Chapter 269 Semi-final match, guest at the Bernabeu!

Manchester City defeated Real Madrid at home, which was a small upset.

But compared with the result of another game, their upset seemed to be just like that.

In another semi-final on April 24, Bayern Munich, playing at home, lost to Atletico Madrid 0:1.

This score was something no one expected before the game!

Although Real Madrid lost, they still had two away goals, and they didn't lose much, so they were completely able to accept it.

But Bayern lost at home, which is completely unacceptable.

After losing at home, do you still expect to win against Atletico Madrid in the away game?

Therefore, after this game, the outside world was very optimistic about Bayern's promotion situation, and almost no one was optimistic that they could reach the finals.

At the same time, after defeating the powerful Bayern, Simeone and his Atletico Madrid immediately became famous!

Among the teams that have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, which team has the most stars and the highest value, it must be Real Madrid.

And Atletico Madrid is ranked last from the bottom without any doubt!

But it was such a team ranked at the bottom, but it overthrew the equally star-studded and expensive Bayern.

This is simply shocking!

For a time, the entire football world became curious about Simeone and his Atletico Madrid.

What is so magical about this coach that he can actually lead such a relatively ordinary lineup to achieve such an outstanding record?

Just when the outside world put Simeone and Atletico Madrid in the spotlight and praised them, Guardiola and his Bayern Munich were criticized in all directions.

Guardiola's Bayern has exposed a very serious problem this season, that is, Bayern's record is quite poor when facing strong teams.

In the group stage, when they met Manchester City, they drew one and lost one, failing to take any advantage.

Ten days ago, in the Bundesliga, they were defeated 3-0 by Dortmund at home.

Now defeated by Atletico Madrid...

Apart from defeating Manchester United, which is in poor form, Bayern seems to have no record of success!

Bayern's players are still the same players, and there are very few changes in the lineup.

However, the team's tactics have changed a lot, so the outside world naturally places the blame on Guardiola.

And this time, no one from the Bayern club stood up to defend him!

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"Why don't you just come to Manchester City!"

After learning that Bayern lost and Guardiola was severely criticized by the outside world, Lin Quan took the initiative to make a phone call to comfort Guardiola.

Guardiola was speechless for a while: "Are you here to poach on behalf of Manchester City?"

"That's not true. I'm just representing myself. You know our big boss. If he wants to poach people, he will just throw money at them!"

Guardiola thought about the scene when Mansour came to Lin Quan with a contract to sign, and couldn't help but nodded. This is indeed Mansour's style.

"Let's take a look at the results of this season first. I still have two years left on my contract with Bayern, and I don't want to break the contract yet!"

Guardiola takes the contract very seriously and does not want to terminate it early.

Bayern will probably not drive him away, after all, he has just led the team to create the second longest unbeaten record in Europe with 53 league rounds.

"Furthermore, Barcelona will start the presidential election this summer. I have already rejected Laporta on contract grounds. If he regrets and goes to Manchester City at this time, Laporta will definitely feel that I have tricked him!"

As if worried that Lin Quan would be disappointed or even dissatisfied, Guardiola explained.

He has a very good relationship with Laporta and doesn't want to lie to each other about this kind of thing, so he said he won't leave this summer, and he will definitely not leave Bayern unless Bayern takes the initiative to terminate the contract.

"Okay, but you are probably not having a good time. Atletico Madrid's home court is not easy to play in. Barcelona and Real Madrid have not won at the Calderon this season."

Simeone's Atletico Madrid is tough!

How hard is it?

The top two of the Western Premier League have not won against Atletico Madrid this season!

Real Madrid is strong, right?

Double beaten by Barcelona this season!

Is Barcelona strong?

Zero-blocked by Atletico Madrid!

So Lin Quan was actually not too surprised about Bayern losing at home.

Although Simeone's team lineup is indeed a bit civilian, his lineup is enough to implement his technical and tactical play. If it were really replaced by a group of famous stars, it would not be enough.

"Well, I have noticed this. Let's play hard in the next game. Fortunately, we are not far behind!"

Guardiola felt that Bayern's loss was actually a bit unfair.

They have just created the Bundesliga's longest unbeaten record of 53 rounds in the league. In order to maintain this record, the players are physically and mentally exhausted and are under great psychological pressure.

This pressure accumulated more and more, and finally crushed them. Only then did they lose to Augsburg and Dortmund one after another.

It can be said that during this period, Bayern was in a period of relatively low morale.

Let alone Atletico Madrid at this time, they probably wouldn't be able to play against any other strong team.

But once they adjust and their morale and players' condition recovers, they may not be able to make a comeback!

The key to the problem is whether the team's state can be adjusted before the next round of competition a week later.

One goal behind is not too much.

At least for Bayern at its peak, it is definitely not a difficult task!

…

On April 27, the 36th round of the Premier League began.

Since Manchester City has won the championship four rounds in advance, Pellegrini arranged a large number of substitutes for this game.

Their opponent, Crystal Palace, is currently ranked 11th in the league. They have no worries about relegation and no hope of European competition. They are the kind of team that has no desires and no desires.

As a result, the game between the two sides was relatively peaceful. With the goals of Navas and Jovetic, Manchester City easily defeated their opponent 2:0.

After the game, the entire Manchester City team flew directly from London Airport to Madrid to prepare for the second leg against Real Madrid three days later.

After arriving in Madrid, Manchester City took over the training base of Getafe Club.

Originally, they wanted to rent Atletico Madrid's training base, but Atletico Madrid did not agree to Manchester City's application because they had to prepare for the home game against Bayern and were worried about the leakage of tactics.

This is normal. After all, both teams currently have the hope of advancing. If both sides advance to the finals, then both sides will see the other side's tactical training in advance, and there will be no secrets for both sides in the finals.

Moreover, given the relationship between Lin Quan and Guardiola, Atletico Madrid is also worried that Lin Quan will leak secrets to Guardiola.

After learning about Atletico Madrid's reason for rejection, Lin Quan was a little speechless!

Who do you think you are?

Will you tell the truth?

He's not that bored yet!

And Guardiola doesn’t need him to provide information!

As one of the top coaches in football, it is impossible for Guardiola not to notice Simeone's tactics now that they have played against each other.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan cheered for Guardiola in his heart:

Come on, Agua, kill Atletico Madrid and let's meet for the final together!

…

April 29, Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Only 16 minutes into the game, Real Madrid had already equalized the score!

"Ramos, he scored a goal worth a thousand dollars with his header!"

"The current total score between the two teams is 3:3, but Real Madrid has two away goals. If the game ends with this score, then Real Madrid will advance to the final!"

"Manchester City's situation is a bit dangerous. From the beginning to now, they have completely lost the initiative on the field and have fallen under Real Madrid's powerful offensive!"

The moment Ramos scored, the Bernabeu stadium burst into thunderous applause.

Many Real Madrid fans who come to watch the game are successful people from the upper class. They maintain their own identity, so they do not shout like ordinary home fans. They use restraint to encourage the players with applause.

But it can be seen from the loud applause at the scene how excited these 'gentlemen' were.

Finally, we are finally reaching the Champions League final!

It’s been 12 years!

Real Madrid and the fans have waited too long!

Ramos, the hero of the goal, was also very excited and ran directly to the sidelines to celebrate with a slide.

Although he is not from Real Madrid's youth training, he has played for Real Madrid for 9 years. It can be said that he is the player in the team who has played for Real Madrid the longest except Casillas!

The period when he joined Real Madrid coincided with the period after the first phase of Galacticos, when Real Madrid's record in the Champions League was gradually declining.

Therefore, Ramos and the team have experienced failure again and again in the Champions League!

At the most difficult time, Real Madrid even fell to the top 16 every year.

After surviving the most difficult period, Real Madrid finally ushered in a revival.

As a veteran of the Real Madrid team, after going through so many ups and downs with the team, Ramos has a very deep feeling for Real Madrid.

As long as they can defeat Manchester City, they will reach the final again after 12 years and strive for the tenth Champions League trophy in their team history.

Real Madrid has been waiting for this trophy for too long.

On the sidelines, Ancelotti was more excited than the players.

The moment he scored, he raised his hands in excitement and ran on the sidelines without even noticing that the gum in his mouth had fallen.

On the other side, Manchester City's head coach Pellegrini had a bitter look on his face and frowned deeply.

In view of Real Madrid's strong offensive capabilities and Manchester City's current leading position, Pellegrini chose defensive counterattack tactics in the away game.

This tactical choice is very pragmatic. Real Madrid is behind and must attack.

As long as Manchester City seizes the opportunity to counterattack and makes several successful counterattacks, it will be able to expand its lead and gain valuable away goals.

His abacus was very good, but the situation of the game was very different from what he expected.

He expected Real Madrid to attack, but he did not expect Real Madrid's attack to be so ferocious.

Real Madrid, playing at home, seemed like a completely different team. Their attack was even crazier and more unstoppable than in the previous game.

And what surprised Pellegrini was that the two wings of Real Madrid, who almost fought alone in the last game, actually cooperated in this game.

The connection between the two of them injected huge impetus into Real Madrid's offense.

The corner kick that Ramos scored was caused by Bell passing it to Ronaldo in the frontcourt, and the latter shot.

Defending Ronaldo and Bale alone is already a bit difficult for Manchester City.

Once they are successfully connected and one plus one is greater than two, it will be almost impossible for Manchester City to defend them!

What's more, there is Modric on the court.

In several of Real Madrid's attacks, it was often this little Croatian who delivered the fatal blow!

To limit his performance, a strong defensive midfielder is needed!

There is no such person in Manchester City's formation!

Thinking of this, Pellegrini looked at the team's bench.

After serving a ten-game ban within the team, Fernandinho finally returned from the ban.

However, the Brazilian would rather choose to receive a ten-game ban than apologize to Pellegrini.

This made Pellegrini hesitate. Should he be substituted?

…

Lin Quan felt helpless when he saw his team falling behind at the start.

During this period, he even returned to outside the penalty area to participate in defense, but Real Madrid's offensive was too fierce.

They have too many points in the frontcourt that can score goals. Benzema, Ronaldo, Bale, Isco, Modric, as well as two full-backs who are good at assists, and Xabi Alonso who is good at long shots. , a Ramos who is good at heading the ball.

There are so many points to guard against, how can you possibly guard against them?

The results of these ten minutes prove that defensive counterattack tactics do not work when facing a team like Real Madrid!

They are not Atletico Madrid and cannot produce that effect.

Therefore, we must attack to defeat Real Madrid!

Although the total score is the same, Manchester City is already behind at this time!

Therefore, their defensive counterattack was naturally impossible. The players immediately launched a fierce counterattack against Real Madrid after the restart.

However, Real Madrid's defense was particularly tough today. After learning the lesson from the last time, they did not give Lin Quan a chance to break into the penalty area.

Lin Quan had just brought the ball close to the penalty area when he was knocked down by Pepe.

The referee awarded a free kick but did not give a card, which made the Manchester City players very dissatisfied.

Lin Quan and De Bruyne discussed it and found that this distance was within shooting range for both of them.

Anyone can take the kick!

"Come on, Casillas is my teammate in the national team and knows my playing habits better!"

Lin Quan gave the opportunity to De Bruyne. De Bruyne nodded, slowly backed away, and began to prepare for a free throw.

After taking seven or eight steps, De Bruyne hit the football hard and hit a very high-quality elevator ball.

However, Casillas lived up to the name of Saint Casillas. He not only judged the right direction, but also held up De Bruyne's ball with one hand.

This made Lin Quan frown!

Casillas has indeed studied elevator balls!

Is this the result of studying the free throws between himself and De Bruyne based on the video tape, or is it based on the exchange of experience with Cristiano Ronaldo, another elevator ball master in the team?

No matter what, next time you take a free kick, you can't use the elevator ball!

Lin Quan thought of the trick he had stolen from Juninho!

I don’t know what the effect will be of using that move?