I Want to Be the King of Football

Mourinho really gave it a go!

His determination can be seen from the starting lineup he submitted before the game.

The goalkeeper is Valdes, the back line is Adriano, Pique, Mascherano and Alves, the midfielder is Yaya Toure, Iniesta partner Xavi in ​​front, and Iniesta in front. The trident is Pedro, Cesc Fabregas and Messi.

Mourinho has changed, but he still insists on his choice, arranging Yaya Toure as the late midfielder, keeping Cesc Fabregas at the top and letting Messi return to the right wing position.

Having said that, Mourinho made such a lineup, which made it clear that he wanted to fight Manchester City to the death on the road.

He wants to score at Manchester City's home!

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Manchester City also played with the full main lineup, and compared to Barcelona's deadly fight against Real Madrid last weekend, Manchester City can be said to be recharged and waiting for work, whether it is the schedule or the progress of the game, they have a clear advantage.

Goalkeeper Courtois, Marcelo, Pepe, Kompany and Zabaleta in the back line, Busquets behind the midfield, David Silva, Toni Kroos in front, front The trident is the combination of Di Maria, Sudong and Sanchez.

Guardiola does not try to guess the opponent's tactics, but continues to adhere to the tactical concept of me.

For the idea that Mourinho is likely to give it a go, Manchester City is also well prepared, but it is ready to return to preparation. It is impossible for Guardiola to change himself for the tactics of Mourinho, so Manchester City still insists on its own. A set of play.

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It can be said that both sides of the confrontation have their own persistence, and some compromises have also been made appropriately.

And the whole world is full of expectations for this game, even the Catalan media, which claims to have fallen into despair in the first round, dispatched an unprecedented team of journalists to Manchester.

There were a large number of Barcelona fans who followed the team to the Etihad Stadium. After mediation, Manchester City gave 3,000 tickets to the away team, but the supply was still in short supply, which led to many Barcelona fans who were still at the Etihad before the start of the game. Outside the German stadium, they were waiting for tickets from the scalpers.

The highest ticket price for scalpers is said to have reached 4,000 pounds, and it is still hard to find a ticket, which shows the degree of attention this game has received.

The fans who were fortunate enough to enter the Etihad Stadium are also trying their best to cheer for the teams they support,

The game has not yet started, but the atmosphere in the stadium is already quite warm, especially the Manchester City fans of the home team, who are frantically cheering for their team, trying to completely suppress the visiting team in terms of momentum.

Barcelona's fans are at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, but they are not inferior in terms of momentum.

The fans of the two teams were fighting each other long before the game, which made the atmosphere on the court extremely intense. When the players of the two teams walked into the court under the leadership of the referee, before the game started, everyone's emotions were already there. been driven.

Everyone believed that this was an extremely hot game from the moment the whistle blew.

And the facts have proved that it is.

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With a whistle from the German referee Felix Bruck, Cesc Fabregas, who was standing in the center circle, immediately kicked the ball to Messi, who kicked back to the midfield.

As soon as Xavi stopped the ball, Manchester City's players had already pushed up, forcing him to pass back to the back line again.

This looks like a pretty normal start.

Manchester City, playing at home, was proactive, while Barcelona, ​​playing away, patiently tried to control the ball.

But gradually, everyone realized that the trend of the game did not follow the script.

From the first time Barcelona conceded the ball in the frontcourt, they immediately went into the counter-attack, and immediately launched a fierce pressing and pressing towards Manchester City's midfield and backcourt, especially the trio headed by Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Pedro. Ji is even more active in running, and the midfield is also actively pressing, creating a lot of pressure on Manchester City's midfield and backfield.

Just after three minutes of the game, Barcelona's Iniesta on the left got the ball and suddenly his big feet moved to the right.

After Messi received the ball on the right side of the front of the penalty area, although Marcelo and Busquets both went up for the first time, Messi skillfully pulled the ball horizontally, dribbled the ball to the middle along the line of the penalty area, and accelerated continuously. After wading past Marcelo and Busquets, he kicked a curveball with his left foot.

The trajectory of the ball was very strange. Courtois fought hard to the side, but the angle was too tricky. The Belgian goalkeeper failed to save the ball in time. The ball was loaded directly on the side net and fell into Manchester City's goal.

One to zero!

In an instant, the entire Etihad Stadium fell into a brief dead silence.

The Barcelona fans screamed and cheered frantically, and everyone was shouting Messi's name.

What is a superstar?

Messi is!

When Barcelona was in trouble, when everyone was desperate, Messi used a wonderful individual performance, with a weird curve ball, straight to the dead corner of the goal, and equalized the score for Barcelona.

The second round was 1-0, the total score was 1-1, and the two sides returned to the same starting line!

After scoring the goal, Messi got carried away with excitement and frantically rushed to the sidelines to celebrate, and all the Barcelona players caught up in the same way. Everyone felt extremely excited and excited.

In front of the visiting team's coach, Mourinho exaggeratedly rushed out of the coach's command area, ignoring the dissuasion of the fourth official, and rushed to the sidelines, roaring and venting at the live broadcast camera.

The pressure on Mourinho over this period of time is just too much.

It was very rare to lose to Manchester City at home, and then to Real Madrid, and suffered a two-game losing streak at Camp Nou, and more importantly, Mourinho even felt an unprecedented crisis of leadership. Even the Barcelona management started not on his side, which made him despair.

And now, Barcelona successfully turned the situation around with a goal three minutes after the opening, and also told everyone that Barcelona is still Barcelona, ​​and Mourinho is still Mourinho!

Anyone who underestimates Barcelona and Mourinho will eventually pay the most painful price.

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Guardiola pulled a face, full of solemnity.

Su Dong reminded him several times before the game that he thought Mourinho was a very gambler and would probably take a big gamble in this game. At the time, it was still a bit too willful.

As a result, reality hit him mercilessly.

Messi's goal not only led Barcelona out of the quagmire, but also dragged Manchester City into a predicament.

A knockout is like that, a goal that can be the dividing line between heaven and hell.

Manchester City originally attached the most importance to the 1-0 victory on the road, but now, Messi's goal has completely lost this advantage to Manchester City.

Barcelona also relied on this goal to completely come back to life.

How will you play the next game?

Guardiola didn't even think about it.

To concede the ball in the first three minutes is a huge blow to any team.

Especially the opening tactics.

Guardiola can now only hope that the players on the field can hold their ground and avoid chaos.

It's best to be able to score goals.

At this time, if you can score a goal as soon as possible, you can stabilize the morale of the army.

But is this easier said than done?

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Sudong thinks the same as Guardiola.

It is not easy to score the goal of Barcelona, ​​but he is still patiently looking for opportunities.

After the restart, Barcelona, ​​who had tasted the sweetness, continued to put pressure on Manchester City, especially on Manchester City's midfield.

Obviously, they want to get one more goal.

As long as one more goal is scored by Barcelona, ​​the situation of Manchester City is really completely trapped.

Su Dong understands this, so he has been standing in front of Barcelona's defense line, forcing Mascherano and Pique to not dare to press too hard, and at the same time, he is also using his position to tell his teammates that he is waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

Manchester City's players also understand this and pass to Su Dong as soon as they have a chance, but they failed to make threats twice in a row.

Until the seventh minute, Manchester City counterattacked on the spot after stealing the ball in the frontcourt.

Barcelona, ​​as always, actively counterattacked in the frontcourt, exerted pressure, and wanted to keep Manchester City's ball in the frontcourt.

Marcelo made a quick move forward on the left, and after catching the ball, he strode the ball across the center line. He glanced at the front of the 30-meter area and found that Barcelona's defense line was still relatively high, and Su Dong was already ready to go. sent.

The Brazilian left back made a decisive decision without any hesitation. He kicked the ball behind him with his left foot and sent the ball directly into the left side of the penalty area.

Su Dong has always been paying attention to Marcelo's movements. After seeing his gesture, he did not hesitate to move forward decisively, reversed offside at the fastest speed, and went straight to the left side of Barcelona's penalty area.

Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes reacted the fastest. After seeing Su Dong's anti-offside, he decisively abandoned the goal and attacked.

Mascherano and Pique were both left behind by Su Dong, and the ball landed on the periphery of the small penalty area. Su Dong and Valdes sprinted towards the ball at the same time.

Valdés tried to hit with his hands, but Su Dong's speed was also very fast. At the same time, he rushed to the landing point of the ball, took the first step, and gently cushioned against the falling ball.

The ball hit Su Dong's foot first, and then bounced up after being padded.

Valdez tried to hit the ball out, only to find that the ball was cushioned by Su Dong, and his original intention to win turned out to be empty. After the ball was cushioned by Su Dong, it slowly passed over his head and fell. towards the goal behind him.

All of this happened in a flash, and many people didn't even pay attention to what happened. They only saw that Su Dong moved forward against the offside, Valdez abandoned the goal, and then the two passed by by mistake. Dong's leg was hit by Valdes, his body lost his balance, and he fell directly on the left side of the front of Barcelona's small penalty area.

But the ball went over Valdez's head and fell to the unguarded goal behind him.

Although Pique chased back desperately, when he rushed to the small penalty area, Su Dong's lob shot had slowly fallen into Barcelona's goal line.

The whistle of the referee Bruck's goal also sounded suddenly.

In an instant, the Etihad Stadium was boiling!