John Mortenson kept saying it wasn't a foul during slow-motion replays and that he shouldn't have been given a red card at all.

He believes that this is Busquets's fake fall, and the referee should give Busquets a yellow card.

But he said it didn't work, because the referee didn't listen to him and wouldn't refer to the slow-motion replays on live TV.

John Mortensen rebuked Sergio Busquets' behaviour: "He's a very smart player, he's very talented and he has a great future. But the scene he performed in the game today will be a stain on his career forever! When people mention him in the future, they will not forget his excellent performance today! ”

Alan Hansen was also disgusted with Busquets' approach: "How could there be such a thing when we were playing? The players are getting more and more sissy nowadays...... I thought back to last year's Champions League semi-final, when Barcelona played Chelsea away...... Why is there so much controversy about Barcelona when it comes to the importance of the game? ”

In front of the TV, those Manchester City fans who could not go to the scene to cheer were also waving their fists at this time, shouting and shouting at the TV screen.

It's all kinds of unbearable swear words.

If Sergio Busquets had suddenly crossed over from the pitch to the bar where the City fans had gathered, he would have been torn to pieces by the furious Manchester City fans......

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But whether it's the commentator's condemnation or the Manchester City fans' angry scolding.

It couldn't change the final decision, and Sneijder still went off.

Now John Mortensen is worried about City's future again.

“…… Before that, I thought Manchester City had the upper hand and Barcelona was a little anxious. But now, with one man missing and suffering a miscalculation, I'm worried for City. I don't know if the Manchester City players will be affected by this decision, I can only hope that they try not to be affected by the referee's decision...... Try to ......"

"It's hard not to take it." Alan Hansen poured cold water on him. "Not only did the decision leave City with one less man on the pitch, but it also affected City's fighting spirit. Then either the Manchester City players are impetuous, frequently fouled, giving Barcelona more opportunities to show their acting skills, or Manchester City and your players are depressed and absent-minded...... Either way, it's not good. Thankfully, we had a two-goal lead in the first leg. If I were Rafa Benitez, I would have adjusted my tactics and recycled the rest of the almost hour. Even if you lose a goal, don't lose a second goal. So the aggregate score is 3:2 and you can still win......"

"But there is almost an hour left in the game, and in that time, Barcelona will definitely do their best to score goals at home...... Besides, they still have home advantage...... "John Mortensen said more cryptically, not directly saying that Barcelona are still under the care of the referee.

But Alan Hansen didn't care so much, he said, "Yes, it's severe. The Manchester City players not only have to play against Barcelona, but also have to beware of the referee......"

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After the restart, the fears of the two commentators came true, and it was clear that City's players were affected by the decision.

A lot of players weren't out of shape at all in the games that followed, some were upset and some were absent-minded.

In the previous clashes, in addition to Sneijder's red card, Gareth Barry and Leighton Barnes also received a yellow card each.

They are all defensive players, and getting a yellow card is very bad for them, which directly affects their defensive table in the next game.

Because it will make them cringe in defense and make moves shy back. When they face a player like Messi, it's dangerous to not dare to give it their all defensively.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half, otherwise Barcelona could have taken advantage of this opportunity to score a goal.

There were as many as five minutes of stoppage time in the first half because of that clash.

City did do what Alan Hansen said, holding on until the end of the first half.

In the first half, neither side scored, but a red card and four yellow cards were born, including three for Manchester City and one for Barcelona, and in addition to the two yellow cards received in the clash, Manchester City also received a yellow card in defence.

Although they didn't score, the Barcelona players didn't seem to be in a hurry, and they came off the pitch with a relaxed look on their faces and full of confidence for the second half.

Yes, they have a reason to be so easy, playing at home, with one more number, and a full forty-five minutes in the second half, which will allow them to recover the difference between those two goals.

Now it seems that the elimination of Manchester City is no longer an unattainable pipe dream.

形shì is good for them!

On the other hand, on Manchester City's side, the expressions of the players when they came off the pitch were not right.

Some people walked briskly with their heads down, and some people tried to find the referee to theorize the decision, and they were a little excited.

If it weren't for the glory coming up and pulling them away, I'm afraid they would have to eat a yellow card again.

After Rong Guang pulled away his excited teammates, he did not discuss the decision with the referee.

He's pretty sure of one thing now, it's Barcelona's home stadium, so it's useless to say more to the referee.

They don't change the decisions they've made, there's no point in fighting the referee, and City are against Barcelona, not the referee.

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Back in the dressing room, the Manchester City players were still upset by the first-half decision, and they pulled their team-mates to discuss with each other, and the discussion was hot.

There were also people who went to comfort Sneijder.

If Manchester City lose and are knocked out of the competition, it will definitely be a huge blow for Sneijder.

However, Sneijder seemed to have calmed down, and he coped well with the comfort of his teammates.

Then he looked at the glory.

"You're going to be the talker, aren't you?"

He asked.

Glory nodded: "Of course." Remember when I said I was going to be an Avenger? ”

Sneijder laughed when he heard this. The rhetoric that Rong Rong asked him to come to Manchester City was to let him come to Manchester City as an avenger and take revenge on Real Madrid.

Unexpectedly, in his first season at Manchester City, he successfully took revenge.

So Glory must be able to speak.

It's nothing to worry about.

Just when everyone was talking about it, the team's head coach Benitez was the last to come in.

Benitez was also furious by the first-half decision, but as a manager, he kept his composure.

When he entered, he closed the door and slapped him hard.

Everyone stopped discussing and turned to look at him.

"Forget about the first half, let's calm down. You know, we're two goals ahead on aggregate, and as long as we don't mess up, we can knock them out. In the second half we had to adjust our tactics, but not much. Most of the time we have to defend, yes, all the time. Even Rong ......" Benitez looked at Rong Guang. "Rong, you have to come back and participate in the defense as well, because we have one less person in the defense, so you have to come back."

Glory nodded and accepted the head coach's arrangement.

"Well, the most important thing in the second half is not the technical tactics, the most important thing is the mentality. I don't think fewer people are necessarily a disadvantage. There is no law in football that says that a team with one more man will beat a team with one less, even if the win rate is 99 percent, then there is still one percent, and we are that one percent. ”

When Benitez said this, he was actually looking at glory all along.

He is well aware that with one man less, still playing Barcelona away, the forty-five minutes of the second half will be very dangerous for the team. Whether Manchester City can really knock out Barcelona and hold on to the aggregate lead, there is one person who is very important.

This man is the person he is looking at now.

This person is always the most trustworthy person at all times.

Benitez asked Glory to come back, but he also had more expectations in his heart.

But he didn't have to say much, he knew that Glory knew how to do it.

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In the dressing room at Barcelona, there was no tacit understanding that no one was talking about the clash in the first half, as if it had never happened at all.

Pep Guardiola reminded his players in the dressing room not to be overly optimistic and not to think that one more man is sure they will win.

"We're going to hurry, forty-five minutes, and we're only going to have forty-five minutes. Two goals in 45 minutes, whether it is difficult or not, whether it is simple or not. If we can score a goal at the start of the second half, then the second goal will come easily and quickly. If we are still 0-0 in the 75th minute, then our opponents, they will be more confident in defence...... They have one less man than us, so they will definitely shrink defensively in the second half. But I believe in you, I believe you have the ability to break their defenses......"

Yes, Barcelona are not afraid of teams that shrink defensively. What they are afraid of is high pressing.

If Manchester City give Barcelona too much space, even if they cram people into the 30-metre zone, it will still not be able to stop Barcelona. Because Barcelona has a world-class passing master Xavi, as well as a Messi who is very good at breaking through and has super personal ability, and there is a Iniesta who can pass the ball like Xavi and break through like Messi, although he is slightly inferior in both aspects.

The attacking ability of such a team is very strong, and Guardiola is very confident in the team he has coached.

Unless City can fill every square metre in a 30-metre zone with people, that is clearly not possible.

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Before the start of the second half, the two sides walked back onto the pitch from the tunnel.

In the process, players from both teams will inevitably meet.

Although Benitez and try to calm everyone down, how can it be so light to calm down?

Especially after seeing Busquets.

Gareth Barry couldn't help but want to go to Busquets again.

But as soon as he was out of his own team, he was immediately blocked by Barcelona players who were staring at him.

When Manchester City's players saw their Barcelona players doing this, they were afraid that Barry would be bullied, so they hurriedly stood up and kicked Barry to support the field.

It was like a chain reaction, and soon half of the team was about to be pulled in.

The staff in the tunnel had to also get involved in isolating the two teams...... At this time, it can be seen how wise Real Madrid's home Bernabeu was when designing the passage - the players' tunnel at the Bernabeu Stadium is separated by a wall in the middle.

In this way, the players of both sides will not have direct contact, and some troubles will be avoided.

In the end, with the help of the sane players and staff of both teams, the physical altercation did not occur, but verbal provocation was indispensable.

Manchester City, for their part, pointed at Sergio Busquets and yelled at "liars" and "clowns", while the Barcelona players yelled at the Manchester City players and told them to shut up.

Iniesta, as a brain-dead fan of Rongguang, has a good relationship with Rongguang, so he stood up and made peace, and Rongguang, as the captain of the team, naturally has to keep everyone calm.

Finally, before walking out of the passage, the conflict subsided.

Andres Iniesta and Rongguang walked onto the pitch side by side, the two still communicating with each other, but they both covered their mouths with their hands. This is so that the cameras don't catch it, otherwise the TV station can ask lip reading experts to interpret what they say and restore every word they say.

There are some things that the players don't want the media to know and don't want the average fan to hear.

"I understand your feelings, Rong. But it's a game and I hope you understand...... "Actually, Iniesta really doesn't know what to say. He was well aware that Busquets did have an element of performance, exaggerating the reaction after physical contact. However, Barcelona are under a lot of pressure to qualify for the semi-finals, so Busquets is doing this for the team, and as the team's third captain, it's really hard to say anything.

Rong Guang nodded generously: "I know." It's the game. ”

Iniesta was relieved to see that Rong Guang was so easy to speak.

But then he heard the "but".

"So Andre, I'm not going to show mercy in this game. When Sneijder came off the pitch, I promised him that we would make it to the semi-finals. So I'm sorry, but I hope you understand. Glory said.

Iniesta turned his head to look at the glory, speechless.