The referee stood at the corner flag and motioned for the Manchester City players to hurry back, and Real Madrid had placed the football in the center circle and waited for them to take their seats.

Yang Fan did not forget to stretch out his hand to applaud the fans in the stands and thank you. Of course, this was a wave to the Manchester City fans in the stands of the visiting team. The home team's Real Madrid fans were booing him at the moment.

Yang Fan turned to the stands again, then waved his hands upward, and with each wave, the fans let out a huge cheer.

It cannot be said that Manchester City's equaliser was unexpected by Mourinho and caught Mourinho off guard. As a qualified manager, all circumstances should be taken into account before such knockout rounds.

However, Manchester City came from 2-0 down to equalise so quickly, which must have surprised Mourinho.

Mourinho has to make adjustments as soon as possible.

The countermeasure is simple: solidify the defense, and then step up the offense.

Manchester City's attack is fierce, Real Madrid's formation is compressed, and in such a situation, it is more prudent to temporarily avoid the enemy's edge.

"Defend solidly and wait for the opportunity to counter-attack!" Mourinho conveyed his tactical intent to his players.

This may seem like a simple tactic, but it is very demanding for the players, especially the wide players. Because when Manchester City attack, they need two wide players to quickly return to the defense and actively participate in the defense. And when they attack on their own, they ask the wide players to step in as soon as possible.

If you catch up with the change of pace between attack and defense too quickly, the players on the wing will struggle even more. The physical demands are very, very high.

However, Mourinho has full confidence in Marcelo and Ramos. Jose Mourinho has a lot of trust in Ramos, he has no problem with his fitness and form. It is Real Madrid's wing gate, and when Ramos assists forward, he has repeatedly scored, and he is now in good shape.

In addition, Marcelo also made Mourinho more satisfied, the Brazilian international is very hard-working, full of energy, and relatively fast, in addition, the most satisfying thing for Mourinho is that he will do whatever you want him to do, very hard, very hard, and rarely make mistakes, he can always be qualified to complete your requirements, such a player, any manager, regardless of your personality, will like it. Such a player, hard-working, and has a certain strength and characteristics, is indeed the type of player that the coach likes.

Kolarov's attack on the left flank was ruthlessly suppressed by Modric, who was inferior to Ramos in terms of speed, not as good as Ramos physically, and as technical as the Spaniard Ramos. Ramos has a huge advantage against Kolarov.

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This time, Kolarov received a pass from Kompany, he dribbled the ball down the wing, and when he was about to lead his speed, Ramos immediately rushed from one side, and then leaned in with his whole body, constantly squeezing him out, while not being idle at the same time.

Kolarov let Ramos hit a stumble, and the football was broken!

Ramos distributed the ball directly to his teammate Yaya Toure, and he turned and cut forward again, from the moment he chased the ball just now to the counter-attack, there was no pause in between. In this game, Ramos still worked hard, and he supported coach Mourinho with practical actions.

Yaya Toure passes the football to him. He made a move with his feet and let the ball roll forward against the line. As a result, it will be difficult for City's players to break the ball. If you have to break. Then you can only shovel the football out of the line, and the ball is still Real Madrid's.

He's very good on the ball, the ball never goes out of bounds, he's dribbling with all his might, sprinting, sprinting, sprinting. Soon approached the area where Lescott was guarded.

Lescott lowered his center of gravity and waited for the battle. He had been broken through by Real Madrid's players before, and now he wants to get it back. For Lescott, the task now is to stop Real Madrid's attack, as long as it stops it. It's better to be able to cut off Ramos at his feet, and if not, break the ball out of the touchline, even if it's a throw-in, so that Kolarov and the rest of the players have time to get back into play.

Without hesitation, Lescott rushed up from the flank, and he wanted to tackle to disrupt the attack.

Ramos watched as Lescott rushed over, then estimated the time and jerked the ball with his right foot to the inside of the pitch, causing his body to come to a sharp stop. Kankan dodged Lescott's tackle, and Lescote was empty and slid straight out of the line.

Ramos, who shook past Lescott, slammed the ball forward with his left foot. Then break through with ease!

Now there are no Manchester City players in front of him, and the sky is wide enough for him to do anything.

"Damn!" Joe Hart commanded the backline, "Yaya Toure!

Ramos didn't give Yaya Toure a chance to come up and defend himself, he crossed at the first time, the ball was accurately closed in front of goal, and then Benzema fought for a header, but unfortunately the ball was deflected by him under the close interference of the tall Kompany.

When it comes to high balls, especially in terms of physical confrontations, Benzema is no match for Kompany.

Benzema stomped his foot in frustration, then turned and gave a thumbs up to Ramos, who was passing the ball to him.

Ramos' pass was good, and the landing point was good, but unfortunately he was not able to get the ball in front of Kompany.

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Lescott slapped the turf hard and got up from the ground. Then he glanced at Ramos with palpitations, he didn't expect Ramos to be so sharp in assisting.

It was Real Madrid's last chance of the first half, and when City played the ball up front, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

"Overall, the first half was quite exciting, Real Madrid had a very perfect start, their attack was very smooth, two goals in two attacks, once 2-0 lead, the game seemed to be no suspense, however, Manchester City's tenacity was impressive, they actually scored two goals in a row, the score of 2-2 also means that Real Madrid need to pay more in the second half of the game, must score as soon as possible. Manchester City are now enough for any team to take seriously, and the second half of the clash between this money-heaping up-and-coming team and established giants Real Madrid will be even more exciting. ”

In Real Madrid's dressing room, all the players sat in their seats, quietly watching the manager. Jose Mourinho also watched his players quietly, the first half of the team started well, if you only look at the first ten minutes of the game, Real Madrid's performance was perfect, but, looking at the whole first half of the game, Real Madrid did not play well, lack of concentration, which is why they conceded two goals in a row when they were 2-0 up. Mourinho has always believed that Real Madrid's strength is above the Manchester City team, Real Madrid is a super giant, in the three lines, goalkeeper Casillas is a Spanish international, one of the best goalkeepers in football today, Pepe is an experienced veteran in the backline, Varane is young but energetic, right-back Ramos is now in his prime, left wing-back Marcelo is very impactful, very capable of assisting, and full of physical strength.

Real Madrid's left-back Marcelo is definitely a cute king, and his level of cuteness has actually been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Real Madrid. When you mention Marcelo, you will feel that he is a veteran of Real Madrid, why, he has been playing for Real Madrid for many years, however, Marcelo became famous very early, and then came to Real Madrid very early, he is actually a relatively young player.

Marcelo is known as the 'team darling' by Real Madrid fans.

Marcelo's most classic selling moment at Real Madrid was created with Cristiano Ronaldo. In the middle of the game, Marcelo on the bench twisted the bottle cap for a long time and found that it couldn't be unscrewed, and Ronaldo on the side couldn't stand it, reached out to take the bottle, helped the "cute master" open the bottle cap, and then left a disdainful look. Marcelo, on the side, drank water happily, as if nothing had happened.

Marcelo's favorite photos of his life on social networks are the cute photos of his son Enzo. Father and son can't tell who is whose playmate, the two are either "kissing" together, or playing an expression show, of course, the family is not so particular, Enzo and Labrador from time to time in a cute one, which is unbearable.

Marcelo with cute potential is affectionately called the "team pet" by Real Madrid fans, but the "cute" Marcelo does not rely on selling cuteness, his performance on the football field has been praised by the legendary Brazilian defender Carlos, Carlos said that Marcelo is the first left-back today.

In midfield, Luka Modric, Khedira, Alonso and Mesut Ozil's midfield coordination is luxurious, and Alonso is arguably the best midfield commander in football today.

In the forward line, Cristiano Ronaldo is fast, superb in shooting, and is one of the leading goalscorers in football today, and Benzema does not need to say much, the combination of Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema is considered to be Real Madrid's most stable and efficient forward partner in recent years.

It is precisely because of the recognition of the strength of these players that Mourinho psychologically believes that Real Madrid has a great chance of crossing the Manchester City team and advancing to the final.

Therefore, although the current situation is not in the favor of Real Madrid, they need to score one more goal to equalize the score, and two goals to eliminate the opponent, but Mourinho still has great expectations and confidence in the team's promotion.

Therefore, Mourinho does not intend to criticize too much about the team's vague problems in the first half, because these are not the issues he has to talk about now, the ball has been conceded, the points have been conceded. Now it's time to find a way to make up for it.

"The way everyone played in the first half, I don't want to say anything more now. Mourinho waved his hand, "But in the second half I want you to focus and not make the mistakes of the first half, this game is important and for us we can't afford to lose." ”

With that said, Mourinho turned and drew two black lines on the tactical board, both on the wings, one left and one right.

'From the attacking performance in the last moments of the first half, we were right to stick to the wings. Ramos and Marcelo were both active on both sides, which was well done, especially Ramos, whose assists put City under intense pressure on the left flank, and Kolarov was so pressed in the first half. ”

'We all know that Manchester City's wide attack is very good, whether it is Zabaleta or Kolarov, they are good in attacking on the wing, but in the first half they played wide attack and we were curbed to a certain extent, so as long as we can continue to press on the wing, we can contain their wide attack. Take the initiative back into your own hands. Meanwhile, in midfield, it is necessary to contain Yaya Toure, who is the metronome of City's attack, and as long as this is contained, City's attack will be in trouble. Of course, there are also Yang Fan and Aguero, so I don't want to say more about the defense of the two of them. ”

The other side. Manchester City's dressing room.

The Manchester City players were also chatting, and at this time, Mancini coughed, and everyone's voices gradually subsided from hunger, knowing that it was the manager who was about to start talking.

Mancini first named Kolarov: "How did you feel you performed in the first half?"

Kolarov shook his head, he also knew that the first half of the game was average, his left side was pressed by Real Madrid, and Ramos also broke through from him several times.

'You have to be mindful in the second half because Real Madrid will probably continue to look for breakthroughs from your side,' said Mancini.

Mancini still recognizes Kolarov's ability, he still appreciates Kolarov, and Manchester City introduced Kolarov, which is precisely because of Mancini's roll call request. For the former Lazio player, Mancini is very optimistic, so Manchester City spent 19 million euros to get Kolarov, which made Lazio a lot of money, you know, in 2007, Lazio only spent 800,000 euros when they brought in Kolarov. This change of hands is more than 20 times the gain.

Kolarov immediately nodded and patted his chest, "Look at my performance, coach!"

In fact, Mancini has always trusted Kolarov, and Kolarov also performed badly in the Champions League match with Inter Milan last season, but Mancini did not replace Kolarov, but continued to trust him. He was very fond of the Lazio player.

Then, Mancini looked around at everyone and said, "In the first half of the game, we played very badly at the beginning, and the two goals conceded even made the whole team stunned for a while, but fortunately we were able to tie the score later, which is something to be happy about, but this also reminds everyone that such good luck will not happen often, you must be careful at the beginning of the second half, do not let the things at the beginning of the first half repeat the situation, I believe that you don't need to happen like that again." ”

Everyone also nodded, and conceded two goals in a row at the beginning of the first half, and the whole team was cold at that time, but fortunately they scored quickly afterwards, otherwise, the longer the time dragged on, the greater the pressure on the whole team.

"In the second half, Real Madrid will definitely try to score, I don't need to say much about their fighting spirit, the second half will be extremely intense, it is a tough battle, it is a huge test, I want to point out that this test is a test for all of us, not only for me as a manager, but also for you, and I can even say that the most important thing is a test for you, because once the game starts, the tactics I have developed will ultimately need you to execute, this is a test of your level. Mancini pointed to himself and to his players.

"Everyone knows in their hearts that once the game starts, the established tactics are already there, and there is not much room for change. When a team wins, it doesn't depend on the change of tactics, it depends on stability, strength, your performance on the field, your performance determines the result, you perform well, and it will be us who will advance in the end! Do your best, in the second half!"

In the end, Mancini specifically named De Jong and Yaya Toure, asking De Jong to work harder in the second half, and to be tougher in the midfield. In a word, you must be able to attack and defend back.

On the pitch, the two sides of the game have already stood up, just waiting for the referee's whistle.

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