Chapter 866: Fighting Bayern Again

On the afternoon of April 4, the 3th round of the Premier League, home game against Brighton;

On the evening of April 4, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United played against Bayern Munich at home;

At noon on April 4, in the 10st round of the Premier League, Manchester United will challenge Tottenham away;

On the evening of April 4, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United will challenge Bayern Munich away;

On the afternoon of April 4, in the FA Cup semi-final, Manchester United will challenge Southampton away;

On the evening of April 4, in the 20nd round of the Premier League, Manchester United faced Burnley at home;

Every game is crucial. If Manchester United loses any one of them, it almost means they will be eliminated on one front.

Three days after defeating Brighton, Manchester United will face a strong opponent, Bayern Munich, and the two sides will compete for a ticket to the Champions League semi-finals.

This will be the second time the two teams meet in the Champions League following last season's final.

Before the game, the Bayern Munich media shouted the slogan of revenge, but for Manchester United, the current Bayern Munich lineup is incomplete. The top star Lewandowski is absent due to injury, which has caused a sharp drop in Bayern Munich's offensive firepower. Coupled with the suspension of another general Gnabry, the Bundesliga overlord is even worse.

In addition, Manchester United is playing at home, so all parties are optimistic about whether Manchester United can win this game. It's just that because Manchester United plays at home first and then away in the schedule, all parties have some doubts about whether Manchester United can have the last laugh in the two-round knockout match.

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"Manchester United attack from the right wing..."

"Cancelo passed the ball forward to Mbappe."

"Mbappe takes the ball and crosses it to the back post..."

"Süle got a step ahead and blocked Harry Kane with his body, the ball went out of bounds and it was a corner kick."

"It was Manchester United's first corner."

"Bruno took a corner kick and Alaba got the first point and headed the ball high."

"The ball was high but not far, and it was still in Bayern Munich's penalty area."

"Neuer went out and was disturbed, and Harry Kane headed the ball..."

"The ball has returned to the front post... Bruno..."

“The ball went in!!!!”

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!!"

"In the 27th minute, in the 27th minute, Manchester United scored a goal! Harry Kane headed the ball to assist Bruno who headed the ball from close range and broke through Bayern Munich's empty goal."

"Neuer's attack was unsuccessful. This time Manchester United's corner kick was very successful. Whether it was the players' interference or their positioning, they were clearly well prepared."

"Less than 30 minutes into the game, Bayern Munich is already one goal behind."

"Flick looked a little disappointed. In the absence of Lewandowski, he put a lot of effort into defense in this game, but Manchester United still seized the opportunity, and it was Bruno again. This was his sixth goal in the seventh game of the Champions League this season!"

"This goal fully demonstrated Bruno's calmness and judgment in front of the goal."

"Harry Kane's header came very suddenly, but Bruno's reaction was also very fast. He turned his head on the spot and headed the ball into the upper left corner from a close distance, directly into the goal."

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As Manchester United is in very good form recently, although the German media shouted the slogan of revenge before the game, Bayern Munich coach Flick still did not dare to be careless. Especially before the game, the team lost two generals, Lewandowski and Gnabry, which gave Flick a headache.

Before the game, Bayern Munich coach made it clear that the team's goal was to get a draw away from home, not revenge.

In this game, although he used a 4-3-3 formation, he actually had nine players involved in defense. In many cases, there was only one Choupo-Moting in the front to counterattack, and the two wingers Sane and Coman retreated to their own defense.

From this we can see that Bayern Munich is really afraid of Manchester United's attack.

Bayern Munich took the initiative to shrink their defense, which was a big test for Manchester United's ability to break through dense attacks, but everyone knows that breaking through dense attacks is difficult for all the strong teams in the world. Manchester United had no effective solution in the first 20 minutes.

Bruno also found it difficult to get any chances as he was frozen by Goretzka and Kimmich.

No matter how strong he is, it is impossible for him to face the double-team of two European stars, Goretzka and Kimmich, at the same time. What's more, Sane and Coman both actively returned to the midfield, making Bayern Munich's defense extremely solid.

Manchester United seemed to have all the advantages, but in fact they didn't get any decent chances.

Of course, Bruno was closely watched by Bayern Munich, and Choupo-Moting also failed to escape Manchester United's defensive confinement. In the first 20 minutes, the Bayern Munich center forward did not get any chances.

However, no one expected that Manchester United would create chaos in Bayern Munich's penalty area with a corner kick. In the end, Bruno seized the opportunity and headed the ball directly into the empty goal, breaking Bayern Munich's goal.

This time, Bayern Munich was in a passive position.

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Frick reached out and grasped his jaw, then shook his head. His frowning expression revealed the dilemma he was feeling at the moment.

"It was clearly not an opportunity, but he actually seized it!" Frick said depressedly.

The reason why it was not an opportunity was that there was too much chaos in the penalty area and no one knew where the ball would fly. As a result, Harry Kane headed the ball back to the front point on a whim. As a result, Bruno, who had just taken a corner kick, appeared there by some strange coincidence and was able to quickly head the ball into the upper left corner.

At that time, if he headed the ball, he might not have been able to score because Goretzka was nearby.

"Neuer's attack this time was a bit hasty." Klose shook his head.

Frick nodded, indeed it was.

The most important thing is that after Neuer attacked, he failed to clear the ball, which was a mistake for a goalkeeper.

This season, Bayern Munich's defense has been a problem. In 27 league games, they have conceded 35 goals. This number of goals conceded is the highest number of goals conceded by Bayern Munich in the past dozen seasons, but there are still 7 games to go in the season.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

After all, Neuer is already 35 years old, and his ability is definitely not as good as in the past few years. This cannot be changed. After all, no one can defeat time.

In today's game, Flick's original intention was to launch a defensive counterattack against Manchester United. After all, Manchester United was playing at home, and the schedule of playing at home first and then away was not favorable, which forced Manchester United to take the initiative at home.

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However, the premise of defensive counterattack is that the team must be able to withstand it and not lose the ball first, otherwise this tactic cannot be implemented.

If they continue to defend like this, Manchester United, with a goal in hand, will definitely be happy to see him being so negative, because it means they can easily win the game, and this is what Flick is most unwilling to see.

But if we choose a more aggressive style of play, we will have to sacrifice defense. Will we be able to hold on then?

The attacking foursome of Bruno, Harry Kane, Rashford and Mbappe, with Gundogan lurking behind them, needs no further explanation as to how terrifying this offensive combination is.

Thinking of this, Frick let out a long sigh.

"Let's wait a little longer." Frick said helplessly.

I thought a lot, but in the end it was just one sentence.

Klose knew what Flick meant, and he also understood Flick's difficulties.

It is too early and too risky to press forward now. It is better to wait for Manchester United to make mistakes, or wait for an opportunity to counterattack in the second half.

All in all, Bayern Munich is in a passive position now.

And all this was caused by Bruno's damn goal!

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When many media comment on the European giants, Bayern Munich is a hurdle that cannot be avoided. The Bundesliga champions are considered to be on the same level as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona. Although Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League have also performed very well in recent seasons, their stability is still far behind these four teams.

Of course, the main reason supporting this view is that Liverpool and Manchester City have hardly won any significant championships in the past few seasons!

Among the top four, Bayern Munich does not have the strongest stars of the world such as Bruno, Ronaldo and Yosi. Although Lewandowski is good, he is still far behind Bruno and other world football giants. The most notable feature of Bayern Munich is that they play very holistic, not only in offense, but also in defense.

After Bayern Munich lost a goal, they continued to defend and counterattack, using Sane and Coman on the wings as counterattack weapons. The Bundesliga champions did not panic at all because of falling behind. Instead, Manchester United made a mistake shortly after the start of the second half.

Also in the penalty area, also a corner kick. Bayern Munich quickly sent out a tactical corner kick, Pavard took a long shot directly from the edge of the penalty area, but Manchester United players failed to block it in time, and De Gea flew over to save it, and the shot actually passed through the crowded penalty area and flew to the back point.

Choupo-Moting rushed over and blocked Pavard's deflected shot into Manchester United's goal.

1:1, Bayern Munich equalized the score!

Flick was very excited on the sidelines. He has always been aware that Manchester United's defense is as unstable as Bayern Munich. Manchester United also lost 30 goals in 26 Premier League games, which is somewhat unlike Mourinho's team known for its defense.

In Manchester United's defense, Van Dijk, Maguire and Luke Shaw have been regulars in the UEFA Best Team and the FIFA Best Team in recent years. However, this season, although Van Dijk and Luke Shaw still maintain their top level, Maguire has made many mistakes.

When he thought of this, a smile appeared on Frick's lips.

The two sides returned to the same starting line, and he once again saw hope of victory.

If his team wins this away game in the Champions League quarter-finals, their chances of advancing to the semi-finals will be very high.