Football: From Bundesliga debut

After winning Liverpool, Manchester City failed to fully grasp the opportunity in the next few rounds of the league, which also caused them to be in the third position!

The two teams in front of them are Arsenal and Chelsea, and Liverpool behind them is also clinging to the score. If you don't pay attention, you may be left behind!

The current Premier League top four points are:

1. Arsenal: 57
2. Chelsea: 56
3. Manchester City: 54 (the 26th round of the league postponed)
4. Liverpool: 53
This also means that when Manchester City has one less game, his advantage is the greatest!

But what they need to face now is the pressure from the Champions League. This year, Barcelona has always maintained the ranks of the league championship in the case of multi-line combat. For them, the draw of the Champions League counts. The performance is better, for them, this can be regarded as guaranteed to the quarterfinals!

2014 2 Month 19 Day.

The quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League officially kicked off, with Manchester City vs. Barcelona taking the lead.

For Zheng Lin, it is also a challenge for Manchester City's entire midfield.

Sitting on one of the best midfield combinations in the whole of Europe and the double pride of Messi, this is already very bad luck for Manchester City!
Fortunately, the core of their establishment is very young, and there is still a chance!

So this game is a BOSS level for Manchester City, especially for Zheng Lin, this is a precious experience. Mansour appeared in the locker room and expressed condolences to everyone, "Everyone work hard, against Barcelona In the game, as long as there is a goal, there will be a reward! A goal rewards the whole team with 300 euros."

This moment made all the players bloody!

With monetary rewards, this is a great stimulus for the players, and it is a job for the players. If the boss can give you extra bonuses and don't work hard at this time, when will you wait?
What's more, this is not to say that you are required to win Barcelona. A goal is 300 million euros. If you divide it, tens of thousands of 10,000+ are always available. As long as you work hard, you will have a chance to earn it!
For the fans, this game is a game with a decided result, and what they want to see is whether there will be a miracle!
On February 2th, the arrival of the game day.

The first quarter-finals of the Champions League start!
Manchester City's home Etihad ushered in Barcelona, ​​one of the La Liga duo.

It was not easy for Tito Vilanova to be the head coach of Barcelona at the time. This young coach who had served as Guardiola's assistant.

The starting list he announced before the game left many Manchester City fans in despair.

[Frontcourt: Iniesta, Messi, Sanchez
Midfielders: Fabregas, Busquets, Xavi

Backcourt: Alba, Mascherano, Pique, Alves

Goalkeeper: Valdes
There are Brazilian genius Neymar and veteran Pedro on the bench]

Barcelona's best midfield trio is impressively listed, and at the same time Messi is in the forward position. This is undoubtedly the most difficult moment for Manchester City!

For this situation, Pellegrini had expected it a long time ago, but it was a pity that he had too few cards in his hand, which also made him have to think about whether to let Zheng Lin retreat and let him mark Messi, but this would lead to offense Unable to expand.

"My God, is this going to let Zheng Lin go directly to mark Messi? Isn't it good to give up the offense like this?"

The game has already started. Zheng Lin is now in the position of the defensive midfielder. The midfielder is replaced by David Silva, and Milner is also on the sideline.

Alves directly inserted, which is why Alves and Sanchez appeared on the right side to cooperate with each other, and there was Harvey, the passing master behind them, which is why they have nothing to fear.

At the same time, Iniesta on the left is also a very threatening player, which makes Manchester City's defense have to divide their troops to pay attention.

Messi's running did not shake off Zheng Lin, and Zheng Lin always maintained a reasonable defensive position with Messi so that he could directly block his shot at the first time.

In Zheng Lin's understanding, even if Messi is left alone, then Manchester City will lose miserably. If they are pegged, then it depends on whether other teammates can complete the defensive task!

Facing Manchester City's defense on the left, Alves did not find a chance. He passed back to Harvey. At this time, he also retreated appropriately.

Harvey, who received the pass, was not in a hurry. He dribbled the ball forward slowly. This appearance was extremely oppressive. David Silva was expressionless. As a teammate of the national team, he knew Harvey's attitude very well. Strength, that's why, he didn't dare to step forward too much, because this guy's ability to kick the ball is too strong!
What to say, Harvey kicked a pass, the football passed David Silva, and Messi, who retreated to catch the ball, received the ball with his back. Zheng Lin was behind him. At this time, he might be caught by Zheng Lin as soon as he turned around. Lin steals.

But people always have self-confidence. When Messi turned around, the football was really stabbed by Zheng Lin.

"Zheng Lin's judgment is really good. This kick cut off Messi's attack. David Silva controlled the ball. This is Manchester City's opportunity to launch a counterattack."

David Silva knows very well that if he hits a quick counterattack directly, it is likely to be grabbed back directly. It is not impossible for Manchester City to play fast at present, but for a team like Barcelona, ​​​​you still need to be careful.

Especially when their defense is not pressing, he is waiting for you at this time, not to mention that he also knows that his team's full-backs and center forwards are not suitable for counterattacks, and they are not fast enough.

However, it may not be realistic for you to expect a center forward with a tactical fulcrum to fight back.

After suppressing the rhythm, David Silva dribbled forward with the ball, not in a hurry, some things cannot be rushed!

David Silva didn't pass back to Zheng Lin until halftime. Zheng Lin knew very well that he needed his own long pass for this behavior!
Zheng Lin glanced at him, and made a long pass to Negredo, a tall center forward.

Negredo overwhelmed Pique to unload the ball, and he passed back lightly to David Silva.

After receiving the ball, David Silva dunked Busquets and shot with his left foot.

"Valdés jumped in the right direction, the ball was saved by him bravely, and Mascherano made a big clearance directly."

Fortunately, Manchester City still has a slight advantage in facing Barcelona.

At this height, the ball is still under the control of Manchester City.

Zheng Lin is still playing an active role in the offense at this time. He received the pass from Konarov. After observing the opponent's position, he took the initiative to dribble the ball forward, because he knew that there were only 4 players in the frontcourt. If it is, then it is difficult to score a goal, and people must be behind them to support them.