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Chapter 144 Two Away Goals [Second Update]

anyway.

Monaco equalized the score and got an away goal.

If the game ended now, Jardim would definitely be able to accept it.

But it was only about twenty minutes ago.

There is still a lot of time left in the game.

So the next game is also crucial.

The premise for having the advantage of away goals is not to lose by a large margin. Otherwise, if you lose 1 to 5, you will lose all your face. How can you turn the tables?

Jardim came to the sidelines and asked his players to pay attention to defense and not give Manchester City any chance to take advantage.

The rest of the first half became a bit boring as both sides scored goals.

Guardiola's football is like this sometimes. The ball in the backcourt is not a gorgeous offensive football, but more often a torture for the fans.
As the game progresses.

A few minutes before the end of the first half.

Manchester City tried to launch a swift attack, but failed to score a goal.

As the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.

The players on the field turned and walked towards the player tunnel.

Close-up shots of players from both teams appeared on the TV screen.

Judging from the expressions of the players on both sides.

Monaco was clearly the side that was more accepting of the score in the first half, and their players walked off the field chatting and laughing with each other.

The faces of Manchester City players were somewhat solemn.

"At the end of the first half, both sides scored one goal. Manchester City, who played at home, will definitely not be satisfied with this score, because it gave Monaco an away goal. In the second half, they need to work harder on the offensive end. Otherwise, if the game ends at 1-1, Manchester City will need to win away from home to advance."

England commentator Kolo said.

"In fact, Manchester City still has the advantage. Monaco's goal can be regarded as a lucky goal. It was a mistake by Bravo. In the second half of the game, Manchester City still had a chance to score and win the game if they were more patient."

Manchester City legend Given said.

"The key is to limit the use of sunlight," Neville added.

Home team locker room.

Guardiola did not mention Bravo's mistake.

Instead, they took the time to arrange tactics for the second half. For Manchester City, what the situation required at this time was an attack.

"We need to speed up the ball, especially downfield."

"Two wingers penetrate their flanks, play around in the left and right flanks, and try to maneuver their defense as much as possible."

"Once the ball changes hands, we must seize it immediately and never let them pass the ball! Even if it means committing a foul, we must prevent them from passing the ball to the Chinese player!"

Guardiola said as he scribbled on the tactical board.

Manchester City players nodded frequently.

"Play with intensity, be quick after stealing the ball, and pass the ball to the front court as soon as possible!"

"They are very good at stealing the ball on the spot after losing it. We must pay attention to this. We would rather kick the ball upfield than let them steal the ball on the spot!"

Jardim also reminded his players of some situations in the second half.

“Yang, you need to increase your range of movement in the second half and try to get the high points we clear as much as possible. Once you get the ball, it will be our chance to attack!”

Yangguang nodded, patted his chest and assured: "Leave it to me!"

The second half of the game begins.

Just as everyone expected.

Manchester City quickly launched an offensive.

They passed the ball to the front court through skillful short passes.

And compared with the first half, the passing speed was significantly increased.

Manchester City players continued to cooperate in the offensive third zone, dispatching Monaco's defense, attempting to use short passes to penetrate and tear open Monaco's defense.

"Manchester City's offensive coordination is becoming more and more proficient." Neville said with emotion, "Manchester City now does have some of the flavor of Barcelona in the past. Guardiola's work at Manchester City is successful, and Manchester City club should give him time."

Neville once played against Barcelona at its peak.

Whether it is Rijkaard's Barcelona in the Dream Team II era or Guardiola's Barcelona in the Dream Team III era.

This team left a very deep impression on him - Manchester United reached the Champions League final three times in five years.

But only won one final.

The remaining two finals.
They all lost.

And they lost to the same opponent: Barcelona.

Manchester United of that era was the peak era of the second generation of red devils trained by Ferguson after the Class of 92.

They have won three consecutive Premier League titles and are also very competitive in the Champions League.

But even Manchester United, which had Rooney and Ronaldo that year, was technically defeated by Barcelona in the final.

"Ferguson's shaking hands" has become a famous scene in football.

Guardiola led Barcelona to their peak era, starting with defeating the Champions League defending champions Manchester United.

And since then.

Barcelona's football is considered by many media to be the "representative of advanced football."

Later, Barcelona relied on this main system and was awarded the title of "Cosmic Team" - the earth can no longer accommodate them, isn't this the Cosmic Team?

After leaving Barcelona, Guardiola went to coach Bayern Munich.

He tried to replicate Barcelona's success with the Bundesliga giants, but failed - Bayern Munich is, after all, an established giant with its own heritage and tactical traditions.

And with Manchester City, a new emerging team with little tradition worth remembering for fans, Guardiola can experiment with his tactics without hindrance.

Because in this team, there are not many famous players like Neville in Manchester United, nor are there the constraints of various traditional forces on Bayern's side.

Manchester City is like a blank sheet of paper to Guardiola, on which he can paint freely.

Instead, he is the one who established the tradition and heritage for Manchester City.

The fifty-seventh minute of the game.

Manchester City played their most exciting attack so far in the game.

David Silva passed the ball to De Bruyne, then he ran sideways and penetrated the flank, pulling away the defense and De Bruyne moved to the left.

Sterling ran up with his butt sticking out and got the ball.

Sterling pressed the ball forward into the penalty area, completely opening up the space on the wing, and then Sterling passed the ball to De Bruyne.

Kolarov came in from the back row.

De Bruyne did not stop the ball. He used the instep of his foot to meet the ball and passed it along Kolarov's running route.

The pass had just the right speed and route, so Kolarov didn't need to do anything else but push the ball into the penalty area.

David Silva received the ball just on the edge of the small penalty area.

"Danger!"

"Chance!"

In the commentary booth, commentators with different positions shouted loudly.

Manchester City fans in the stands also stretched their necks and stared at the penalty area.

The moment David Silva received the ball, the players on Monaco's back line were obviously panicked. They turned around and rushed towards David Silva.

In this area, David Silva could have shot the ball himself.

He also swung his left foot.

In Monaco's penalty area, several defensive players made moves to block the shot.

But the ball was not shot towards the goal, but was swept in another direction. The ball passed through the dense crowd in the penalty area and landed on the right side!
Sane, who had been completely unnoticed on the right side, made a high-speed run and shot the ball with almost no one defending.

The football hit the post, went out of the bottom line and hit the billboard.

"Sane! Ahhhh! Perfect opportunity!"

The commentators in the commentary booth were all in disbelief.

This shooting opportunity was completely created through a pass, and with no one defending, Sane actually missed the shot!
Guardiola on the sidelines was ready to celebrate, but he watched the football hit the billboard and almost fell to his knees.

Sane covered his face with his hands.

Kneeled in the penalty area.

This was a great opportunity created by completely disrupting Monaco's defense.

It can be said that as long as he hit the ball within the goal frame, Subasic would not have time to react.

The distance is close and the angle is just right.

"Monaco escaped!"

He Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

"After the start of the second half, Manchester City's tactical characteristics came out and Monaco needed to make some changes."

The camera turned to Jardim on the sidelines.

Monaco's head coach was also shocked by Manchester City's attack this time.

He came to the sidelines and told his players: Monaco needs an attack!
Manchester City's momentum has picked up.

Monaco needs to take the initiative and suppress the opponent's momentum.

They may not score.

But they can disrupt Manchester City's rhythm through their own ball-holding attacks.

Subasic kicked the ball out.

This time Monaco did not pass the ball forward blindly.

They didn't want Manchester City to continue to have possession of the ball and play the same offensive combination as before.

Subasic chose a short pass and passed the ball to the retreating Fabinho.

However, Manchester City quickly pressed in the frontcourt.

Fabinho was facing Aguero's pressure and he couldn't turn around, so he could only pass the ball back to Subasic. Subasic saw Aguero chasing the ball, so he was very decisive and kicked the ball forward with a big kick.

Unlike Manchester City.

When the football is in the air.

Monaco's probability of controlling the landing point is much greater than Manchester City's.

Fernandinho stared at the ball in the air and stepped back to try to get it down.

But at this moment, his eyes suddenly went dark and dark clouds covered the sky.

"Sunlight!"

Yang Guang retreated from the frontcourt, jumped high, headed the ball, and successfully passed it to B 席.

David Silva immediately pounced towards B Silva.

Before the ball hit the ground, B used the arch of his foot to lift it up.

The football flew towards the sunlight that fell to the ground.

Fernandinho also wants to fight against the sun.

But he was pushed away by the sunlight.

Sunshine pressed Fernandinho to complete the overhead job, and he passed the ball to Lemar.

Then he pressed Fernandinho and turned around.

The Brazilian midfielder felt like he was carrying a mountain and he had no possibility of competing with the sun in terms of strength. This feeling filled him with a sense of powerlessness.

Especially when Lemar didn't stop the ball, but pushed it over with his arch, and the sun pressed him to turn around, then kicked the ball with his right foot, and the football flew into the air and passed diagonally to the left.
He just watched Yangguang complete the long pass - even though he grabbed Yangguang's jersey with both hands and stretched out his feet to try to interfere, it was of no avail.

"pretty!!"

In the commentary booth, the commentators all applauded.

The continuous passing of Sunshine, B Schillemar and the other two players resolved the counter-attack of Manchester City players on the spot, and after attracting more defensive forces, Sunshine made a long pass to the weak side.

Mbappe had already come up on his scooter and stepped on the accelerator.

"Mbappe! Mbappe got the ball! Zabaleta is running at full speed. Oh wow, Zabaleta is as slow as a snail in front of Mbappe!"

to the narrator's exclamations.

Mbappe, who had fully exploded with his speed, stopped and dribbled past Zabaleta from the outside while receiving the ball, then changed direction with the ball and cut into the penalty area.

"Mbappe!!"

Mbappe took a look at the goal, adjusted his pace, and kicked the ball...in a volley!

This time Bravo finally showed the save level of a professional player. He suddenly stretched out his hand and blocked the ball. The football hit his hand and bounced upwards.
boom!
The football hit the crossbar and bounced into the penalty area.

"beam."

Before Manchester City fans could cheer for their team's escape from death.

A tall figure has rushed into the penalty area, facing the falling football, swinging his leg and shooting!

"YANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!"

Amid the loud cheers of French commentator Omar in the commentary booth.

Bravo, who had just completed a save, looked at the football flying towards him and a trace of horror appeared on his face.

The ball was going too fast.

The football suddenly appeared in front of him, and then flew over his scalp with a whoosh.

Bravo waved.

But I only caught the wake of a football flying by.
"Sunshine! Sunshine! Yang!! Ohhhhhhh! Look at that shot! Look at that shot! Bravo is almost killed by him."

Omar held his head and shouted.

A volley shot!

A true explosive shot!

The football was blasted into the goal like a cannonball.

He even saw only a shadow.
"Sunshine! Double goal! Double goal! 2-1! Monaco scored two away goals! Yes, Monaco scored two goals away from home, and they are now leading 2-1! Sunshine scored his twelfth goal in this season's Champions League!"

"Manchester City is in trouble, Manchester City is in big trouble!"

The camera locked on Guardiola on the sidelines.

really.

The Manchester City coach looked very unhappy at this time. He frowned and looked bitter.

Jardim rushed out of the sidelines with his arms raised, then hugged his assistants.

Two away goals.

This has "exceeded" the task.

What's more, the team is leading away from home.

If the game ends with this score, Monaco will almost have one foot in the quarterfinals!

The Monaco players on the bench also rushed to the sidelines.

They huddled together with the Monaco players who rushed out onto the field to celebrate.

Two away goals have given Monaco a huge advantage.

(End of this chapter)