Starting from entering Kawazu

Chapter 167
Sure enough, Manchester City played very similar to Barcelona, ​​except that they seldom kicked forward, and Kaka and Van Persie in front basically rarely received the ball.

But this kind of pass in the midfield is difficult for Barcelona players to steal the ball.

This is the same as before. After the pass, the ball is always under control and there are very few mistakes.

The style of the two teams was copied and pasted, and the fans on the scene were stunned.

Mourinho looked smug, he thought to himself, if you can do it, I can do it, if you can’t, I can do it, how about it?
It's just that Mourinho's tactics are very clear, using ball possession tactics to delay time and achieve his own goals, while Rijkaard's goals are different. The final orientation of the two teams in possession of the ball is different.

The game ended 0:0, and the two sides scored a goalless draw.

This round seems very boring, but for Manchester City, it is very real. If they score 1 point without conceding a goal in the away game, they will certainly be more confident in returning home.

In the post-match press conference, Rijkaard was obviously very speechless about Manchester City's style of play. He believed that a team with too much purpose like Manchester City is indeed difficult to deal with, and the team needs to strengthen its offensive capabilities.

For the second round, Rijkaard is also full of expectations, anyway, he will not admit defeat.

Mourinho is full of confidence, and he is very confident about the home game.

Barcelona's offense is really good, but there are many loopholes in defense. This game is actually to test the overall strength of the opponent. Mourinho is on the sidelines and has already seen the weakness of Barcelona's defense.

Although Puyol is very active, he is still flawed. This is where Mourinho can catch him.

And when Ronaldinho can't play, Manchester City will definitely have more chances to win their opponents.

Two weeks later, the two teams will move to the Manchester City Stadium. It will be decided who will advance to the defending champion and the La Liga champion.

At the same time, the other eight games were also decided.

The other three Premier League teams suffered an embarrassing defeat away from home.

AC Milan beat Manchester United 2-0 at home, and Andriy Shevchenko, who returned on loan, scored twice, which made Manchester United extremely embarrassed.

Shevchenko is not in good form at Manchester United, but when he returns to AC Milan, he will be alive and well immediately. Can this thing not be embarrassing?

After the game, Ferguson refused to admit that he would not use Shevchenko, and he was stubborn, thinking that returning to the home court could pull it back.

Ancelotti was very proud. He said that Manchester United was a strong team, but in his heart he had already booked a place in the quarterfinals.

Arsenal also lost by 2 goals in the away game, but scored an away goal.

The result of 1:3 was better than 0:2, but the passivity of Arsenal in the audience was still obvious. Bayern's England international Hargreaves scored two long-range shots, which caused Arsenal to suffer a painful defeat.

Chelsea lost 1 goal away to Leverkusen, which is the style of a tinkerer.

The home team wasted a lot of opportunities, which may be punished. Back at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea will definitely not let Leverkusen easily.

Of the four teams in the Premier League, only Manchester City scored 1 point away, which also discredited the Premier League.

However, in the two-round match, there is indeed a chance to make up for the side that lost in the first round.

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The Serie A team undoubtedly has the upper hand again. Now the top 8 predicted by the media, three Serie A teams are among them, two La Liga teams may be completely wiped out, the Bundesliga may have two teams, and Ligue [-] is also hopeful two.

Jia Yi, who is familiar with history, obviously knows which teams can advance. AC Milan finally reached the final, so who will the other team be?Is it your own Manchester City, or Chelsea?
Back in Manchester, Manchester City first lost 1:2 away to Arsenal in the FA Cup and sold all the domestic cup games.

In the 28th round of the league, Manchester City played the main force and defeated Norwich 1:4 away.

There is obviously a difference. The main force is still very strong in attack. Kaka once again staged a hat-trick. As a No. [-] and a half player, his attack power is indeed very strong, and at the end of the league, he still has plenty of physical strength. Kaka It is indeed hitting the throne of the world's top players.

In another strong dialogue, Manchester United drew 1:1 with Arsenal in the away game. As a result, Manchester City led by 2 points. Although the advantage is weak, but there is one less round in the league, Manchester City still occupies a clear initiative.

Arsenal missed the opportunity to approach the top of the table at home, and the gap between them and Manchester City has widened to 5 points. Obviously, the chances of winning the championship are already very slim.

In the 29th round of the league, Manchester City defeated Bolton 4:1 at home, easily abused food.

Facing teams like Norwich and Bolton, Manchester City scored points without any suspense.

Manchester United was tied 0:0 by Crystal Palace in the away game. Now, they are 4 points behind Manchester City!
Li Bing gave a big gift to his old club. His team played very well. Both defense and offense brought great troubles to Manchester United. Luke even missed two chances to kill Manchester United. Also very annoyed.

However, the Crystal Palace team is now 8 points ahead of the relegation zone, and relegation should not be difficult.

On the road to the championship, Manchester City made mistakes only once or twice, but their opponents kept making mistakes. In this way, the balance of victory naturally tilted towards Manchester City, and opportunities were always reserved for those who were prepared.

In the middle of the week, the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals will continue.

Manchester City played against Barcelona at home. This time, they were still tepid at home. Mourinho still sent the same lineup as in the previous game, but this time in terms of pass control, their forward awareness is stronger.

In 5 minutes, Lampard suddenly stepped in. After cooperating with Kaka, he shot a long shot vigorously. The ball hit the crossbar and popped out of the bottom line.

Three minutes later, Ronaldinho also took a long shot out of the sliding door and responded with one.

In 18 minutes, Kaka, Van Persie and Del Horno made a triangle pass. It was the Spaniard who completed the final blow, but his shot was also saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Valdez.

In the 22nd minute, Mendes stepped in and suddenly shot a long shot. The ball hit Puyol and popped out.
It is said that the goalkeeper of the weak team is the goalkeeper, why is the goalkeeper of the strong team so fierce now?

Valdez is in good shape and has shown the level of the world's top goalkeepers.

This is actually very rare. Originally, Barcelona did not encounter many tests, but this time when they encountered a real strong opponent, Valdez still showed a very good technique in front of the goal.

Especially this kind of supplementary shot, Valdez can save it, the level is obviously very high.

On the sidelines, Mourinho kept stamping his feet, looking a little regretful.

Of course he hopes to break the goal earlier and take the initiative in his own hands.

But the more anxious he is, the more the opponent's goalkeeper will fight against him. It seems that this game will not be so easy.

The halftime score was 0:0, and the two sides still failed to score.

In the second half, Manchester City started to attack for a while, but Valdez was still brave and saved two consecutive close-range volleys from Kaka and Van Persie.

Unable to attack for a long time, the mentality of the Manchester City players has also changed a bit at the moment.

In the 69th minute, Lampard's through pass was blocked, and the ball quickly hit the frontcourt. Eto'o used his speed to forcefully enter the penalty area and shot a low shot. Although Navas made a save, the ball still flew into the goal. 0:1, Manchester City fell behind at home!

This means that the home team must score two to advance to the top 8.

The Barcelona players gathered together excitedly to celebrate the goal, and Rijkaard also waved his fists continuously.

The game system of away goals is really useful. This time, Rijkaard will no longer worry about the 0:0 at home.

On the other side, Mourinho kicked the baffle of the coach's bench without grace, and he was also rambling, very dissatisfied with the team's mistakes this time.

However, Lampard actually worked very hard. In this game, he ran very aggressively on both ends of the offense and defense, but players are always human, and there will always be times when they make mistakes.

Perhaps, the cost of making a mistake this time will be greater.

In the following game, although Manchester City continued to attack Barcelona's defense and veteran Hubner also replaced him, they still failed to break through the goal guarded by Valdes.

At the last moment, Hubner's powerful volley was saved by Valdez again. As the referee blew the final whistle, everyone on the Barcelona bench rushed into the field!

They knocked out the defending champions, which was a great achievement and something they should celebrate.

And Valdés also screamed to the sky, this game is enough to make him famous and become a world-recognized excellent goalkeeper.

(End of this chapter)