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"Luo, we need a goal, just one!"

Ancelotti put his left hand on Rossi's shoulder, covered his mouth with his right hand, and took the time to plan his tactics.

Wanting to equalize the score at the Etihad Stadium with only 15 minutes left is an absolutely impossible task.

But as long as they score a goal, they can gain the initiative in the second leg at the Bernabeu.

"Luo, your mission is the same as Rodrigo's, go to the left to assist in the attack. And..."

Rossi listened carefully as he adjusted his socks.

What he knows so far is that in addition to being unable to guard Haaland, there is also the fact that the pressure cannot get the ball away from the feet of Manchester City players.

Guardiola, who likes to do all the work, constantly innovates tactics and adjusts the positions of players to achieve optimal results while optimizing the lineup.

The move of central defender Stones to play as a defensive midfielder is a highlight of Guardiola's formation change this season.

Different from the combination of three central defenders and two wing-backs, when switching to defense, the two wing-backs drop back to form a five-back.

As for Guardiola's three central defenders, when defending, midfielder Stones retreats to form a back four.

In this way, the two full midfielders do not need to retreat deeply and focus on the attack.

Therefore, when Manchester City attacks, there will be one more player in the midfield, forming a numerical advantage and a huge sense of oppression against Real Madrid's three midfielders.

Even when facing teams that are good at pressing high up the pitch, he can deal with it calmly.

In the 29th round of the Premier League this season, Manchester City defeated Liverpool, who are good at high pressure, with a score of 4:1.

In this game, Real Madrid's pressure failed to create much of a threat to Manchester City.

Ancelotti replaced Rossi not only to strengthen the offense and threaten Manchester City's three central defenders.

The most important thing is that Rossi has an advantage in pressing the ball holder.

"Sir, as long as you can steal the ball, you can do anything, right?"

Rossi confirmed again after listening to Ancelotti's words.

"Just go ahead and do it, young man!" An Pang encouraged.

After Benzema placed the football in the middle of the field, the referee signaled for a substitution.

Rossi on, Rodrigo on.

Affected by injuries, Guardiola only came on as a substitute in the second half. Guardiola was not surprised by this.

What he was curious about was, what would Rossi do in the remaining 15 minutes?
It's a good opportunity to test how tough his 3-2-4-1 formation is.

Modric's long shot hit the side net and the ball came to Manchester City's feet.

After Ederson passed the ball back to Ruben Dias, Real Madrid immediately launched a crazy press.

Dias wants to use his size advantage to protect the ball with his back.

But without saying a word, Rossi stretched out his feet to steal the ball from behind, knocking him down with the ball without giving his opponent a chance.

drop!
The attacker committed a foul and Manchester City kicked off.

After Rossi pulled Diaz up, he left an apology and slowly walked back to the half court.

Manchester City kicked off from the backcourt, and goalkeeper Ederson passed the ball forward, trying to find Haaland's high point.

Rudiger stuck to Haaland, preventing him from turning around easily.

In the fight between the two, it was very difficult to stop the ball, let alone turn around.

And Haaland very smartly returned the ball to B-Silva.

After receiving the ball, Silva passed the ball back, passed De Bruyne's organization, and immediately moved to the other side.

Rossi stepped forward to defend, but was stunned by Grealish's change of direction.

Grealish thought he could tease his national teammate Rossi, but unexpectedly a foot suddenly appeared and blocked his feet. He stumbled and fell forward.

The person who stretched his legs was none other than Rossi.

drop! ! ! !

For two consecutive fouls, the referee showed Rossi a yellow card.

Not long after he came on the field, he received a yellow card.

Manchester City fans laughed and ridiculed. Rossi, who has been out for more than two months, can no longer play football?
But only Ancelotti, who was off the court, smiled and nodded when he saw Rossi taking the card.

The Real Madrid teammates on the court also looked puzzled. They didn't expect Rossi to receive a card so quickly.

Teammates came over to comfort Rossi, thinking that he had been out of action for a long time and was lagging behind by a big score, so he was inevitably a little excited.

But Rosie told them something surprising.

After the game resumed, Real Madrid's pressure seemed to have changed. While it was extremely aggressive, it did not hesitate to commit fouls but also destroyed Manchester City's ground conduction.

In more than five minutes, Carvajal, Camavinga and Kroos received cards one after another.

The game was also shattered.

Huge boos erupted at the Etihad Stadium.

Fans believed that Real Madrid had lost their minds when they were behind by a big score and could only vent their emotions with brutal fouls.

But only the entire Real Madrid team knows what they are doing.

After Rossi came on the scene, he took over Rodrigo's task and appeared on the left, cooperating with his teammates in a small area.

Due to the decline in physical fitness of Real Madrid's "Xuanming" midfielders, the midfielder's ball movement is slow.

Valverde shoulders the burden of offensive advancement.

In the 78th minute, Valverde grabbed Grealish on the right and knocked him while stealing the ball.

The referee did not blow the whistle, but signaled the game to continue.The fans immediately burst into loud boos and protested against the referee.

Grealish sat on the turf and raised his hands in protest.

After stealing the ball, Valverde will decide whether to dribble the ball forward or transfer the ball based on the situation on the court.

This time, due to Gundogan and Rodri's active defense, Valverde was forced to shift the attack to the left.

This is a tactical adjustment made by Guardiola.

Manchester City is already 3 goals ahead. How to keep the fruits of victory without being attacked by opponents is what he needs to do now.

Appropriate retracement of the midfield will keep the formation in a relatively stable state.

Vinicius dribbled the ball towards the center, leaving the side channel to Camavinga.

At the same time, Rossi began to move towards the ribs, preparing to meet Vinicius.

Benzema occupies the center and slowly approaches the left to assist his teammates and tear open the defense.

When Real Madrid launches an attack, Stones will immediately retreat from the midfielder position to defend Rossi in the ribs.

But Vinicius passed the ball quickly and passed the ball to Rossi before Stones returned to the defensive position.

Benzema was just walking in the middle. After seeing Rossi preparing to receive the ball, he immediately crossed into the penalty area.

His movement attracted the attention of Dias and Stones.

After Rossi and Vinicius hit the wall and cooperated, he turned around and quickly pushed forward.

But Manchester City's defense on the right is all piled up in the rib area. It is very difficult for Vinicius to pass the ball to Rossi.

Fortunately, Benzema made an early diagonal insertion and appeared near the top of the penalty area, where he could receive the pass.

After Vinicius quickly handed the ball to Benzema, he continued to move laterally along the center and passed behind him, trying to avoid the defense.

At this time, Benzema only needs to return the ball, and Vinicius, who follows up, has a chance to shoot directly.

After Kyle Walker astutely discovered Vinicius's running route, he immediately covered the middle.

Once Benzema passes the ball, he immediately falls to the ground and tackles the ball, destroying it.

But Benzema did not pass the ball to him immediately.

Instead, he used his heel to knock the ball to Rossi who was advancing.

This run and pass was like a sharp thorn, instantly piercing Manchester City's originally dense defense.

When Stones found the ball passed from his side to behind him, his expression changed drastically, he immediately turned around and tried his best to save it.

Faced with Rossi's starting speed, Stones' tall body made Stones look a little awkward when turning.

Rossi took the ball forward with his left foot, adjusted his steps as he advanced, took off his right foot and shot into the far corner.

Upon seeing this, Stones immediately fell to the ground and slid to the ground. Even if he couldn't intercept, he should at least interfere.

Unfortunately, Rossi stopped shooting again, showing off his excellent footwork and shooting skills.

The shot escaped the interceptions of Stones and Ederson and the ball went into the far corner of the goal.

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! 】

[Real Madrid scored a goal! 】

[Rossi scored a goal! 】

[This is an exquisite cooperation between Real Madrid's frontcourt attackers! 】

[Benzema’s heel pass was the finishing touch of this goal! 】

[His passing is very imaginative! 】

[And Rossi’s running position is even more outstanding! 】

【Appear like a ghost in unexpected places! 】

[Will Real Madrid launch a counterattack because of this goal? 】

Off the court, An Pang waved his fists and pressed down with all his strength.

Before Rossi came on the court, he confessed two things.

One is to come to the left and help teammates get the ball out.

There is also an important task, which is to use fouls to test the referee's standards.

Because Manchester City's passing and control is very good, it is difficult to steal the ball through pressure and it consumes a lot of physical energy.

Therefore, the experienced Ancelotti resorted to fouling to test the referee's law enforcement standards.

This means that one second Manchester City's Grealish was still complaining about Real Madrid's foul, and the next second Rossi had already completed the goal.

This is the experience!
This is the foundation!
Although the away goal advantage has been eliminated in the Champions League.

But with only a two-goal lead, there is no guarantee that City will be able to escape from the Bernabeu a week later.

Guardiola also has to admit that Ancelotti and his Real Madrid are indeed much higher than him in terms of experience.

After all, Real Madrid is the team that has won the most titles in the history of the Champions League.

Especially in this decade, they have reached the finals seven times and won the Champions League trophy six times.

It is the absolute king of the Champions League, not a small club.

Guardiola kicked the water bottle off the ground, angry at the loss.

There is also strong unwillingness and humiliation.

Okay, okay, let’s play like this, right?