Chapter 412: Gain the upper hand and score no points!

Chapter 412: Gain the upper hand and score no points!

Neymar's goal improved Real Madrid's momentum a lot. They further increased the pace of the game and more actively increased the pressure in the frontcourt.

The football was passed quickly at the feet of the Real Madrid players, with Neymar, Bale and others constantly making cross-positions, and the two full-backs taking turns stepping forward to assist.

Neymar, Bell, Benzema, Modric and others got shooting opportunities one after another, and Real Madrid hit a wave of offensive climax.

Manchester City was very embarrassed in this round of offense. Gundogan and Stones received yellow cards in defense.

The referee's law enforcement standards in this game were indeed very strict, and he was also very decisive in his cards.

After receiving the yellow card, both Gundogan and Stones were wary and did not dare to make big moves, which made Manchester City's defense more difficult.

During this period of time, Joe Hart became the busiest person on the court.

He made high passes on the goal line to resist Real Madrid's attacks time and time again, without increasing the number of goals conceded.

But this cannot go on like this. After learning the lessons of conceding goals before, Real Madrid is very wary of Manchester City's counterattack.

After they lose the ball, they will immediately counterattack on the spot, and there will be multiple counterattacks.

Except for Zhao Jinge and a few people on Manchester City's side, it was difficult for anyone else to hold the ball under such a pressing, let alone pass the ball out.

Seeing that the first half was almost over and he couldn't get the ball in front, Zhao Jinge simply retreated to the front of the penalty area to join the defense.

No matter what, let’s hold on to the first half first!

Naturally, Real Madrid couldn't let Manchester City do what they wanted. They hoped to score another goal at the last moment and try to return to the locker room with an equalizer.

The first half ended with a score of 1 to 2.

Real Madrid fell behind by one goal. After Neymar scored a goal, Manchester City obviously played more cautiously and focused on stability, reflecting the style of a strong team.

Although the two sides exchanged offense and defense in the final stage of the first half, they failed to score again in the end.

When entering the halftime break, Guardiola first praised De Bruyne by name. He is simply the pillar of the midfield, and then Zhao Jinge and the two players on the wing.

Of course, Manchester City was not without problems in the first half. For example, several counterattacks were not decisive enough and the game was a bit complicated.

According to Guardiola, it is to be direct and give the opponent a heavy blow sharply.

Also, the combination of Gundogan, Kante and De Bruyne allows Manchester City's midfielder to have delicate passing and dribbling, and has a strong ability to control the rhythm, but it still has problems in terms of hardness, thickness, and pressure. Slightly inferior, if Gundogan is replaced by the peak Yaya Toure, then this combination will be a true offensive and defensive balance.

But this is something that can't be helped. Going to Yaya Toure can solve this problem, but the decline in condition and physical fitness makes Toure unable to display his abilities for a long time.

Nothing is perfect in this world!

"The start of the second half was the same as before."

"Real Madrid will definitely still want to control the tempo of the game, and we will still have another wave of attacks."

But Guardiola also said that Manchester City will definitely be prepared this time and will not let Real Madrid attack like they did in the beginning.

"However, it doesn't matter even if we can't grab it. If the rush attack doesn't work, we will fall back and continue to defend and counterattack steadily."

"We scored a goal in the first half, which means Real Madrid will definitely come out in the second half. This is our chance!"

If Real Madrid failed to equalize the score in the second half, then this score would be Real Madrid's death sentence.

Therefore, Zidane will definitely press out and attack.

What Manchester City needs to do is to stabilize their position, let Real Madrid attack, and then counterattack.

This is the benefit of having an advantage in the game.

At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid took the lead. Neymar handed the ball to Neymar and ran forward.

Neymar passed the ball back to Modric and then quickly ran to the wing.

Real Madrid played very actively after the start. When the score fell behind, they did not need to be conservative.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Real Madrid's players pressed hard, and the football was quickly passed back and forth under their feet. Manchester City's players began to experience the power of Real Madrid's mercury-like offensive football.

In the 48th minute of the game, after Real Madrid passed many passes in the frontcourt, Toni Kroos suddenly sent a through ball.

Neymar started early before Toni Kroos passed the ball, and instantly got rid of Manchester City's defenders on the wing and received the pass from Teacher Toni at the edge of Manchester City's penalty area.

After the Brazilian opened up the space, he adjusted his body posture and prepared to shoot, but this was a fake move. After attracting Manchester City full-back Clichy to grab the ball, Neymar quickly broke in with the ball. Manchester City's penalty area.

Clichy and Stones were both attracted to Neymar and all pounced on him.

However, Neymar did not choose to shoot himself, but passed the ball to Benzema from the center to the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Benzema shot directly without stopping. The ball was very threatening, but Joe Hart was very focused and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand.

"Concentrate and don't miss anyone on either side of the wing!"

Joe Hart stood up from the ground and reminded his teammates loudly.

Facing a top team like Real Madrid, any mistake they make may be a fatal blow to their opponent.

Laporte raised his hand apologetically, indicating that he made a mistake with the ball.

He did not stick to Benzema immediately, giving the opponent a chance to shoot.

Seeing that Benzema missed the shot, Neymar touched his chin, lowered his head, turned and left the Manchester City penalty area, preparing to take a corner kick.

The French center, who has no explosive potential yet, is holding his head in frustration. Such a good opportunity has been wasted by himself. If this goal is scored, he will become a hero of Real Madrid.

The corner kick was taken and Stones found the spot.

But there were Real Madrid players on the outside, and the ball was quickly controlled by Real Madrid.

Toni Kroos tried a long-range shot that hit the Manchester City defender and bounced back.

De Bruyne and Modric both rushed towards the ball, colliding with each other and both falling to the ground. The referee stopped the game and went to check on the injury.

Fortunately, the two were not injured and the game resumed quickly.

The referee awarded the ball to Manchester City, but before the ball could be passed out, it was intercepted by Real Madrid. Real Madrid continued to lay siege to Manchester City's goal.

A few minutes before the start of the second half, the situation on the field was very passive for Manchester City. The football was always in their own half. Their formation was very compressed. Even if they got the ball, they could not spread the formation immediately. , form an effective counterattack.

Moreover, Guardiola's early-game tactic deployed during the halftime break was unable to be executed, and instead fell into Real Madrid's rhythm.

Seeing that the team once again had the advantage on the field, the Real Madrid fans who came to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium became excited again and sang the Real Madrid team song happily. Everyone sincerely hoped that Real Madrid could advance again. The ball equalizes the score faster!

"Manchester City was suppressed so miserably in the first ten minutes of the second half. Just looking at the scene, it feels like the two teams are not on the same level!"

"It's okay. Wasn't it the same in the first half? You can't score when you have the upper hand. Now Manchester City is leading by one goal!"

"Real Madrid's pressure is strong, but it's hard to say whether it can be converted into goals. This season, I always feel that their offensive ability is a bit flawed. Normal games are okay, but when it comes to the most important games, they still seem to be missing a breath. !”

"Isn't it true that Neymar is very strong? Why did Real Madrid's offensive power drop after he joined Real Madrid?"

"Don't you look at who he replaced?! Cristiano Ronaldo's performance at Paris Saint-Germain this year is absolutely top-notch! And this is the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo has a buff bonus!"

"Neymar has almost completely surpassed Ronaldo in other aspects this season, right? He has reached the peak of his career, but his ability to score goals is not even a little bit worse!"

"After all, we are on the wing. How can the cake maker and the cake eater compare the number of goals? Let's hope that Benzema can give him some help!"

Fans from all over the world who are watching this game are discussing it in their own country's online forums, evaluating the situation on the court.

On the court, Neymar once again brought the football to attack on the wing. As if he was in no one's land, even Clichy and Mahrez could not watch him, and other Manchester City defensive players also had to keep a close eye on him. With no other choice, Zhao Jinge came to Neymar again.

When Neymar saw Zhao Jinge defending him, he felt a little strange at first, and then he was ready to continue dribbling the ball forward.

Even your defenders can't guard me, it's useless even if you come here!

Neymar flicked the ball and prepared to rush past Zhao Jinge.

However, Zhao Jinge seemed to have seen through his intention, and stretched out his foot to grab the ball the moment he moved it.

Zhao Jinge's action surprised Neymar, who hurriedly adjusted to try to control the ball at his feet.

In the past, Neymar's move has been successful against other defensive players, but today, he met his opponent.

Zhao Jinge's foot speed is the same as him, or even faster than him, and his dexterity is not inferior to him. After he made a fake move, he could even extend his foot to steal the ball!

Zhao Jinge touched the ball first, and he planned to pass the ball to Mahrez near the center line.

Although Neymar's kick was half a beat slow, he still hit the ball, causing the ball's flight direction to change.

The football flew out in front of the two men and flew behind Neymar.

De Bruyne, who was cruising here, saw the ball flying towards him, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

However, before he could stop the ball, he lost the ball under the double-team of Carvajal and Toni Kroos.

After Toni Kroos intercepted the ball, he quickly handed the ball to Modric. Modric pretended to break forward, but after breaking into the penalty area, he passed it back in an inverted triangle to Neymar who entered the penalty area.

Neymar passed Stones and then chose to volley into the upper left corner of the goal. The ball was of high quality, but today Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart turned into Saint Joe Hart. He jumped high and saved Neymar. This kick hits the goal!

Seeing that his shot was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper, Neymar couldn't help but scratch his head.

This goalkeeper is a bit abnormal today!

Zhao Jinge had just seen De Bruyne get the ball and had already started running forward, preparing to attack. Unexpectedly, he lost the ball after just a few steps.

At this time, just as he was about to return to defense, he saw Joe Hart blocking Neymar's shot.

Without thinking, Zhao Jinge immediately turned around and ran towards Real Madrid's half.

Qiao Hart saw Zhao Jinge's actions and gave him a thumbs up in his heart.

He did not throw the ball to Zhao Jinge immediately, but threw the ball to Gundogan at the front of the penalty area.

Gundogan also observed Zhao Jinge's movement, but he did not pass it directly to Zhao Jinge, but quickly handed the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne's position was closer to the half-court. After receiving the ball, he glanced in the direction of Zhao Jinge, sent a through ball, and passed the ball to Zhao Jinge.

Manchester City's ground advance was very fast. Before most of the Real Madrid players had time to retreat to their own half, their counterattack had already passed the half-time mark.

"Defend, retreat quickly!"

Seeing Manchester City's simple and efficient counterattack, Real Madrid's head coach Zidane couldn't help but widen his eyes.

This fast-moving counterattack reminded him of the Real Madrid team Mourinho once led.

Is this the trump card that Manchester City has carefully prepared?

Fortunately, I also arranged for Casemiro as my backup!

As soon as Zhao Jinge passed the center circle, Casemiro pounced on him and appeared in front of him.

Having experienced the first two matches in the Champions League group stage this season, Casemiro knows Zhao Jinge's strength very well.

At this time, you must not rush forward rashly. In countless games in the past two seasons, Zhao Jinge has shown everyone what will happen if you rush forward rashly.

He glanced at his teammates. Varane was not far behind him and was retreating into the penalty area.

In front of him, Modric was chasing back as fast as he could.

As long as it is delayed for a while, until teammates catch up, or dragged to the edge of the penalty area, and Varane and Ramos step forward to help, they can stop the opponent's attack.

Casemiro made an instant judgment. He gave up the idea of ​​attacking and stepped back while concentrating on the movements of Zhao Jinge's feet.

The Brazilian's plan is to trade time for space, delaying the opponent until he makes a mistake, or dragging his teammates up to assist him.

When encountering a player with a very strong breakthrough ability like Zhao Jinge, he cannot guard him alone.

Therefore, what he had to do was to pull Zhao Jinge into his teammates' defensive area, form a multi-person double team, and use multiple people to help defend against Manchester City's attack.

(End of this chapter)