Chapter 040: Manchester City with Tenacious Attributes!

When Yang Fan stood up, Varane had already pressed up.

Yang Fan parked the football on the sideline. He saw Varane close at hand.

Swing your right foot back and kick the ball forward along the sideline, and no one can guess what he's going to do next.

When Yang Fan got the ball, there was a huge scream in the stands of Manchester City fans.

Varane ran after Yang Fan. He had a good intention to cut the ball off, and if he couldn't, he had to shovel it out of the touchline and force City's attack to stop.

Yang Fan naturally knows Varane's thoughts, for Real Madrid, who need to wait for other players to retreat. Being able to break the ball out of bounds is considered a successful defense.

Just when Varane's feet were about to kick the football. Yang Fan's right foot was stuck in the front of the football, and then he jerked it up, and the football was brought up close to his upper!

Varane scooped out and he slid off the touchline...... Obviously, he didn't expect Yang Fan to have such a trick!

Yang Fan, who dodged Varane, burst the ball towards the Real Madrid penalty area. In the middle, Nasri and Sergio Aguero are both actively running. At this time, most of Real Madrid's players have returned to defend - Mourinho has high requirements for the speed of the whole team's return.

Nasri glanced at Yang Fan, who was dribbling the ball, and after thinking about it, he decided to cut forward into the penalty area.

Yang Fan looked at the situation in the forbidden area. Ramos follows Nasri and Pepe follows Sergio Aguero.

Zabaleta and Yaya Toure are still pushing forward, but most of Real Madrid's players are back in line, and if you wait for those two to come up, the opposing backline is already in place, and then the suddenness of the counterattack is lost.

Yang Fan suddenly accelerated, and at this moment, Nasri ran back from the penalty area to respond, and when the two men had a cross, Yang Fan passed the football out, and he himself continued to cut forward.

Nasrira spun the ball and then passed the ball straight away.

This is a semi-high ball with a relatively fast ball speed.

Sergio Aguero was in the middle of the goal, with Pepe in front of him, and it looked like he couldn't get the ball.

Then, the biggest threat is Yang Fan, when Yang Fan suddenly passed the football to Nasri, and then stepped forward, Ramos has been following Yang Fan.

Many people are not particularly optimistic about Manchester City's attack, because there are only three people involved in the attack - Aguero, Yang Fan and Nasri. It's easy to defend against by Real Madrid defenders.

Manchester City are also more cautious in attacking now, they don't invest many troops, and more people are behind to defend Real Madrid's counter-attack.

Ramos was in hot pursuit, and Yang Fan himself knew that he had no way to stop the ball and shoot again. The time on the court is fleeting, and if he can't grasp it this time, then he doesn't know when the next time will come.

Since you can't shoot with ordinary methods, then use special methods!

It is difficult for Yang Fan to complete the shooting action at this moment, which is the case in the eyes of many people, so whether it is Ramos who defends him or goalkeeper Casillas is guarding Yang Fan's pass, if Yang Fan can pass the football out, then Nasri has a certain chance to shoot there.

Just when everyone's attention was on Nasri's body, Yang Fan threw his body out, to be exact, the whole person jumped up, crossed his legs, and made a volley that resembled a scissor kick......

Everyone didn't expect Yang Fan to be able to complete such a shooting action, the scissor foot shot is not very difficult, but in such a high-speed run, especially when the height of the football is still very high, it is almost impossible for someone to complete such an action.

When Yang Fan completed this action, his head was downward, and his feet were inclined upward, such a shooting action was simply unheard of, even if someone could make such a move, it would almost certainly knock the football away, but this is Yang Fan!

When Casillas reacted that Yang Fan was shooting, it was too late to make any savings......

He could only pray to God now that such an unbelievable ball would not be shot inside the goal frame.

Ramos watched from behind as the ball flew towards the goal, but there was nothing he could do.

Soon, it was a split-second affair and the ball hit the crossroads of the goal, the crossbar and the post...... Then it bounced into the goal......

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A miracle happened!

"Boom !!"

“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!”

"Yang Fan——! he did it! Manchester City equalized again! It was incredible! They actually did it...... Really did it!"

"Oh my God! It's unbelievable! One less person can come back twice and still equalize twice! Who the hell are they? How tenacious!"

"Gooooo......ooa

"An unconventional scissor-foot shot! It was beautiful! Man City scored! They equalised again!

'Man City were so resilient today! they equalised again!'

"Two to two! Yang Fan scored an incredible goal, and Casillas didn't react to this goal!

There was chaos in the commentary booth, and commentators from different countries were marveling at the direction of the game. How many people could have thought of this result when Colo Toure was sent off for more than 20 minutes in the first half?

One less!

Twice down, twice equalised!

It's a miracle!

Mourinho threw the tactical board in his hand to the ground. In addition to venting one's anger in this way. What else could he do?

Not far away, Mancini was even more frantic in the Manchester City dugout, throwing punches hard to celebrate the goal.

After scoring the goal, Yang Fan also looked back at the goal to make sure that he had scored. Because the randomness of this shot is too great, it is not easy for him to complete the shooting action, and he has no bottom in his heart about the quality of the shot, to be honest.

Then he saw the ball fly into the net!

It's really in!

Yang Fan was so excited that he ran to celebrate, and he had just run two steps before he was hugged by Nasri, and the Frenchman shouted in his ear like crazy, knocking him to the ground.

More Manchester City players fell from the sky and held the two firmly under them.

"Hats off to Yang Fan, hats off to Manchester City, they gave us a great game. Without their never-give-up spirit, this game would have been over a long time ago!" the commentator is like a Manchester City fan. In fact, it is not to blame that they did not strictly adhere to neutrality, but the spirit shown by Manchester City really impressed many people.

It is indeed not possible for ordinary teams and ordinary people to equalize the score again in such an unfavorable situation.

"In such a difficult situation, City's performance is respectable!"

"We are Manchester City! We will not admit defeat! Nothing can stop us! Not even Real Madrid!" shouted the Manchester commentator at the top of his voice.

"This is the best embodiment of Yang Fan's never admitting defeat!"

"Well, now the two sides of the game are really pulled to the same starting line!"

"Let's wait and see if Manchester City can pull off a miracle and how Real Madrid can save their dignity and honour!"

The commentator was right, with nearly seventy minutes of one more man, a 2-2 scoreline, for the mighty Real Madrid, is unacceptable, it is a humiliating scoreline.

Manchester City equalised. Who is the happiest person? The fans, of course!

When Yang Fan equalised, the whole of Manchester fell into a carnival. When everyone was expecting a miracle, a miracle was born.

Real Madrid led Manchester City for the first time and stubbornly equalised. Real Madrid took a second lead and Manchester City remained stubborn in their equaliser.

This kind of Manchester City gives people the impression that "no matter how far ahead you are, I can equalize".

There's a lot of pressure to be a frontrunner in athletics. The same is true in football, and now the pressure of the game has been successfully transferred to Real Madrid.

Especially with Real Madrid having one more person, now that the score is tied again, it will definitely put a lot of pressure on Real Madrid.

They also find it very tricky to face such a tenacious Manchester City.

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'There's 10 minutes left and I'm going to get the players to step up a bit of attack. We have to win at home. Mancini said to assistant coach Sogliano, seemingly asking for advice.

The 2-2 equalizer is gratifying, but considering that Manchester City is playing at home, this score is too dangerous and has buried a huge hole for the second leg.

Therefore, Mancini is not reconciled, he still wants to win at home, it's not that he is not satisfied, the situation is really pressing.

"If you continue to attack at this time, will the players be able to absorb their physical strength?" said assistant coach Sogliano, a little worried. In his opinion, Manchester City can equalize very well, and it seems a little unrealistic to want to fight back, so it is better to put his hope in the next leg of the away game?

However, Mancini is the manager, and since Mancini has made his decision, Soliano can only comply.

Soliano could only comply with Mancini's request and relay the order loudly from the sidelines.

Yang Fan could clearly feel that his pace was a little heavy, and he knew that his physical fitness was almost at the limit.

In order to save energy, Yang Fan began to reduce his running without the ball, unless it was a good opportunity, he would not sprint again, and he had to use his energy in the most critical moments.

Soliano allowed the team to step up their attack. This must be what the manager meant, and it seems that the manager is also not happy with the draw at home.

Mancini is not satisfied with the 2-2 scoreline, so why is he satisfied?

Yang Fan looked up at the sky. Exhale.

He's going to grit his teeth and stick to it and try to score goals!

The 2-2 score at home is tantamount to planting a time bomb for the second leg for Manchester City.

"Strengthen the offense!" Yang Fan shouted on the field, cheering for his teammates, "Guys, these ten minutes are the final battle! Everyone gritted their teeth and held on!"

De Jong's physical energy is also very depleted, the Dutchman is now gritting his teeth and desperately persevering, after the start of the second half, De Jong is completely desperate, he is very hard!

Because De Jong had a deep sense of guilt. That's why he's very desperate when he's defending.

And Yaya Toure is also tired. A one-on-one game with Mesut Ozil is a physical and psychological test for any player.

Look around. Even goalkeeper Joe Hart is gasping for breath, he is also tired today, Real Madrid's offensive wave after wave, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Di Maria, Ozil, take turns to hit his goal, in addition, the main thing is that the psychological pressure is too great!

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After conceding the goal, Mourinho replaced Marcelo with Coentrão. Coentrão did a better job defensively than Marcelo.

But Mancini has no intention of letting Zabaleta change back, because Zabaleta has another important role to play in staying here - to prevent Modric.

Jose Mourinho sees it too.

He swapped Luka Modric and Mesut Ozil up front, with Modric going to the middle and Mesut Ozil moving to the right, thus disrupting City's defence.

Mancini didn't let Mourinho lead the way. He kept Zabaleta on the left, with Yaya Toure defending against Luka Modric and Zabaleta defending against Mesut Ozil.

Against Mesut Ozil, Zabaleta's speed is not slow, and some of Sabaleta's small actions make Ozil overwhelmed.

This time, Mesut Ozil tried to dribble past Zabaleta, but it didn't work out, and Zabaleta made a beautiful tackle to cut off the ball.

City then launched a counter-attack.

Yang Fan sent a through ball, and Aguero's shot from the ball tested Casillas' concentration.

Mourinho cursed angrily on the sidelines.

Manchester City suddenly made a move, and they seemed to be more and more confident as they played, and Real Madrid were clearly concerned about City's strength at this time - they were a little mentally ill-prepared and suffered.

In desperation, Mesut Ozil and Modric could only switch positions frequently, the two of them were left and right, and Yaya Toure and Zabaleta's defensive targets were also exchanged, they insisted on the principle of not changing and not changing, and so far there has been no mistake.

Without midfield support, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo looked lonely up front.

Cristiano Ronaldo did have one or two chances, both of which were after his own individual breakaways, but Joe Hart didn't give the Portuguese a chance to score.

After defending against Real Madrid's attack, Manchester City did not forget to put more energy into attacking.

Defensively alone won't work to win this game.

Yaya Toure passes the ball to Zabaleta, who dribbles high on the left wing.

Modric desperately chased back.

Just as Modric put his hand on Zabaleta's shoulder, Zabaleta passed.

Goal Nasri.

Nasri had just received the ball on the wing. Alonso rushed up and he fell to the ground to tackle the ball, Nasri crossed his body in the middle, Alonso's tackle didn't touch the football, he just made Nasri stumble a little and took advantage of the situation to shake himself off.

Having just taken the ball away, Alonso Ozil also rushed up and slammed into Nasri.

Nasri stabbed the ball out with great dexterity, and then slid past Ozil's side...... Nasri continues to dribble the ball to the middle!

Seeing Nasri pass two in a row, Real Madrid's defense tilted towards him.

This time came up Di Maria. He rushed up and stretched out his foot to break the ball, intending to kick the ball straight off the touchline. Nasri made a sharp stop, Di Maria kicked into the air, and he rushed in front of him!

Real Madrid has no way to take him!!

"Nasri, Nasri! He exploded!"

"Is Nasri going to give me a Maradona-style five-man streak?!" exclaimed the narrator excitedly.

Nasri, Yang Fan, Aguero, Manchester City's frontcourt trident today, the Frenchman is considered to be far inferior to the latter two, however, this time, Nasri broke out.

Coentrão also supported from the flanks to the middle, and he immediately went up to intercept Nasri.

Coentrão direct sliding tackle!

"Stupid!" Mourinho cursed angrily from the sidelines.

Coentrão's tackle was too reckless, and he exposed his defensive intent too early.

Nasri picked up the ball and jumped himself, deftly dodging Coentrão's flying tackle.

"Foul!***!" Casillas yelled in front of goal, he was very unhappy with his teammate, he should have committed a tactical foul a long time ago, how could he let the Frenchman break through with the ball for so long.

Let Nasri stumble so much past Real Madrid's five men - Alonso, Mesut Ozil, Di Maria, Coentrão and Modric. This is a great shame for the Real Madrid people, who are known for their skills and often connect with several opposing players!

Is it tolerable or unbearable!

Pepe won, and he pushed Nasri to the ground before he could adjust his center of gravity!

Huge boos rang out again...... While the Manchester City fans were booing, many people scolded them for cursing Pepe for the foul in the most vicious language, and many people were shouting: "Red card!

"Oh hell, Pepe ruined a great individual performance, of course, from his standpoint, it was a timely tactical foul, but, I still have to say, a potentially brilliant breakthrough and goal, and just gone!"

The referee's whistle blew and instead of satisfying the Manchester City fans' desire for a red card, he only gave Pepe a yellow card.

The move once again drew resurgence of dissatisfaction and boos from Manchester City fans.

Nasri was lying on the ground and not a single Real Madrid player came up to pull him, and it was clear that they were all enraged by Nasri's successive breakthroughs.

Yang Fan ran back, he pulled Nasri, then hugged him tightly, and shouted, "Well done!"

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Manchester City won a free-kick.

This position is about 267 meters away from the goal, which is exactly within Yang Fan's range.

Although he didn't make a threatening pass, Nasri still gave City a scoring opportunity with his successive dribbling breakaways. At this stage of the game. Any set-piece can change the outcome of a match. What's more, Manchester City still has Yang Fan, a set-piece master?

Real Madrid is obviously aware of the danger of free kicks in this position, and out of fear of Yang Fan, Real Madrid's human wall is seven people this time. Judging by the expressions on the faces of the players on the wall, they were also nervous.

Casillas was also nervous, he shouted loudly, directing his teammates to line up the wall, "Damn! to the left! to the left! to the left! to get back!

Yang Fan stood in front of the ball and waited quietly for the wall to be lined up. Aguero, beside him, was alerting the referee to the distance between the Real Madrid wall.

Real Madrid's human wall is grinding.

Aguero immediately complained that the opponent's wall was not far enough back.

The referee came up and ordered Real Madrid's wall to retreat.

Real Madrid Qiuyan was a little reluctant to cooperate, and in the end, the referee gave Di Maria a yellow card with a straight face, which made them honest.

When the wall is standing according to the referee's requirements, the referee retreats from the front of the wall. At the same time he blew the whistle.

Nasri ran over the ball, it was cover.

Of course, this cover has no practical meaning, because everyone knows that the person who takes this free kick will be Yang Fan!

Sure enough, Yang Fan followed from behind, and he ran and got up!

I drew it in the lower middle part of the soccer ball!

The soccer ball has crossed a wonderful arc!

The soccer ball goes around the wall beautifully!

The soccer ball plummeted after going around the human wall. When you are still some distance from the goal, you touch the ground and bounce the ball!

Bounce ball in front of goal!

This is arguably the most hated kind of shot for all goalkeepers!

Mortensen almost shouted "The ball is in", but then he was disappointed to see Casillas fly and knock the ball off the line!

Casillas was embarrassed to save the football, although it was embarrassing, but no one cared about this, and the Real Madrid goalkeeper made a world-class save!

Commentator Mortenson raised his arms and waved down in annoyance: "It's a pity!

Yang Fan also regretted it. He looked at Casillas with his head in his hands, and this guy actually pounced on his carefully planned design of falling leaves and rebounding balls.

Worthy of Casillas!

Casillas glanced at Yang Fan with palpitations, this guy is too cunning, the combination of the falling leaf ball and the rebounding ball is too terrifying, it is worthy of Yang Fan!

Manchester City's corner, this time it did not pose much of a threat to Real Madrid's goal, and the ball was cleared by Ramos' header.

Real Madrid then tried to attack, but when they managed to get the ball into the box, they had a shot on goal, but Mesut Ozil was so weak that it didn't cause Joe Hart any problems.

Now the situation is that Real Madrid want to counterattack but lack a determination. Manchester City, on the other hand, played a little crazy because they had the belief that they had to win this game. In the decisive moment, this momentum is very fatal.

Yaya Toure and Zabaleta put all their strength to stop Mesut Ozil and Luka Modric. The backline, led by Vincent Kompany, kept Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo caught in an offside trap. City's defenders are united in their last hope of victory.

Both sides knew it was the last bit of the 90 minutes of the game and they were desperate.

Time went fast in this back and forth between the two sides, and the fourth referee was already standing on the sidelines holding up the sign of stoppage time.

"Four minutes of stoppage time!, if you can't score, the score will be 2-2, which would be a very ideal score for Real Madrid, and after returning to home in the second leg, Real Madrid have a good chance of progressing......," said the commentator, explaining the current score and what it means.