In the 37th minute of the game, Juventus' cross gave them a one-goal lead.

This result made Manchester City a little uncomfortable. Speaking of it, this was also caused by the collapse of the defense line.

And Juventus seized this opportunity at this time.

0-1 behind, and fortunately it was the first half, Manchester City is not very satisfied with this result, they urgently need to equalize the score.

Due to Juventus' goal, the Etihad's home court was also a little quiet.

For the fans watching the game at home, they are looking at the performance of the home team. For the players on the field, they did not boo them, except for some fans.

But in front of the public, they can only be counted as a minority and cannot affect the overall situation, but they are enough to make people upset.

The game restarts.

Manchester City launched a counterattack. In the few minutes, the players did not want to enter the second half with a goal behind, which would make people feel depressed.

Boni's forward drive after the kick-off, coupled with the running of the forwards on both sides, Juventus' defense line was torn open, but they quickly made up for it under the command of an excellent defensive player Chiellini. .

This all of a sudden it seems that Juventus's defense is tough.

For this situation, David Silva had planned for a long time. He played a small-scale cooperation with Moussa Sissoko who was keeping up behind him, which also allowed him to pass Sturaro.

Behind Sturaro is Juventus' strongest Italian defense.

Among Juve's double central defenders, Chiellini went straight to the front. This approach is also his forte, especially when facing David Silva, whose physical fitness is obviously not as good as his midfielder, so he is more confident. up.

But the position of Sterling on the other side is scary. He is in the middle of Bonucci and Lichtsteiner. As long as he has a good through ball, he will have a chance to score.

In the current situation, David Silva could only trust him, and with a kick pass, the football went directly past Bonucci.

Sterling plugged in and directly pumped the football without any hesitation.

"Sterling!!! What is this kick! It's all like this, and he can still touch the goal and go out of bounds, this is no one!"

There was a tone of indisputable anger. Obviously, as a commentator, he couldn't help but swear.

A normal kick can score the goal, but it was sent crooked in the end. I don’t know what to say. If this shot continues, it’s better to just replace it!

This is the inner thought of the commentator in this field.

Sterling, who missed the chance to shoot, was also a little confused; "Goal kick, hey!"

The game continued. After the shot was crooked, Manchester City won another chance through tenacious pressing in the last few minutes.

Moussa Sissoko's long pass, Boni in the penalty area scored a goal, was too tight by Bonuccika, resulting in the final shot failing to exert force.

I can only watch Buffon confiscate this soft shot.

During the intermission, Pellegrini emphasized the arrangement of defensive tactics. For offense, he believes that with David Silva and Zheng Lin on the field, this is not a problem.

Juventus, who were born in Serie A, don't plan to push up after leading by one goal. The 1-0 doctrine is the most practical for them. As long as they win, what is the difference between one and two? Anyway, the final result Don't they all win?
The second half of the game begins.

Manchester City, who wanted to equalize the score, failed to achieve results after 3 consecutive attacks, because a corner kick failed to complete the goal, causing them to be counterattacked by Juventus.

Buffon throws the ball to Bonucci. As Bonucci has an excellent long pass, he naturally sees Morata who has been waiting for the long tie in the frontcourt. If he does not pass at this time, when will he wait.

A long pass was sent to the frontcourt. For this situation, Manchester City's players sped up and ran wildly. The players left in the backcourt are not very good at handling Morata who ran with one kick.

At this time, Zheng Lin was also speeding up his sprint, so he could only hope that Senia and Kolarov, who stayed behind, could delay for a while, otherwise it would be troublesome if they conceded another goal.

The next scene made Zheng Lin almost laugh out loud.

I don't know if he is worried about being intercepted by Sagna or David Silva behind him. Morata rarely wants to adjust, and this adjustment makes people confused.

As soon as he pulled the ball, he didn't make it right at the end and missed it directly. This missed ball made Sania directly grab it.

Fortunately for Juventus, Morata controlled the ball in time, and he passed directly back to Mandzukic who followed up.

This also allowed them to escape unharmed.

Mandzukic accelerated and ignored Kolarov's defense. In the end, he was at the front of the penalty area and hit the goal with his kick after stepping on a bicycle, which caused Kolarov to make a misjudgment.

After watching Kolarov's shot vacate the space, Mandzukic kicked the goal unhurriedly. At this time, he can only hope that Joe Hart can show his prowess!

"Mario Mandzukic!!! In the next game for Juventus, there are less than 20 minutes left in the game, this is considered to be a goal that is about to kill the game!"

At the end of both halves, Juventus scored a goal, which is not a good thing for Manchester City.

The Ittihad, which had been somewhat noisy, fell silent again.

With the sound of the whistle, the game started again.

Throughout the game, Manchester City was not without opportunities, but in the end they failed to convert opportunities into goals. This is the most fatal point.

With De Bruyne playing in the 68th minute, Manchester City's two-wing crosses have reached the "peak", and the next thing to see is whether Boni can complete the continuous pie.

In the next 10 minutes, Manchester City formed several attacks, all without success.

Either he was blocked from the bottom line by Bonucci, or he was directly cleared by Chiellini. The whole situation appeared to be suppressed by Manchester City, but the fact was that Manchester City was already two goals behind.

There are still 3 minutes left before the end of the game, and this is Manchester City's last chance!
David Silva dribbled the ball forward slowly. For him, the shorter the time now, the less he can be anxious.

He noticed the positions of Zheng Lin and De Bruyne during the push. Compared with De Bruyne’s unfamiliarity, he is more willing to believe that Zheng Lin’s kick, and he passes the ball with one kick. At this time, he also counts on Zheng Lin. Able to get back a goal for Manchester City.

If it is two goals, then it is even more worthy of joy!
Zheng Lin noticed Evra on his right side. If he wants to hit the goal directly here, I am afraid he still needs to adjust. If he passes the ball, does he not believe in himself at this critical moment?

After receiving the ball, he rubbed his left foot directly and hit the goal, and the football drew a moon arc and went straight to the goal.

"Zheng Lin hit the goal directly, this is Manchester City's last chance! There is less than 1 minute left in the game!"

"The ball was scored!!! When the ball passed the defender, it changed the defense line slightly, which caused Buffon to fail to throw it down! Let's take a look at the replay."

For this goal, the tone of the commentary was full of surprise. Obviously, this shot finally saved Manchester City a little face, but this arc that changed direction in mid-air is not how it can be kicked out.

After going through several replays, I found out the reason-that is, the ball hit Chiellini's head, causing the arc of the ball to change, and finally the ball fell into the goal by rubbing Buffon's finger .

"This is an own goal, right?"

"Forget it, but time is running out, as long as Juventus delays, the game will be over!"

As the game resumed, Juventus really adopted a time-delaying tactic. They quickly passed back, and finally with 10 seconds left, they made a big kick.

The final whistle of the game sounded, and finally Manchester City lost 1-2 at home to Juventus.

Manchester City's first group game was thus declared a failure.

For this defeat, Zheng Lin naturally accepted it. As Manchester City wasted many opportunities, isn't it normal to fail?
It's not that there is no opportunity, but that I can't grasp it. I can't blame others for this, but I can only blame myself for not being good at finishing the door!

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