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Chapter 412 The straw that broke the camel's back

Real Madrid approached the final of the Champions League with the momentum of the king.

All eyes of the football world were on the second leg of the semi-final at Manchester City's home Etihad Stadium the following day.

Bayern Munich took the momentum of the last game to challenge Manchester City, which lacks the main midfielder.

In this game, most of the media believe that Bayern Munich is likely to become this year's god killer.

As soon as the pre-match lineup was announced, it caused an uproar.

As expected, Li Mingyu appeared in the midfielder position.

Although Li Mingyu played very well in the position of the midfielder before, but at that time Rodri was on the side to cooperate, it was a double midfielder.

Facing the powerful Bayern Munich team, Manchester City's single midfielder tactics will definitely lock Li Mingyu in the midfield and restrict his offensive talent.

However, there is no way to do this. Manchester City's midfielder position, except for Rodri, has almost no talent available.

Facing Bayern Munich, Guardiola did not dare to easily send other people to take up this important position.

In modern football, the role of the midfielder is getting bigger and bigger.

A team may not have a good striker or a good frontcourt, but if it does not have a good midfielder, it is basically not qualified to win the championship.

On April 4, the last game of the Champions League semi-finals started.

Since away goals are canceled, the two sides are now deciding the outcome. Whoever wins this game will be able to advance to the final.

This game is too critical, so that the two world-class teams have shown enough patience.

Manchester City's tactical idea today is to defend and counterattack. Although they have a 4-1-2-3 lineup, the frontcourt players basically retreat to their own half.

The Bayern Munich team did not rashly launch a fast break, and appeared very patient every time they attacked.

In the first 10 minutes of the first half, neither team was able to break the deadlock, but the audience did not feel the slightest dullness.

It takes a moment for a master to fight.

Every attack of the two teams is a hidden killer move, you come and go, as if the goal will happen in the next second.

Nagelsmann, the coach of Bayern Munich, is a very personal coach.

When he coached Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig, he was most praised for his willingness to seek change.

This top student from Weissweiler College is good at formulating different tactics according to different opponents, playing with a variety of formations to achieve the set goals.

But after coming to Bayern Munich, Nagelsmann has also become more stable, following the tactics of the former coach Flick, and winning the trust of players and fans with victories and championships.

However, this time, when facing Manchester City, which lacks the main midfielder, Nagelsmann's heart for change became hot again.

他将自己熟悉的4-2-3-1的阵容，改变成了进攻性更强的4-1-4-1阵容。

A midfielder was removed and an extra midfielder was added to make Bayern Munich's offense more varied.

Indeed, in the first three 10-minute scores, Bayern Munich's offense made Manchester City feel tremendous pressure.

If it weren't for goalkeeper Ederson's good performance today, Bayern Munich would have already scored goals.

Although the center of gravity of the formation is relatively low, the Manchester City team at home is still actively trying to put pressure on the opponent.

The Bayern Munich team relied on Lewandowski and Muller's wall to show a variety of ball routes. The addition of one more frontcourt really gave Bayern Munich more options for offense.

Bayern Munich's wing attack left Manchester City scratching their heads.

Sane's wing breakthrough made Manchester City's defense exhausted.

When it comes to defense, the tacit cooperation between Bayern Munich's defense line and the midfielder makes it difficult for Harry Kane and Ferran Torres to get the ball comfortably. The constant physical contact and small movement collisions make it impossible for them to achieve a quick frontal impact with the ball after taking the ball.

In the 10 minutes of the first half, Manchester City had only two shots, and none of them were within the range of the goal frame.

Bayern Munich had nine shots, four of which forced Ederson to make brilliant saves.

However, Bayern Munich's dominant situation in the first half was achieved by passing the ball and running at no expense to their physical strength.

For the current Bayern Munich team, physical strength has always been their biggest problem.

Although they controlled the rhythm, they had to slow down their offensive rhythm a little at 10 minutes due to a lot of physical exertion.

And under the training of Guardiola for several years in the Manchester City team, every player is the kind of existence that can't run to death.

Although the defensive side consumes more physical strength than the offensive side, at this moment, Manchester City's physical strength advantage is revealed.

No. In the 305th minute, Li Mingyu crossed a 30-meter through ball in the backcourt. The football passed through the middle of the four Bayern Munich defenders and came directly to the feet of Ferran Torres.

Ferran Torres, who had been suppressed for more than 30 minutes, was so comfortable for the first time that he could hit the opponent's penalty area with the ball head-on.

He did not disappoint Li Mingyu's high expectations. After stepping on a bicycle and shaking the defensive player's center of gravity, he directly dunked with his right foot and rushed towards the baseline.

After entering the penalty area, Ferran Torres quickly cut inside. Facing the attacking goalkeeper and the central defender who had already outflanked the center, Ferran Torres was not greedy. He flicked his left ankle and made an inverted triangle pass. The ball was sent directly to the vicinity of the penalty spot.

Although Harry Kane ran a little, but his long legs hooked the football back, then fell to the ground and shot the football into the empty goal.

Manchester City, who had been under pressure for more than 30 minutes, scored first.

After scoring the goal, Harry Kane excitedly rushed to Ferran Torres who was waiting there with open arms, and the two embraced tightly.

The difficulty of this game was beyond their imagination.

Bayern Munich's changes have put tremendous pressure on their midfield.

But, fortunately, under the leadership of Li Mingyu, the Manchester City team abruptly withstood the huge pressure and did not concede a goal first.

When the opportunity came, Ferran Torres and Harry Kane did not disappoint Li Mingyu's pass and cooperated to complete the goal.

And this goal also proved to everyone that the Bayern Munich team is actually not as strong as it looks.

Seeing this scene, Nagelsman couldn't help sighing.

Although Bayern Munich finally equalized in the last game, the suspense was left in this game.

But he knew very well that if his team faced Manchester City head-on, it would definitely lose miserably, so he chose to change his formation, hoping to score a goal in the first 10 minutes or less of the game. In this way, the difficulty of the game will be reduced.

But what I didn't expect was that after my team bombarded for 10 minutes, although the opponent seemed to be in danger, my own physical strength was indeed greatly affected.

The fast-paced, oppressive transition between offense and defense exhausted the stamina of the Bayern Munich players quickly.

And Harry Kane's goal became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

(End of this chapter)