Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

"A long pass! De Bruyne's long pass has bypassed Real Madrid's midfield!"

"As Mr. Zhan Jun said, Manchester City, with a disadvantage in midfield, chose to attack through long passes and directly skip the midfield battle."

The moment De Bruyne passed the ball, Aguero turned around to assess his distance from the goalkeeper and began to run.

Faced with De Bruyne's long pass, Navas chose to leave his goal, attempting to nip the attack in the bud.

However, Navas did not expect that De Bruyne's long pass would be so accurate, finding Aguero on the run.

Navas and Ramos blocked his shooting space from the front and sides.

This is no challenge for Aguero.

The ball bounced off the ground!

"Aguero controls the ball backwards!"

"Aguero! He's like he's dancing a waltz! After controlling the ball, he skillfully turns and avoids Ramos's challenge!"

Aguero immediately lowered his center of gravity and took a step towards the goal.

"Aguero has shaken off Ramos!"

"They're about to break down the door!!!"

He swung his left leg back, pretending to hit the door, instantly luring Ramos and Navas to shift their weight.

Ramos even chose to go down to block the shot.

In an instant, Aguero feinted and changed his move, making a fake shot and then a real dunk. He then flicked his right foot to the side, creating space once again with a taco.

"Not only Ramos, but Pepe has also tracked back effectively, leaving Aguero with very little space!"

The remaining defenders came to cover, but there was no one in front of Aguero.

"Aguero shoots!"

"Navas spread out his body, almost blocking out all angles!"

Aguero flicked his left ankle slightly and unleashed a delicate, angled shot that shot through the air!

"Goal! Goal! The ball soared over the goalkeeper's head, arcing perfectly into the net!"

"1:0!!"

"Truly a master of elegant hunting from Manchester City, the king of tight angles!"

Real Madrid has had a disastrous start to the season!

"Aguero has earned Manchester City a valuable away goal!"

"Real Madrid must take the lead in regulation time if they want to win!"

……

Wow, Manchester City scored in just ten minutes?!

[This game won't be a high-scoring affair, will it?]

[Guys, hurry up and get the car repaired!]

[Damn it, the draw last round was a disaster, and this time they're not even bothering to fake it anymore. Another upset?]

[I've quit, brothers! This time it's really over, I'm never playing again!]

[Don't worry, kids, your Uncle Jiang hasn't even started yet!]

……

The Bernabéu stadium fell eerily quiet.

The Real Madrid fans in the stands, who had just been singing, were now met with a heavy silence.

On the coaching bench, Pellegrini was in high spirits.

The draw in the last round was not without its benefits; at least it provided him with a model to follow. With De Bruyne's accurate long passes and Aguero's efficient attacks, scoring a goal was only a matter of time.

"From now on, all we need to do is maintain our advantage..."

Pellegrini subconsciously glanced at Benitez on the other side.

On the other side, Benitez waved his hand, seemingly arranging some tactics.

Pellegrini turned around, and the advantage was still there. No matter how Benitez adjusted, it was impossible for him to score two goals in the first half, right?

……

Back on the field, Real Madrid made slight changes to their lineup after seeing Benitez's gesture.

Jiang Yan, who was originally in the attacking midfield position, has moved back to the defensive midfield position.

"We can see that Jiang Yan has dropped back to the defensive midfield position, while Modric and Kovacic are playing as the two attacking midfielders."

Real Madrid has switched from a two-man defensive midfielder system to a single-man defensive midfielder system!

After a moment's thought and a quick glance at both teams' formations, Zhan Jun explained, "Benitez's tactical change strengthens the attack in the front, it seems he's going to go toe-to-toe with Manchester City."

After listening, He Wei raised his own questions.

"If Manchester City continues to use that long-ball tactic, wouldn't a single defensive midfielder be one player less than a double defensive midfielder?"

Zhan Jun nodded: "That's true, but Jiang Yan's defensive ability is also top-notch. Benitez may have made this change out of trust in him."

……

In the 20th minute of the match, Manchester City had possession of the ball.

"Real Madrid did increase their attacking intensity after changing their formation, but several of their attacks were thwarted by Manchester City."

"Manchester City have started passing the ball around in their own half!"

Why does this scene feel so familiar to me?

boom!

"Here it comes again! It's De Bruyne again! Another long pass!"

He Wei exclaimed in surprise as De Bruyne almost replicated his previous passing move, curling the ball over Real Madrid's midfield with the outside of his right foot and sending it straight behind the defense!

Aguero understood immediately and started sprinting again!

The same tactics, the same positioning – Manchester City are trying to use this tactic to break through Real Madrid's defense once again!

"This is dangerous! Real Madrid is still defending with a single defensive midfielder, this ball..."

Before the words were even finished, a white figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

"It's Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan moved!"

Instead of blindly rushing forward, he accurately predicted De Bruyne's long pass and moved laterally to block him, his body like an iron man blocking Aguero's path!

"Brilliant! Jiang Yan didn't let Benitez down; his prediction was incredibly accurate!"

"He decisively severed the connection between De Bruyne and Aguero!"

"Even in physical duels, he's in no way inferior to Premier League star striker Aguero!"

Aguero rushed to the ball but found himself completely blocked by Jiang Yan and unable to touch it. He had no choice but to slow down and start pressing the ball back.

Jiang Yan controlled the ball steadily, flicked his foot lightly, turned on the spot, and instantly got rid of Aguero's pressing!

"A beautiful turn and control of the ball! Here I'd like to borrow a classic quote—Jiang Yan's turn, and Real Madrid's entire team switched from defense to attack!"

Jiang Yan dribbled the ball forward alone.

"De Bruyne is pressing forward!"

"I believe viewers are familiar with this player; his long passes are Manchester City's sharpest weapon right now!"

"Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, Kevin De Bruyne, this blond-haired young man, will grow into a midfield maestro like Jiang Yan, but for now..."

During the conversation, Jiang Yan easily beat De Bruyne with a fried dough ball.

Francisco, who came up to provide support, was also beaten by Jiang Yan with a one-man dribble.

Manchester City's midfield was completely breached.

Pellegrini shouted and waved from the sidelines.

"Get back on defense! Double-team! Move in and double-team him! Don't let him easily dribble into the penalty area!"

Pellegrini hadn't expected Jiang Yan to dribble all the way from the backfield to midfield! He even beat two of his proudest midfielders!

He, who is usually calm and collected, also came to the sidelines and roared excitedly.

……

Studio.

"The camera panned to Pellegrini on the sidelines, and he seemed quite excited."

"That's understandable, considering the opponent was Jiang Yan, who dribbled past three players with lightning speed."

After hearing Pellegrini's instructions.

Clichy on the wing and Fernandinho, the defensive midfielder on the other side, rushed over.

"One wave subsides, another rises!"

"Faced with a double-team again, what should Jiang Yan do?"