Chapter 373 A head-on blow!

Chapter 373 A blow to the head!

At the pre-match press conference, Guardiola praised Allegri. He not only said that his relationship with Allegri has always been very good, but he was even proud of being able to play against Allegri. .

Among them, Guardiola's words were interpreted by the media as that he wanted to adopt cautious tactics at home.

"This is a game that the whole world is looking forward to. Everyone feels that we will be under pressure, but this is normal."

"Manchester City and Juventus are both giant teams, but one team will definitely be eliminated. This is a very cruel reality."

"But this is the game we want and the game all the fans are looking forward to."

Allegri was interviewed at the Carrington base. Manchester United lent its training base to Juventus.

Allegri said that with Manchester City almost certain to win the league title, Guardiola's main battlefield will be in the Champions League.

"There's no doubt it will make our game more difficult, but it will also put pressure on City."

Allegri also said that Guardiola is a very smart opponent and always likes to play psychological warfare before games, but he will not be fooled.

My advice to myself is not to be dragged into the quagmire by Guardiola. He may deliberately show weakness before the game, but that is just to play psychological warfare and let him fight it out on his own. I will not get involved. "

Finally, Allegri said that Juventus will play more carefully in this game at the Etihad.

"It's inevitable, it's always difficult to play at the Etihad, so we need to be more careful."

But actually?

From the moment the whistle sounded at the start of the game, the two teams pressed forward and attacked with almost no reservations.

Guardiola and Allegri were so polite before the game, but when it came to the game, they started to risk their lives.

The two sides actually started with an attack.

This was completely unexpected.

From the beginning of the game, everyone could clearly feel that the head coaches of both teams exercised tactical restraint against each other, and both wanted to contain the opponent's offense.

It goes without saying that Manchester City has the advantage on the field.

The passing and controlling skills of the Premier League giants are better than those of Juventus. Therefore, whether it is ball possession rate or passing success rate, Manchester City has an advantage, which makes Juventus involuntarily tend to defend and counterattack.

On the defensive end, Juventus specially arranged two defensive players to freeze Zhao Jinge in the middle of Manchester City.

As soon as Zhao Jinge gets the ball, Khedira and Chiellini are always around him, which makes it difficult for Zhao Jinge to have a chance to create a threat.

On the right side of Manchester City, Juventus lined up the combination of Alex Sandro and Mandzukic on the left, suppressing Sterling and Kyle Walker. This defensive intention started from the first minute of the game. Exposed from the start.

What is really surprising is that the game is played very fast and both sides play very actively, but no one expected that Juventus would score the first goal so soon.

“On April 14, 2017, at the Etihad Stadium, the second leg of this season’s Champions League knockout rounds was unfolding, with the defending champion Manchester City facing off against Serie A hegemon Juventus.

In the first round at the Allianz Arena of Juventus, the Blue Moon Army swept the Old Lady with three goals without any blood. In the second round, the Serie A overlords came to the Etihad, and there seemed to be no way out. They could either bounce back or run away with hatred!

With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!

Oh, Juventus, who took the first kick off, actually chose to attack directly after the opening. The Bianconeri, who were three goals behind, unexpectedly turned against the visitors at the Etihad Stadium and started pressing high!

With this amazing momentum, it seems that today's game will not lose its competitiveness because of the huge score gap before. Today's Bianconeri have no intention of surrendering!

Juventus launched a crazy siege. In front of them was the defending champion who was in full swing and was in the right place at the right time!

But even so, Allegri's disciples still did not give up!

The absolute disadvantage in the score makes tonight's Etihad night extremely difficult, but Juventus will never give up! "

In the live commentary box at the Etihad Stadium, the commentator from Italy seemed extremely energetic and did not look like a defeated army at all. The Bianconeri's attacking rhythm on the court was completely infected by his rhythmic Italian. , pouring out at an extremely fast speed, like a volcano erupting!

"Juventus' attackers continue to move forward. Manchester City's defense zone is about to receive their high-altitude bombing. Mandzukic and Aguero are already on standby in the Manchester City penalty area. The Bianconeri's first attack looks like What a great opportunity!”

"Juventus launched a pincer attack on the wing, Khedira!

Khedira lobbed a high-altitude ball in front of the goal from outside the left side of Manchester City's penalty area. Mandzukic followed behind. Stones and Laporte's attention was on Aguero!

Mandzukic headed over Kyle Walker! "

"GOAL!!!!!!"

"Mandzukic got the ball and hit it directly with his head. I couldn't believe my eyes. Juventus got a goal back in the first minute of the game!

The total score of the two teams came to 1 to 3. Under the tremendous pressure, Juventus's counterattack was on the right path!

The Bianconeri are still two goals away from equalizing the total score, and they still have a full 89 minutes to look forward to! "

When the ball was scored, no one could have imagined that Juventus would score so quickly. Even Allegri on the sidelines did not expect that his offense would go so smoothly.

Stones made a defensive mistake. He and Laporte jointly marked Aguero's defensive choice, allowing the Croatian who was 1.90 meters tall on the left wing to get an unprecedented good opportunity. Kyle Walker, who was 1.83 meters tall, was The furious Mandzukic crushed him head-on!

The ejected football flew in from the blind spot in the upper left corner of the goal. Joe Hart, who was desperately trying to come up, was completely helpless!

"Mandzukic! The team's striker, Mr. Mandzukic in big scenes!

As a Croatian international, he has innate attributes of strength, and he ignited the flame of hope for Juventus! "

"A single spark can start a prairie fire. The iron-blooded Croatia forward always makes people respect him. In tonight's desperate night, Mandzukic was the first to stand up and responded to the established destiny with a simple and crude header. Victory The rhapsody, eager to be played wildly at the Etihad Stadium!” The Italian commentator roared until his hoarse voice was still echoing. After scoring, Mandzukic raised his hands in the air and shouted out the flames in his heart.

Some of the Juventus fans at the scene didn't even have time to sit down when they saw their home team score such a wonderful goal, scoring at the beginning. Even the most dreamy script in their minds would not dare to write like this. !

For a moment, both the Manchester City fans, the Manchester City players on the field, and even Guardiola on the sidelines were a little stunned. This situation was something they had never expected before the game started.

Although Guardiola told them that Juventus may launch a fierce attack at the beginning of the game, he asked them to be careful at the beginning. While their offensive players in the frontcourt are unfolding, the defensive players in the backcourt are also Pay attention to defense!

However, he has never said that the opponent can score a goal in his first attack? !

Even a tough guy like Zhao Jinge felt a little bad now. He hadn't run into Juventus' defensive third zone yet, but when he turned around, his own defense was like paper. It only took 20 minutes for Juventus to beat him. The cross from the wing in the next second was broken?

How can anyone accept this? !

The key is that Stones and Laporte took turns in the last two Premier League games and got nearly ten days of adequate rest.

If it weren't for the fact that they were still in the game, Zhao Jinge really wanted to go to the back line and ask these two brothers what the situation was like today? !

Did you two relax too much, so relaxed that you didn't even think about taking it back to the court? !

A cross was passed from the wing, but the two tall central defenders went to stare at Aguero, who was over 1.7 meters tall, and let Mandzukic go? ! It’s simply unreasonable!

However, anger is anger, and reason is still the most important. Zhao Jinge took a deep breath, turned around and said hello to De Bruyne, who was also looking at his own defense line as if he had eaten shit, and signaled Teacher Ding to prepare to take Zhong. Attack with the ball on the field, give these Italians some color!

This is Etihad, and not just any cat or dog can rule the roost here!

Juventus' celebration ended and the game restarted. After getting a goal back, the Bianconeri players on the court played more aggressively!

But from the relaxation of the opening, Manchester City, which has become alert, is not a fuel-saving lamp.

The Blue Moon Legion's first shot in the opening took place just over a minute ago and was a long shot from Gundogan.

Then Sterling also got rid of Alex Sandro, cut inside with the ball with his left foot, and hit the goal with a curved ball.

But the real threat came in the fifth minute. Zhao Jinge dribbled the ball from the left. After breaking through Chiellini, he crossed before Bonucci. However, Zhao Jinge's shot was blocked by Buffon like a miracle. , today’s young player Buffon is still so brave!

Allegri also clearly realized that Zhao Jinge still couldn't stop him.

As a result, Douglas Costa also retreated.

This retracement created another good offensive opportunity. In the seventh minute of the game, the Bianconeri once again broke through the wing to build momentum. Manchester City's defense faced another big test!

After receiving a pass from Pjanic, Douglas Costa, who retreated, ran with the football on the wing of Manchester City.

Gou Sheng, who started at full speed, got rid of Cancelo and Gundogan's pursuit and interception in one step, plunged into the lower left corner of Manchester City's penalty area, and then directly pushed the football to Manchester City's goal with a cross pass.

At the critical moment, Joe Hart staged two lightning saves. First, he fell to the ground and reached out to intercept Douglas Costa's pass. Then he sat up again and blocked Aguero's follow-up shot with his calf, blocking the ball to Laporte came to form a siege, and the England goalkeeper kept the goal intact!

During the opening period, facing the powerful and deadly offensive wave of the Old Lady, Manchester City's defense seemed a little embarrassed. Through the continuous momentum on the right, the city wall of Blue Moon was rattling.

Three minutes later, after surviving Juventus's opening bombardment, the Blue Moon Army continued to spread their offensive storm in the frontcourt. It is not Manchester City's style to not fight back when being beaten.

Manchester City's three midfielders led by De Bruyne began to use their ball control advantage and the retreat of Zhao Jinge and other players on the forward line to cut through Juventus' midfield.

In the collision between the two midfielders, the Manchester City midfielder, who had superior technical strength and was supported by his teammates, gained a huge advantage.

On the other hand, Juventus lacks midfield passing and control to shape the situation, and it is difficult to gain an advantage on the scene.

This also gives Manchester City another opportunity to launch an offensive.

When Khedira passed the ball to Costa during a forward move, Costa tried to take the outside line from the right but found that Gundogan grabbed the line in advance and blocked the line.

Seeing that the road ahead was blocked, he suddenly stopped and changed direction, trying to pass the ball from behind Yaya Toure. Costa's on-the-spot ball control reaction was still scary.

De Bruyne, who followed all the way back, rushed to block the inside line. Costa moved the ball across the ball, but Yaya Toure took the lead and poked the ball away.

After Gundogan stepped forward to catch the ball, he passed the ball diagonally to Zhao Jinge.

After getting the ball, the Manchester City forward turned around and advanced quickly. Before Marchisio could reach him, he sent a diagonal pass to the ground. Mahrez entered the frontcourt from the left.

Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne moved forward from the center to follow up.

Mahrez moved the ball to the dangerous area and sent a diagonal pass to Alves.

Mane took the initiative to observe the situation behind him during the response, stopped the ball and made adjustments before sending a return pass.

The moment Zhao Jinge received the ball, he turned around and retreated, causing Khedira to clear the defense. Then he changed his direction and crossed the center of the ball. He grabbed the ball in front of the opponent's central defender and sent the ball to the left area in front of the Juventus penalty area. Then, continue to thrust forward diagonally!

Mahrez ran wildly and cut in, touching the ball and passing the ball.

The football flew to the right side of the penalty area, and Zhao Jinge stepped forward and scored with a header!

Chiellini was slow to block, giving Zhao Jinge a chance to attack the goal with his head. As a result, Zhao Jinge's ball hit the side netting of the goal. The angle was wrong and he failed to create a goal.

Immediately afterwards, Manchester City's offensive line made a comeback. Through the skillful passing of several midfielders and frontfield players, they once again broke into the Bianconeri's defensive hinterland. Juventus' defense was torn open with a huge hole.

De Bruyne dribbled the ball straight in front of the goal. Mane rushed to hit the goal and was blocked by young player Buffon. Zhao Jinge, who followed closely behind, got the ball and hit a back-heel shot, but the ball finally hit the goal. On the side net of the goal, Manchester City once again missed a good opportunity.

(End of this chapter)