Chapter 350: The Last Hope
Although someone has written about it, John Mortenson is a clown who often laughs and screams.
He also said that he didn't know how to explain the ball game at all, and would only recite a lot of boring statistics.
But none of this can stop this good nobleman from becoming the darling of English fans and becoming an enetbsp; At this moment, the old gentleman is sitting in the media area of the stands of Manchester City's City Stadium.
The race is about to begin.
It can be clearly seen that the captains of the two teams have finished guessing and are ready to walk back to their own half.
There are a total of three Europa League games tonight.
Eighteen o'clock kicks off Manchester United against Athletic Bilbao and Manchester City against Sporting Lisbon.
Southampton's away game against Valencia came two hours later than those two.
It is well known that EC TV has a feud with Manchester United, so this Manchester City match was chosen and broadcast live on Channel One, which has the most viewers and ratings.
Southampton's match against Valencia at a later date will be scheduled to be broadcast on the sports channel.
EC internally is not optimistic about this game.
Southampton's 1-1 draw at home to Valencia not only gave the Bats an away goal, but also the team's number one centre-back, Xavi Martinez, was sent off for a red card.
The Spaniard star has been the most eye-catching and the most impressive of Southampton's backline this season, even beating Raphael Varane, who has been in the squad for two years and has the title of number one hopeful.
The red card suspension of Xavi Martinez will undoubtedly be a big blow to Southampton's backline.
Moreover, playing away again and trailing an away goal is really a blow to Southampton.
So, EC TV and almost all the media have focused their attention on the Manchester duo.
Among them, the most highly anticipated is undoubtedly Mancini's Manchester City.
With a star-studded pool of players and a strong group of players, Manchester City and Manchester United are biting tightly in the English table this season and both have hopes of winning the title.
This is also very exciting, hoping that Manchester City can come out of the crowd and turn the tide when the English league is full of controversy
John O Mortensen thought of this and took a deep breath.
Reaching out and touching his pale head, he didn't have the time or energy to pay attention to them during the game commentary.
When he calmed down, he raised his hand to his colleague in the distance and nodded.
The latter was gesturing towards him, counting the seconds.
"Audience friends, welcome to watch EC TV broadcast live for you, 2011 to 2012 season, Europa League round of 16 knockout round, second leg, I am John Mortensen, and now I am at the City Stadium in Manchester, live broadcast for everyone"
With John Mortenson's opening remarks, the entire city stadium also resounded with a deafening cheer.
With a crisp whistle from the referee, this much-anticipated focus battle finally kicked off.
"Now we see that it was the visitors who kicked off first, Sporting Lisbon from Portugal"
"It's the midfielder of Sporting Lisbon, Fernandez, who has the ball."
"Pass to the Spaniard Capel on the wing, who was once in the spotlight in Sevilla"
"After the opening, Sporting Lisbon didn't seem to be playing conservatively, even though they were playing away.
"Eh, a tackle at the back of Manchester City, Kompany calmly broke the ball and handed it to David Silva."
'David Silva passed it again to Yaya O Toure and then to Balotelli who was pulled to the wing.
"Balotelli dares to make a move and wants to force a breakthrough"
Once again, the entire city stadium resounded with deafening shouts.
Manchester City's fans want this to cheer on their team
This time, however, Balotelli failed to threaten.
'Man City were given a corner and David Silva took it'
"Penalty into the box, Sporting Lisbon's defender headed the ball out and it was another corner"
"It was David Silva who came to take the penalty, fell into the box, Kompany, header"
"Oops, a little higher"
"Although City's first attack failed to find the back of the net, the home fans were very excited"
'You can see that Manchester City are in good shape.'
"As the game progressed, Manchester City controlled the ball with a high possession rate, Sporting Lisbon did not have many opportunities to get the ball, once the defense was successful, after the ball was broken, they were directly kicked and looked for the center forward Van Wolfsvinckel in front."
'The results we have come out of the first fifteen minutes have been overwhelmingly dominant for Manchester City, with 70 per cent possession, which is a very staggering figure.
"Sporting Lisbon was basically beaten passively, except for some initiative in the opening"
"Let's see if Manchester City can effectively break down the Sporting Lisbon goal"
With the commentary, after the fast-paced suppression after the opening, Manchester City gradually exposed its problems.
Sporting Lisbon were clearly prepared for this game, playing away from home, with five players in midfield.
It's a very obvious tactical attitude, and that's a counter-attack
Although Manchester City's attack was very strong, there were few opportunities to form, and the thunder was loud and the rain was small.
Faced with Sporting Lisbon's stubborn defence, Manchester City could not find an effective attacking opportunity.
After a long time of attacking, Manchester City was a little panicked.
Having been commenting on the professional league for decades, John Mortensen was quick to spot the signs.
"Manchester City are starting to play a little bit anxious and should be more patient, Yaya Toure and Pizarro are starting to get forward frequently, which is not a good sign"
"Mancini should hurry up and stabilize the players, now it's only one goal behind, there are still a lot of opportunities, there is no need to rush, come steadily, Manchester City hopes very much, but if you are in a hurry and are attacked by the opponent, it will be worth the loss"
But it seems that Mancini has no intention of making adjustments.
He wants to eat his opponent in one bite
But when the game reached the 33rd minute, Sporting Lisbon broke the ball at the back and drove it to Capel on the wing.
The Spaniard counter-attacked with the ball quickly along the wing.
City's defence was pressed too high and had to retreat in a hurry.
'Sporting Lisbon's counter-attack was very fast and the middle was already catching up.
"Van Wolfswinkel takes the ball, passes to Ismailov, passes"
"Danger, Fernandez, take the ball in the box, get up, the ball goes in"
"In the 33rd minute, in the 33rd minute, Sporting Lisbon had a quick counterattack, Fernandes entered the penalty area and scored with a low shot, 1-0"
"Manchester City, Manchester City paid the hardest time for their carelessness"
'Now it's 2-0 on aggregate and we have conceded another away goal, Man City now have to score three goals to progress'
At this moment, the entire city stadium fell into a deathly silence.
Three balls?
To score three goals?
How is this possible?
Everyone was still in the driver's seat that Manchester City could play Sporting Lisbon at home.
But who would have thought that a goal from the opponent would completely pull Manchester City back from heaven to hell
Oh my God, why?
What the hell is going on?
Not only the Manchester City fans at the City Stadium, but also all the fans waiting in front of the TV were feeling depressed and lost.
The live broadcast room of the EC TV headquarters was also in chaos.
"What's going on? How did Mancini do it? Can this be scored? ”
"Damn, Manchester City are such a wreck"
"I can't stand the pressure at the critical moment, what are they eating?"
Roger Moses realized something was wrong first.
"No, the game is so unfolded, Manchester City is finished"
Barbara Wright, the director of the program team of the sports department, also nodded incessantly, "It's really not good, I can't attack for a long time, but I was sneaked into a goal, which hurts morale too much, and now Manchester City has to score three goals to advance, and the chance is too slim."
"The most important thing is that the player's love has changed"
Roger Moses' words are undoubtedly to the point.
"So what do we do now?" Barbara Wright also felt depressed.
How to drop the chain at the critical moment?
You know, now the fans of England, and even the British fans of the world, are waiting for you to stand up and be the savior of the English League.
But it's good for you to fight at home, and when the advantage is so big, you actually drop the chain
"Hopefully Mancini will turn the tide" Roger o Moses also had no good way.
He can't play in place of the team, what can he do?
But as soon as these words were spoken, less than five minutes later, Manchester City was impetuous, fouled while defending, and gave Sporting Lisbon a chance to take a set-piece in front, Fernandes took the penalty, and center forward Van Wolfswinkel hit the header.
Two to zero
Suddenly, the entire live broadcast room of the EC headquarters was full of mourning.
"It's over, it's over, it's really over this time"
"It's only been 40 minutes, two goals have been conceded, the aggregate score is 3-0, Manchester City is completely finished"
At this current scoreline, Manchester City will score at least four goals
"Damn, such a good card, such a good opportunity, it was lost by Manchester City"
Roger Moses patted his head vigorously and walked around the live broadcast room.
"That's right, Manchester United, what is the score of Manchester United now?"
Roger Moses shouted, and immediately someone extracted information about this game in Bilbao, Spain.
"One to Zero"
"Who scored the goal?" Roger o Moses was excited.
It was as if he saw a glimmer of life.
But soon, the flame of his hope was completely extinguished.
"Llorente, 22nd minute, opens the scoring for Athletic Bilbao"
Everyone in the live broadcast room was dumbfounded.
Manchester City can't be counted on.
Who would have thought that Manchester United would be so cowardly
Alex Ferguson's side have always been the bellwether of English football, but this time, when he was needed, he withered
The first leg was lost 2-3, giving Athletic Bilbao three away goals.
Now that the aggregate score has been extended to 2-4, United will need to score three goals if they are to turn things around.
Three balls
At Athletic Bilbao's home stadium, scoring three goals against the Basque Lions, how hopeful is that?
The first half of the game was over quickly.
Everyone was gloomy.
I believe that at this moment, countless England fans are wailing.
If they want to progress, Manchester City have to score four goals in the second half and Manchester United have to score three.
Judging by the table of these two teams in the first half, is it possible?
Everyone knows that the answer is no
Roger Moses quickly came to his senses, and he immediately realized a problem.
"Quick, do we have anyone in Valencia?"
Barbara Wright was also quick to react.
Yes, with Manchester City and Manchester United knocked out of the tournament, Southampton is the last remaining hope for success in the English league in Europe.
Although there is not much hope, the suspense is still there.
At this time, the live broadcast of the match between Southampton and Valencia will definitely have high ratings.
But the problem is that before the game, the focus was on Manchester City and Manchester United, and no one was arranged to play Southampton
There was a two-hour gap between the two games.
In other words, as soon as the Manchester City and Manchester United game is over, the Southampton game is almost about to start.
"Somebody, is there anyone in Valencia?" Roger and Moses are going crazy.
Barbara Wright was also racking her brains, and suddenly a person flashed in her mind.
"Yes, she must be with Southampton"
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