When the game started, Manuel Pellegrini stood on the sidelines, looking embarrassed.

To be honest, he doesn't have much confidence in this game.

Although everyone is saying that it will be a life-and-death battle for Real Madrid, based on Pellegrini's observation of this team, he believes that this team is not ready for this life-and-death battle.

This team did not unite before the crisis.

There are still factions in the locker room.

And most importantly, I was completely isolated in the dressing room before this game......

Although the players have expressed their stance in front of the media one by one, saying that they will definitely help the team return to the Bernabeu......

But Manuel Pellegrini knows very well that this is just showmanship.

Real Madrid is full of superstars, but at the same time, no one listens to anyone.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most expensive player in the Real Madrid squad, so it's no surprise that he should be treated as the number one star.

But Raul is the captain of the team, the banner of the team, he is the number one star in the team, and the most loved by the fans.

Cristiano Ronaldo wears the number 7 shirt at Manchester United, which is his favourite number.

But at Real Madrid, because of Raul's deposit, he couldn't wear his favorite number, and could only use 9 as his jersey number.

The Portuguese has been watching Raul's status all the time, and the shirt number comes out of the table. He wants to wear the number seven shirt he is most familiar with, and there have been rumours since he decided to join Real Madrid, with everyone speculating whether Raul will give up his number to Cristiano Ronaldo.

But in the end, the Portuguese opted for the number nine shirt and he didn't take the initiative against Raul.

But is Cristiano Ronaldo likely to wear the number nine shirt all along?

So there have always been rumors that after Florentino came to power for the second time, he always wanted to get rid of Raul. With Raul gone, the number seven shirt will naturally be given to the Portuguese.

That's not nonsense. When Florentino was president of Real Madrid, he wanted to get rid of Raul.

Because he thinks Raul is someone who can threaten him.

But he didn't do it, and then stepped down.

At that time, there were always rumors that Raul and Florentino did not have a good relationship.

Of course, who would have a good relationship with a club president who was bent on getting rid of him?

Now, when Florentino came to power again, he has not forgotten his original intention.

Raul is now thirty-two years old, and as he gets older, his appearance in all aspects has dropped a lot.

At this time, it will not be as difficult as before to let him leave the team.

Raul is gone, who is the boss of the team?

Casillas? Or Cristiano Ronaldo?

In the eyes of many, of course, it is the latter.

So the battle between Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul over the jersey number is not just a matter of the jersey.

There are a number of other issues involved that could redraw the factional contrasts in the Real Madrid dressing room.

The overt rivalry between Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo is just one microcosm of Real Madrid's complex dressing room.

Without a strong manager, it is absolutely impossible for this team to be united.

No matter what the problem is, they can't do it.

You can see it from this game.

It stands to reason that Real Madrid have been cornered in this game, they should be more proactive and aggressive, right?

No.

After the start of the game, it was the home team Manchester City who had the upper hand.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, didn't seem to be in a hurry, they played slowly.

On the plus side, it's calm.

But there is no need to be calm and calm now.

Even the Spanish commentator was wondering: "The most precious thing for Real Madrid at this time is time, they should hurry up and attack!" Instead of being slow and methodical here! Pass the ball forward! Forward! Oops......"

As he spoke, Rasena Diarra played the ball back to centre-back Sergio Ramos to complete a return pass.

The Spanish commentator sighed: "It's back again!" Pass the ball forward! Where is the chance not to pass forward?! ”

Real Madrid fans, who could not follow the team on the away game and could only watch the game live in front of the TV, could not help but complain when they saw this scene.

However, the Real Madrid players did not hear the complaints of the commentators or fans.

They still played unhurriedly in the game.

It seems that this is not a battle of life and death for them, but just an ordinary game after they have already qualified from the group.

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Manuel Pellegrini was still standing on the sidelines at the beginning of the game, but soon he returned to the dugout, sat in his seat, stared at the pitch without saying a word, and had no intention of standing on the sidelines and directing the game.

He knows why the team is the way it is.

It's not that the Real Madrid players don't want to win.

They would love to win.

But they don't know how to win.

They don't listen to the manager, let them play on their own against an opponent like Manchester City, and they don't know what to do.

Some players think they should have started the game to get the first goal and take the initiative into their own hands.

Some players believe they should be more secure and focus on defending after the game starts. Because this is Manchester City's home stadium after all, they will definitely attack at home, if Real Madrid presses out to attack at this time, I am afraid that Manchester City will pass more goals and fall behind first in the away game, this game will not have to be played.

The thoughts are not unified, and the table xiàn comes out that Real Madrid is playing very messily and has no ideas. If you don't have an idea, you can only pass back and horizontally, and you don't dare to pass forward.

Real Madrid played in such a chaotic manner, but Manchester City did not show mercy because they took pity on them.

Taking advantage of the chaos of Real Madrid, Manchester City continued to put pressure on Real Madrid's backline, and for a while, Real Madrid's goalkeeper was in danger and there was a lot of noise.

And the reddest in the 21st minute, Rongguang assisted Sneijder to score a goal.

"Sneijder-!! Nice long shot! Rong's breakthrough attracted the attention of most of the Real Madrid defenders, but Sneijder was unmarked! Sneijder's shot was very comfortable, almost like in his usual training! ”

The Manchester City Stadium erupted in loud cheers.

"The Manchester City players are very relaxed! Real Madrid...... There is a reason why the group can qualify and who can't! We can't simply put the reason why Manchester City won the game down to good luck......

Amid the cheers of the Manchester City fans, Sneijder ran to glory, and the two core members of the Manchester City team hugged each other.

Other players also rushed up and surrounded them.

'I don't think there was any suspense in the game, even though it was only 21 minutes into the game and City were only one goal ahead. But look at the mentality of the players on both sides...... It is clear that Manchester City is a team with more hunger for victory, while Real Madrid ...... They seem to have forgotten how to fight hard! The commentators from neutral countries have unceremoniously criticized the Real Madrid players' appearances.

But this criticism is unfair to all Real Madrid players, because not all Real Madrid players have lost their fighting spirit, and there are still some who are hell-bent on winning.

Needless to say, Raul, the captain of the starter.

Kaka is also active and positive.

But positive is positive, active is active, and his appearance is not good.

He didn't sprint as fast as he used to after he got the ball, and he didn't have as much explosiveness as he used to be. In the past, after he got the ball, even if there was an opposing defender pressing closely, he could get rid of the opponent in one step with strong explosive power.

But now, when he receives the ball, once the City player sticks it up, it's hard for him to get rid of it.

After conceding a few balls, he was only able to pass the ball out and avoid throwing it away from him.

However, a Kaka who can only catch and pass the ball is obviously not worth 60 million euros, and he does not live up to everyone's expectations of him.

Kaka tried hard, but he could feel that his body was losing strength little by little, and the groin injury affected his outburst, leaving him feeling more than he could strength.

In order to participate in this competition, he has been hiding from no one, not even his wife Caroline.

In such a crucial game, he doesn't want to be absent, he wants to be the savior of the team and lead Real Madrid to the knockout rounds of the Champions League and beat Glory!

He knew very well that he would definitely be left out of the squad if his injury was known to the team medical team, and then he wouldn't even be able to make it to Manchester.

But he forced himself to come to Manchester, but he still couldn't show his strength.

He was in a hurry.

I'm worried that my body is so uncompromising......

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When Manchester City scored a goal in the first half, the chaos at Real Madrid was not eased, but worse.

The divisions on the pitch are getting tighter.

The attacking players basically do not return to the defense, while the defenders are very wolf bèi by Manchester City's powerful offensive and are unable to step forward to support the attack.

Seeing this scene, many Spanish reporters in the media gallery secretly shook their heads - how could Real Madrid, which bought so many superstars this summer, be so wolf-like?

It wasn't until the end of the first half that Real Madrid fans breathed a sigh of relief – they didn't concede another goal in the first half, and if they were two goals behind in the first half, the game would not have been played.

Throw in the towel in advance.

Now, there is still a glimmer of hope in the hearts of these Real Madrid fans.

Hope for the team's adjustment at half-time.

I have to say that the obsessed person is so cute, he even thought that Real Madrid still had a ......

You know, the Real Madrid players themselves are about to give up.