocket launcher under his feet, and he kicked violently and rushed out of the forbidden area!
David Silva is short and not good at heading, so he didn't go into the box at all for such a corner kick defense, but stayed outside to grab the second spot.
Now, the ball is flying in his direction, and all he has to do is control the ball so that the opponent doesn't snatch the ball.
He jumped up and stopped the ball with his chest. The Bayern Munich players had already rushed up and pressed him.
Bayern Munich's positivity is reflected in these places, they will immediately counter-attack after conceding a goal, and try not to let Manchester City push the ball lightly.
When the two sides met for the first time, they didn't see Bayern Munich players doing this at all.
It can be seen that Bayern Munich has been cornered.
David Silva may be thin, but his technique is good.
So after the football was stopped by him, Bayern Munich player Schweinsteiger who came up to defend him couldn't cut the ball off at once.
But he continued to put pressure on David Silva, knowing full well that if he continued to do so, he would soon be able to cut off David Silva's feet. David Silva wasn't physically strong enough, and with a little more force, he could have been pushed out of the way.
Yes, just have to wait a little longer......
At that moment, David Silva and Schweinsteiger heard a voice coming from behind them almost at the same time.
"Pass me the ball, David!"