I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 192 Sustained Suffocation

At the Etihad Stadium, Atletico Madrid, who were preparing to strengthen their offense, just wanted to start their formation and counterattack forward, and the Manchester City players, who had firmly grasped the ball, had already made a threat quickly after adjusting the lineup.

Originally, after the substitution, Manchester City was widening its formation on the court through a wide range of but not fast inversions, and helping Mahrez integrate into the state of the court as quickly as possible.

Going back and forth like this, back and forth for more than a minute, Yaya Toure suddenly spotted a small space that Zhao Jinge ran to the left of the center, and he kicked the ball straight to the ball. over him.

Zhao Jinge had a little difficulty coping with Atletico Madrid's tougher defense in the second half.

Atletico Madrid's old fritters, the various small moves in defense, although they can't be called bad moves for fouls and cards, but they definitely have a set when it comes to disgusting people.

Moreover, his best breakthroughs and excellent shooting skills do not have much room to play. On the contrary, he lost a lot of possessions in the hand-to-hand fight with Atletico Madrid, and he struggled very much!
At this time, Atletico Madrid's physical fitness encountered a small bottleneck, and before the window period for relaxation, Guardiola changed the direction of the main attack.

He retreated a little and leaned towards the center, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Yaya Toure's pass, he did not pause, picked his right foot, and the football flew up and flew to De Bruyne on the left. where to stand.

After running for more than 70 minutes, Teacher Ding's physical strength has actually declined a bit. Unlike monsters like Zhao Jinge, De Bruyne is not a top physical player.

After a good 15-minute break at halftime, Mr. Ding, who was a hero again, was on the court as the starting point of the offense until now, and he was a little powerless.

Seeing the football flying towards him, he couldn't stop and protect the ball as he did in the opening game. Before he could slow down, he could only choose not to stop the ball, and kicked Zhao Jinge in the direction he was going.

Zhao Jinge did not choose to develop in the middle after the one-two with De Bruyne. There were too many people there, and it did not conform to Guardiola's tactical arrangement of loud gongs and drums on the left and hidden murderous intentions on the right.

On the contrary, it is Mahrez's side, because the formation is left-leaning to 'take care' of Zhao Jinge, he has only one Luis Felipe left.

The scene of Zhao Jinge bursting out from the center circle and going straight to the left fell into the eyes of the Atlético de Madrid players.
The Atletico Madrid defenders, who thought that Manchester City was repeating their old tricks, had no time to think, and reacted instinctively in an instant.

Gabi rushed over quickly. As long as the battle didn't happen near the sensitive restricted area, they already had some confidence in how to double-team Zhao Jinge's breakthrough.

To be honest, with Messi and Ronaldo's years of training, Atletico Madrid does have some unique defensive experience when facing superstars.

Leaving aside the close-fitting defensive players, Zhao Jinge ran at full power in no man's land until he reached the edge of the penalty area, only to be blocked by Juanfran who came over.

At this time, Yaya Toure, who was plugged in with him, leaned back a little bit. Zhao Jinge knew that it might not work to rely on his own force, so he decisively chose to pass back. There is no problem with his physical fitness. The left and right attacks were slowed down after taking a breath.

Yaya Toure took the ball and passed it to Zhao Jinge again. They were waiting for Aguero in the middle and De Bruyne and Mahrez on the two sides to enter Atletico Madrid's penalty area.

After two or three crosses, Mahrez has come to the heart of Atletico Madrid, and Felipe has been following him. When Zhao Jinge kicked back to Yaya Toure again, he quickly cut inside.

De Bruyne, who had already leaned up, used a long arc pass with one foot, and directly passed the ball between Savage and Felipe. If Mahrez can get the ball, You can cut directly into Atletico Madrid's penalty area!
When Felipe saw Mahrez speeding up, he also turned around. He saw the football rolling from the corner of his eye, and without thinking about it, he fell to the ground and shoveled!

Mahrez, who had just played for the first time, was treated so tough by the Atletico Madrid defenders. Seeing the soles that Felipe showed directly, Mahrez also wisely chose to dodge.

But he could only watch helplessly as the football rolled to Felipe's feet and bounced off the baseline.

The referee who has been following behind also showed a yellow card to Felipe without hesitation.

Savage walked up to Felipe, stretched out his hand to pull him up, touched his head, shouted cheers, and praised him for his excellent defense just now.

Of course, this is indeed the case. Felipe's fierce retreat made Mahrez retreat a little. For Manchester City players, this is understandable.

Although there was no threat, but in order to compete for a half of the goal, Mahrez was at the risk of getting injured. This is definitely not a worthwhile choice for Manchester City, which is leading by one goal.

After receiving the football thrown by the opposing player, De Bruyne slowly walked towards the corner.

Players from both sides of the game were crowded in Atletico Madrid's penalty area, and the two sides pushed and waited for De Bruyne's corner kick.

Atletico Madrid's players were a little nervous. De Bruyne pointed where to play, not to mention the footwork that can accurately send the ball to the predetermined location.

There are many good headers in the Manchester City team. Except for Zhao Jinge and Aguero, the two Zhengyin centers, Yaya Toure, Kyle Walker, Kompany and others who came from the backcourt are all tall and big. Good header.

Jimenez and Oblak began to communicate loudly with the teammates around them, making one-on-one arrangements for Manchester City's key header targets.

The rest of the players who were zone defense scanned their surroundings vigilantly.

After the people in the Atletico Madrid penalty area lined up, De Bruyne watched all the offensive players take their positions, and took the corner kick with a run-up.

It is still a fascinating arc, and the direction of this arc turns directly to the rear post!
Oblak, who was engrossed in front of the goal, was shocked. He didn't expect that Zhao Jinge, Yaya Toure, Kompany and others were all there in the center of the penalty area, and De Bruyne didn't post there!
Instead, he uncharacteristically aimed at the back point in the penalty area.

Mahrez, who was lying in ambush there, rushed forward two steps, but he was a little slower. After all, he is not the team's common choice for headers. It was a slight delay, which gave Atletico Madrid's defensive players Time to remedy the situation.

Amidst Oblak's soul-stirring roar, Felipe, who was also crowded in the back of the penalty area, took a step ahead and beat Mahrez to take off, grabbing the first point of the football.

The ball hit Felipe's head directly and flew to the penalty area line. Atletico Madrid player Gabi immediately made up the penalty area line, and the football flew directly to the middle circle arc!

In the center circle arc to prevent Atletico Madrid from counterattacking, Kanter stopped the ball in the chest, advanced a few steps forward, and passed the ball to De Bruyne, who ran out to meet after the free throw on the right

Teacher Ding did not continue to hold the ball, and directly passed the ball back to the feet of Stones, who had already pressed to the top of the arc in the middle circle of Atletico Madrid's half, and moved forward again along the space in the middle.

After the transfer of the ball, Atletico Madrid's defensive players also responded immediately. Saul first pointed to Mahrez to signal Felipe to continue to press close.

He moved to the wing to defend himself, and Kyle Walker, who still stayed within Atletico Madrid's [-]-yard area after the corner kick failed.

However, under the careful guidance of Guardiola, after a lot of training, Stones did not choose a simple and direct side split for the first time, but continued to advance with the ball, and the direction of advancement was also towards the center. right position.

After seeing Stones' undisguised aggressive pressure, Saul changed his previous defensive position and re-chosen to take the initiative to approach Mahrez, and at the same time signaled Felipe to switch defenses immediately.

At the same time, Gabi also took the initiative to take a few steps forward, controlling the line passed by Stones to De Bruyne, and relying on his own position to close the entire space on the right side of the center.

After seeing that the channel of the ball directly to the center was cut off by Gabi, Stones stopped and chose to split the side.

After seeing Stones finally split the side, Felipe took the initiative to press forward according to his defensive responsibilities, while Saul stared at Mahrez, who was often interspersed with assistants.

After seeing that Atletico Madrid's defensive players were all in position, Kyle Walker, who was holding the ball, did not choose to move forward. Manchester City's peripheral test this time ended with a return pass.

This time, the offense started with a corner kick and lasted for four or five minutes before it came to an end.

After Manchester City reorganized, they pushed the football over the center line again, and it can be seen that Atletico Madrid's right was also a defensive change.

If you use God's perspective to observe the situation on the right side of the court, it is when Manchester City's left side is running deep and attacking.
Cork, like Saul just now, directly chose to withdraw to the middle, and let Juanfran, who had a more advantageous position behind him, to mark the rushing Zhao Jinge.

If Zhao Jinge received the ball during the sprint, Cork stepped forward to press and Juanfran protected the rib area. The entire defensive arrangement was very flexible, but when the defense was handed over, Manchester City still seized an opportunity.

This time Yaya Toure feigned a side split, moved Cork away from De Bruyne's side, and then quickly put the ball at the Belgian's feet.

Since Koke was still marking De Bruyne a second ago, Juanfran didn't move forward in time this time, allowing Mr. Ding to turn around smoothly.
Then facing the opponent's aggressive central defender Jimenez, De Bruyne showed world-class small-scale ball handling skills in the defensive double-team of Atletico Madrid. A wonderful pass through the crotch.

The ball was sent directly from the left side of Majin's big penalty area to the right side.

When Jimenez waited for Atletico Madrid's defensive players to look back, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life!
The flying speed of the football was not fast, but it passed in front of Savage who was moving forward, and appeared in front of Zhao Jinge with a slightly weird arc!

Oblak had already abandoned the door and rushed forward to face Zhao Jinge, aiming at the football that was about to roll to his feet with his open hands.

Looking at the desperate goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid, Zhao Jinge chose to jump up lightly, and at the moment of jumping, he continued to point the ball to the right with his left foot.

There was Mahrez who had been waiting for a long time, and he faced a big empty door
Facing the football passed by Zhao Jinge, Mahrez used the outside of his foot to take advantage of the trend.

The football flew up again in front of Atletico Madrid's goal, and after flying over Felipe, who was about to block the goal, his expression changed dramatically.
Then, in the eyes of all Atletico Madrid fans who were about to despair, there was an arc that hit their fragile hearts directly, and fell into the gate of Atletico Madrid, once again smashing the hearts of Atletico Madrid fans.

Mahrez did not live up to the expectations of his teammates. His lob shot scored the goal as he wished without any mistakes.

"My God! After a series of continuous siege attempts, Manchester City once again broke through Atletico Madrid's goal!"

"Oblak stood there dumbfounded! The moment Zhao Jinge passed the ball, he quickly turned around and frantically crawled to the right to save the shot, but it was too late!"

Andy Gray stood up and roared!

"GOAL!!!!!!"

"Manchester City's players are playing kick after kick, left to right, looking for chance after chance.

Facing a half-empty goal, Zhao Jinge, the team's top scorer, also resisted the desire to shoot and gave the ball to Mahrez, who was completely emptied. "

"It's so calm, it's so calm! The slow motion hasn't been replayed yet!

Mahrez slid and knelt in front of the camera. He seemed to lose his mind and frantically kissed the camera!

It still seems unbelievable that he scored a goal in such an important game.

This young man, who has just joined Manchester City for less than half a year, is almost crazy with joy. He and his teammates are on the right path.

Manchester City leads Atletico Madrid [-]-[-] at home, and they have taken the initiative to advance to the Champions League final! "

The game continues.

Atletico Madrid, which had been driven mad, started a desperate attack like a mad dog after finally regaining control of the ball.

It's a pity for God, after Simeone made the decision to play a defensive counterattack, Atletico Madrid did not grasp even a little possession of the ball during the critical time of 1 minutes.

Now there is finally a chance to counterattack, after the re-kick-off in midfield, facing Manchester City's desperate interception.

This group of Atlético Madrid players, like burning their own lives, pushed the ball forward frantically under their feet, and once they lost it, they began to press desperately.

There is not much time left, no need to think about physical gains and losses anymore, now is the time to burn everything out.

Within 5 minutes, three consecutive shovel fouls, even Torres got a yellow card.

At the last moment of the game, Atletico Madrid, who fell into desperation, went crazy!

(End of this chapter)