Chapter 389 Champions League semi-finals!

Chapter 389 Champions League semi-finals!

After an easy victory over Southampton, with the attention of countless people, Manchester City once again completed preparations in a low-key manner and set off for London on April 30 to challenge newly promoted Middlesbrough in the 34th game of the league.

In the third minute of the opening game, Middlesbrough's players had not fully adapted to the rhythm of the game, and Manchester City began to press slowly after tentative organization in the opening game.

When the Middlesbrough players saw Manchester City's intention to attack, they immediately shrank their formation and prepared to defend.

But before they entered the state, they really didn't expect that Manchester City's mediocre offense after the opening directly exploded with the power of the gods!

The process is very simple. Zhao Jinge, who pressed forward after the start, retreated in front of the penalty area to receive the ball. When Gundogan's long pass came behind him, he stopped the ball and controlled the ball to the right to change direction and complete the turn. He was still thirty yards away from the goal. There are teammates running to support him on both sides and behind him.

But he stopped caring about his teammates. The Middlesbrough defender in front defended cautiously and did not dare to attack.

Zhao Jinge adjusted in one step and shot hard!

Just listen to a "bang"!

The football flew out like a cannonball, but in the air it drew an extreme parabola and fell towards the upper right corner of the goal!

The Middlesbrough goalkeeper made a flying save to the extreme. The fingertips of his left hand were only less than 30 centimeters away from the crossbar and the right goal post. By chance, the football flew through the gap he blocked and hit the dead center!

Super world wave! After Zhao Jinge broke through the door, he stood on the spot and turned around with a faint smile on his face. He slowly raised his straight arms until they were straight and parallel to the ground. He also raised his chin slightly, like an invincible god of war. !

If there could be a loud noise in the gloomy English sky at this time, the clouds would open a crack, and the dazzling sunshine could shine on him, then this pretense would be absolutely perfect!

All Middlesbrough players on the pitch were stunned! Their head coach was also stunned on the sidelines! Damn it! What is this? ! Don’t talk about martial ethics! Take out nuclear weapons and blast the world at the beginning? ! Why don't you leave a way for weak teams like us to survive!

Middlesbrough restarted the game, and the game soon went into Manchester City's offensive round. In the 11th minute, Sterling pushed the ball forward from the left, and Zhao Jinge ran all the way into the penalty area, pressing the back line at the penalty spot. rear.

When Sterling knocked the ball across the middle to find Dzeko, Zhao Jinge felt bad and immediately took the initiative to retreat, widening the distance between him and the defender behind him.

Dzeko was the first to pass the ball forward when he was pressed. The reason why Zhao Jinge took the initiative to retreat was because he saw that Dzeko was being pressed and intercepted, and he might not be able to control the ball.

The football provoked by Dzeko just flew over the penalty area line, and was stopped by Zhao Jinge's chest and hit upwards.

The Middlesbrough defender behind him had just stepped forward to mark him closely. The next second, he had goosebumps all over his body and his head was about to explode!

Zhao Jinge stood up with his back to the goal and hung the golden hook upside down!

The football flew over the head of the Middlesbrough defender without a trace of rotation. The shot was like a volley, and the football went straight to the upper left corner of the goal!

Middlesbrough's goalkeeper stood directly in front of the goal line without moving, but no one would blame him. It was wiser to save energy than to be embarrassed.

At this moment, there was silence in Middlesbrough's home court, and all Middlesbrough fans' eyes widened in horror. Is this a superstar? !

Is this the fighting power of a superstar? !

This is too damn exaggerated!

When Zhao Jinge put on his crown, David Silva scored his first assist hat trick of the season, and Dzeko passed and shot, all the Premier League fans discovered that Manchester City had risen from the throne in a superb manner. Stand up, overlooking all the opponents from above!

Six to zero!

Even though the second half ended in the 65th minute, Manchester City still bid farewell to Middlesbrough with a massacre. After this battle, the newly promoted Middlesbrough has been determined to be relegated to the English Championship at the end of the season for a period of one year. The Premier League experience card is about to end!

The players of Middlesbrough were almost stunned. Although they had lost most of the previous games, they only conceded one or two goals. How could they become a soft persimmon at Manchester City? Already?

Middlesbrough players and fans cannot accept this reality, and Manchester City, dragging a bloody machete, has returned to Manchester for the final rest before the Champions League semi-finals.

In terms of mentality in preparing for the game, Manchester City is positive and confident.

Before the start of the game against Paris, their good game form had been well reflected in the league.

Be ruthless when you need to be ruthless, be firm when you need to be ruthless.

There were fierce attacks that defeated the mid-to-lower teams, and there were also defensive counterattacks and high-pressure presses that made the top players in the Premier League miserable.

This is actually Manchester City's tactical rehearsal for the Champions League battle with Paris.

Facts have also proved that Manchester City's tactical drills have achieved very good results.

After harvesting a wave of points and finishing the league match on April 30, Manchester City has officially entered the final preparation stage for the Champions League.

At this time, no fans will care about how many rounds in advance the leader of a certain league has the possibility of winning the championship, or how many strong dialogue games there will be in the next round of the five major leagues.

When the Champions League semi-finals arrive, all professional leagues have no choice but to make way for them.

In the next week, football's popularity, topics, and discussions will all revolve around the Champions League.

In early May, with the eager anticipation of countless fans, the semi-finals of the new season's Champions League finally arrived.

The teams that were supposed to play away games had all played on the field the day before. As UEFA and major players stepped up publicity through official promotions, the atmosphere gradually became warm and tense.

Manchester City is very lucky to start this season's Champions League semi-finals at home. Without the fatigue of travel, they can prepare more fully and with peace of mind. The whole team is also determined to get a good start in the semi-finals.

Of course, their opponent Paris Saint-Germain naturally came to the Etihad Stadium with the belief of scoring points.

Since Zhao Jinge made his debut in Wolfsburg and became a blockbuster, his growth can be said to be one level at a time.

In his first year in the Premier League last year, his reputation has already caught up with Melo's. Even after winning a Ballon d'Or this season, he has become the "number one player in football" in terms of popularity and topic.

But among the voices of recognition for blockbusters, there are always doubts.

There are not enough championships and there are not enough games played. The black guys can always find many reasons.

However, if you simply compare the data, Zhao Jinge has the better record in head-to-head confrontations with Messi and Ronaldo. This is also an important reason why Zhao Jinge has wildly praised Zhao Jinge for having suppressed the two elder brothers. one.

However, this is actually not a particularly tenable reason.

Because football is not a one-person sport. No matter how vivid a player's personal heroism is, he must rely on a strong team to perform amazingly. If you ask two of the top three strikers in today's football to compete in one or two games based on personal data that contains many uncertain factors, it is completely unreasonable and forced comparison. .

Professional football, or team sports, has always been about the winner taking all.

If Zhao Jinge wins the data but loses the game, the arrogant fans can still output like flying dragons and ride on their faces. The opposite is the same. Because of Zhao Jinge's record advantage, the current Zhao Chui and Manchester City champion fans are competing in major football forums. Definitely one of the best!

However, fans like to discuss this kind of topic. Comparisons between the same era are not enough. Sometimes they have to bring two forwards from different eras together and forcefully compare them. They enjoy it endlessly.

It can only be said that UEFA is full of traffic this time. The heat of the showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi in the top four has just dissipated. Now the semi-finals are a head-to-head confrontation between Cristiano Ronaldo and Zhao Jinge. The two major oil giants The battle between dragons and tigers is absolutely wonderful!

If you are a football fan, do you like to watch this kind of game?

The answer is obvious. There were three extremely exciting matchups in the quarterfinals, and this semifinals are even more exciting.

If we speculate based on the dark side, UEFA can be regarded as building momentum for the winner. Each round of advancement from the top eight is an evolution.

It will be difficult to advance, but as long as Zhao Jinge and Manchester City fight their way to the end, there will be no doubt about the gold content of this championship.

Stepping on Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to reach the top of the Champions League and breaking through the siege among Europe's strongest clubs, such a Champions League championship is undoubtedly more exciting, and fans are also very keen on this comparison of the gold content of the championship. .

The football market throughout Europe and the world that pays attention to the Champions League will experience explosive growth and expansion as a result. UEFA will take advantage of this momentum to get a bigger and sweeter cake in the global market.

The stage is set for you, all the attention is given to you, and your opponents have chosen the strongest and most topical ones. The rest depends on whether you have the ability and ambition to complete the road to the throne!

Let’s not talk about anything else. In the current Manchester City team, with the recent smooth progress of the league, both the coaching staff and the players have a strong belief in winning against Paris Saint-Germain.

They started conducting targeted tactical drills early and reviewing recent classic matches involving Paris Saint-Germain.

For example, in this year's Champions League quarter-finals, Barcelona played two rounds against Paris Saint-Germain. Another example is this season, Monaco, which caused huge trouble to Paris, played two rounds in the league against Paris Saint-Germain.

The performance of the players, the construction of the defensive system, the targeted arrangements between Emery and Enrique, including the on-the-spot response of the coaches on both sides.

There are many tactical matters to pay attention to, and fortunately, in terms of tactical style, Manchester City has no reason to fear PSG.

Besides, although Paris Saint-Germain is strong now, it is still a team that has just been integrated for less than a season.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still terrible, and the old foundation laid by the French team is also very solid, driving Paris Saint-Germain to continue to make steady progress in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

But in this season that is gradually coming to an end, every fan can see that Paris' strongest state has not yet been displayed, or that the simple accumulation of stars has not created a fully cohesive team.

Barcelona counterattacked against Paris in the second round of the quarter-finals. Monaco's success in the league with one win and one draw against the French champions also provided Guardiola with too many tactical ideas to learn from.

At least in Guardiola's view, this Paris Saint-Germain is strong, but it is still not as good as Real Madrid, which impressed Manchester City and him both last season and this season.

In other words, what makes Guardiola feel regretful now is that in the entire Europe, the only team that can stop Manchester City may be Real Madrid!

Currently, the focus of the entire football world is on the two Champions League matches that will be held on May 3rd and 4th.

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will play on the evening of May 4th.

As the final battle of this round of UEFA Champions League, it is also the most popular focus battle in this round of UEFA Champions League. After all, Messi has been eliminated. Zhao Jinge and Cristiano Ronaldo are currently the most popular super players in the eyes of fans. Star!

On the afternoon of May 1st, the entire Paris Saint-Germain team arrived in Manchester.

Also starting from that evening, Manchester City players who were training in a closed training camp were disqualified from going home to live. Until the end of the game, their activities will be restricted to the training ground and the club's hotel.

On the night of May 3rd, in the hotel where they were staying, all the Manchester City players watched the intense first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Bayern Munich lost 1-2 to Real Madrid in an away game. Although Real Madrid won the final victory, Bayern Munich also scored an away goal, and its hope of advancing to the second round is still high.

This game was very intense. Although there were not many goals, the technical and tactical competition between the players and the coach was extremely exciting!

The actual situation of the game, which was offensively conservative and focused on defense, also gave Manchester City increased confidence in its own tactics.

Now that they have reached the second place in the Champions League, every team does not want to make mistakes easily. Naturally, they will focus more on control and defense in the first round of the competition.

This shows that the tactical predictions and pre-match preparations of the Manchester City coaching staff are at least accurate in the general direction of the game.

After forcibly calming down the emotional fluctuations after watching the game, the entire Manchester City team went to bed early to rest, and after getting enough sleep or even being full, Shi Shiran got up and gathered the next day to recharge and put themselves in the best position. In good condition to face tonight's game.

The same is true for the Paris Saint-Germain players on the other side. Manchester City generously provided a training venue for Paris Saint-Germain, allowing the French team to comfortably complete the last practice before the game.

That night, when darkness began to fall, the entire Manchester City team had arrived at the Etihad Stadium in advance.

Countless Blue Moon fans and Paris fans who traveled with the team also lined up outside the stadium. The entire Etihad Stadium became a sea of ​​blue lights, and a grand game was about to start here. Curtain!

(End of this chapter)