Legendary Godfather

Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213

goalkeeper Maignan

Back four from left to right Cancelo, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Carvajal

Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne

The three forwards from left to right Salah, Ronaldo and Mbappe

Visiting team Manchester City, head coach Guardiola, formation 4231

goalkeeper bravo

Back four from left to right Zinchenko, Stones, Otamendi and Walker.??.

Double defensive midfielder Fernandinho and Goretzka

The three forwards from left to right are Sane, David Silva and Jingdong An

Lone striker Aguero

The lineups of both sides today are a bit beyond everyone's expectations. Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Crystal Palace, which is a bit unexpected. Everyone may even wonder whether Crystal Palace forced Ronaldo, who has not yet recovered, to play against Manchester City.

If Ronaldo really has not recovered, Manchester City has a great chance in this game.

And Manchester City's starting lineup also surprised some people.

For example, the young Zinchenko starts again on the wing. This is a hidden danger.

In the previous match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, Zinchenko started, and then was beaten by Crystal Palace. He starts again today, will he be beaten by Crystal Palace again? Everyone can look forward to it.

Also, today Bernard Silva is on the bench, and veteran David Silva is on the bench instead. I wonder what Guardiola’s intention is? Is it because he is preparing to save his strength, defeat his opponents in the first half, and then use his strength in the second half?

After all, Jesus was also sitting on the bench today, waiting for an opportunity. Instead, he started Aguero, who had just recovered from injury.

This really looks like a late-stage force.

It seems that Guardiola put the decisive battle in the second half.

Tong Yi looked at the Manchester City lineup on the court, then sat down without saying much.

At this time, the German referee Felix Brich blew the whistle to officially start the game.

Bridge is a well-known international referee in Germany and has even been included in the referee list for the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia. He will officiate in subsequent World Cup games.

Logically speaking, this guy should be a very capable referee.

But Tong Yi also knows that this guy is really hard to say.

Because in the memory of his previous life, this Bridge was a match-fixing referee officially certified by FIFA.

And this happened exactly in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In a match in Group E of the group stage, Serbia and the Swiss team were one-on-one. Mitrovic grabbed a header in the penalty area, but was double-teamed by two Swiss defenders and even fell down. The Serbian player said it was a penalty kick. But Bridge flagged Mitrovic's elbow for a foul. The Serbian players were dissatisfied and reminded Bridge that he should look back at the AR, but Bridge refused verbally.

Facts have proved that this was a deliberate misjudgment.

\u003eBecause the Swiss team's path to the World Cup was so controversial at that time, fans and media reporters all thought that the Swiss team was the godson of FIFA, and FIFA was trying to ensure that the Swiss team advanced. Because the headquarters of FIFA is in Switzerland, and the head of FIFA is also from Switzerland!

Later, because the public opinion was so great, FIFA had to respond.

Then they investigated the game and determined that the German referee Bridge had indeed made a deliberate misjudgment. Then before the World Cup was over, Bridge was punished directly, and he and his assistant referee team were sent back to Germany and banned from officiating subsequent World Cup games.

You may even face a lifetime ban!

This is the referee, Bridge!

Many fans and media reporters believe that he whistled the game just because he received a reminder from FIFA.

Prior to this, the 42-year-old Bridge had very rich experience in law enforcement. He had officiated 250 Bundesliga games and also officiated Champions League games. Shenzihe also officiated the 2014 Europa League final.

He was even selected as the "Referee of the Year" by the European Club Association and the European Football Agents Association.

A guy like this can also call match-fixing.

Tong Yi had to be more cautious and pay close attention to this guy.

After all, in the current situation, who knows whether this guy Bridge will be bribed?

Now the Manchester City people dream of beating their Crystal Palace, and Tong Yi has no choice but to guard against it.

Tong Yi also turned his head and looked at the assistant referee consortium on the sidelines, and then he saw that it was really German referees such as Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp.

These are exactly the German referees who were punished along with Bridge in my memory.

I really didn't expect that they would encounter Crystal Palace at this time.

Tong Yi also reminded the Crystal Palace players to pay attention to their actions in this game and not to make excuses for the Germans. Although this guy may not blow a black whistle in this game, there is nothing wrong with taking precautions and being cautious.

Tong Yi also felt that this game should be more difficult.

However, people may not blow the black whistle.

So, don’t worry too much.

The game officially started, and the visiting team Manchester City kicked off first.

Manchester City played quite aggressively from the beginning, especially Aguero in the frontcourt. This guy kept running back and forth, actively looking for opportunities. Moreover, there were frequent physical confrontations, and he seemed to have endless energy.

As soon as he saw this, Tong Yi knew very clearly that Aguero's playing like this showed that he clearly knew that he could not play the whole game in this game, otherwise he would not have spared no effort to run around.

Obviously, he should be substituted in the second half of the game.

Who replaced him? Of course it’s Jesus!

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, just as I expected, the Manchester City people wanted to strike from behind in this game.

Tong Yi nodded slightly and immediately waved his hand, signaling the Crystal Palace players to step up their offense at this time and be more proactive. Strive to score goals as soon as possible, or even score more goals, so that the Manchester City people will collapse before the second half of the game. In this way, Guardiola's pre-game arrangements are completely useless, and there is no need to think about the later stages.

The Crystal Palace players nodded one after another, and then actively engaged in strengthening the attack.

The Manchester City players immediately felt the changes in the Crystal Palace people, and everyone was a little nervous.

Crystal Palace obviously accelerated the pace of the game.

The Manchester City players also have to passively speed up the tempo and actively participate in the defense.

Guardiola on the sidelines immediately waved his hand, signaling the defensive players to shift their defensive focus more towards Zinchenko's side.

Obviously, this side will be the direction from which the Crystal Palace people will attack.

As expected, Crystal Palace frequently attacked Zinchenko's side.

Zinchenko's defense is also stretched thin. This guy is inexperienced, not strong enough, and cannot keep up with Crystal Palace's wing attackers. Therefore, at this time, he looked very embarrassed, which made the Manchester City fans watching the scene very worried.

It's dangerous. Zinchenko won't be beaten in this game, right?

Why should Zinchenko start in this game?

This is something they can't understand.

At this moment, Carvajal and Mbappe played two-on-ones in succession, directly beating Zinchenko. This makes the Manchester City fans almost have cerebral hemorrhage. What kind of defense are you doing? It's dangerous!

With a bang, Stones slid out and shoveled the football out of the sideline before Carvajal.

So suspenseful!

Bang bang bang!

The Manchester City fans at the scene gave Stones applause. This defense was really in place.

Guardiola on the sidelines also gave Stones a thumbs up.

But at this moment, Crystal Palace quickly sent a sideline ball. After Mbappe received the ball from the wing, he suddenly swung his legs and pretended to cross the ball, quickly cut inward and went straight into Manchester City's penalty area.

Fast, Mbappe was really too fast here, like a sharp dagger that instantly cut through the opponent's defense line.

The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were very excited and screamed with excitement.

This is a great opportunity, a great opportunity!

At this time, Stones rushed forward to intercept. But at this moment, Mbappe suddenly passed the football back in an inverted triangle and directly passed the football to the penalty spot.

Cristiano Ronaldo rushed forward without stopping the ball, just swung his legs and fired a explosive shot.

With a bang, the football shot towards the Manchester City goal rapidly. The Manchester City fans were frightened. They were in danger!

The bang sound came again. Otamendi in the middle of the penalty area came over directly and blocked the football with his body. The football immediately bounced out and popped out of Manchester City's goal.

restricted area!

Otamendi turned sideways to block the football with his body, and then he fell hard in the penalty area.

This made the Manchester City fans at the scene look sideways and feel heartbroken!

Isn't it too painful to be hit by heavy artillery fire at such a close range? Manchester City fans are worried, worried about whether there is something wrong with Otamendi's body?

Some Manchester City fans at the scene screamed in surprise and were very excited.

Because the football that bounced out came directly to Goretzka's feet, a good opportunity, this is a good opportunity for Manchester City to counterattack.

Aguero, Sane and others in the frontcourt immediately turned around and quickly rushed out of the frontcourt. They wanted to launch a quick counterattack immediately.

This is indeed a very good opportunity, and everyone at the scene is aware of this.

The Crystal Palace players immediately turned around and quickly chased back to intercept Aguero and Sane. Tong Yi on the sidelines also tightened his eyes. This ball is indeed a bit dangerous. This guy Goretzka also has a strong ability to play the ball and is also good at long passes. It is a bit dangerous for him to get the ball at this time.

Tong Yi hopes that someone will come up to interfere with Goretzka immediately and not give him a chance to play the ball forward.

De Bruyne pounced on him immediately, preparing to use his body to squeeze Goretzka and not give him a chance to play the ball forward. But Goretzka had already expected it. He stretched his body and hit De Bruyne hard, causing both of their bodies to bounce back slightly.

At this moment, Goretzka suddenly pushed the football diagonally to the side.

Walker on the wing immediately took off, holding the ball and wading forward violently, like a small sports car speeding along the wing.

This made the Crystal Palace fans at the scene feel nervous. It was dangerous.

Manchester City fans are full of expectations, this is a good opportunity.

The Crystal Palace players immediately rushed to defend and intercept. But Walker is very fast. After consecutive attacks, the Crystal Palace defensive players were unable to intercept him. At this moment, Walker, who was driving forward at high speed, suddenly made a pass before he even reached the penalty area.

The football drew a wonderful arc and quickly spun into the Crystal Palace penalty area.

Aguero, who rushed forward quickly from the center, quickly rushed to the front point, leading the Crystal Palace defensive players to the front point. Van Dijk and Rudiger both followed.

But the ball flew directly over their heads and flew quickly to the back point.

Sane, who rushed up quickly from behind, jumped directly to the top and hit the flying football hard. The football shot quickly towards the Crystal Palace goal.

The speed of the ball is really fast, like a stream of light in the dark night.

The Manchester City fans at the scene were very excited and jumped up excitedly, the ball was there!

With a snap, the football was directly thrown out by Maignan who jumped sideways. The Manchester City fans at the scene felt very sorry, but they were pleasantly surprised the next moment.

Because the saved football fell right in front of Aguero, he immediately extended his legs and pushed the ball directly into the empty goal of Crystal Palace!