Enrique was also on the sidelines. It's just that he doesn't have such a good mood as Guardiola, on the contrary, his current expression can be said to be terrible, he has his hands in his trouser pockets, and he has a blue face, not knowing where to look.

Manchester City came to the second half with a 2:0 advantage with Xu Ziyi's shot and pass, and Barcelona obviously strengthened the offensive. In Enrique's opinion, as long as the team does not concede any more goals and can score two goals, then the next leg will be much better at home, after all, Barcelona can have two away goals in their hands. If you can add one or two, that's great.

In the past, perhaps no one doubted Barcelona's attacking power, but today, their ideas may be disappointed. Although Manchester City's backline is still only Liang Xiran is the most reliable, Barcelona also found a breakthrough from others and got a few chances, but unfortunately, Ma Junqiang is like a god today, no matter how difficult the ball is, he can save it. The highlight was his 59-minute triple save to keep out Suarez, Messi and Neymar.

The commentators all applauded Ma Junqiang: "It's amazing, Ma Junqiang is like the Great Wall standing in front of the door, so that Barcelona's luxury attack line has nothing to do." ”

Unable to penetrate Ma Junqiang's ten fingers, there was also a major mistake in Barcelona's backfield, Pique, nicknamed "Pi Big Mouth" and "Pi See-through", was teased by this Chinese midfielder with a heel knock when he was staring at Xu Ziyi, Xu Ziyi got a single knife, Umtiti almost chased it in the quick chase, but he was accelerated by Xu Ziyi's change of direction and his body was unstable and fell to the ground.

Xu Ziyi had reached the edge of the penalty area, and Ter Stegen attacked, he blocked the left and right angles of the shot, but could not block the overhead.

Xu Ziyi did not enter the penalty area, he rubbed his right foot, the ball flew high, and Ter Stegen, who was about to make a save, knew that the ball could not be saved the moment he saw the ball off the ground. The ball went over his head and into the Barca goal.

"The goal is in!3:0!Barcelona is three goals behind Manchester City! Xu Ziyi! It is Xu Ziyi again! He scored twice in this game! As long as Manchester City maintains this scoreline, then their hopes of advancing to the semi-finals will far exceed Barcelona!"

Excited, Xu Ziyi ran to the corner kick area, and he heard the Manchester City fans not only carnivaling, but also chanting his name: "Xu Ziyi, Xu Ziyi, Xu Ziyi!"

Very few players have received this kind of treatment at the Etihad Stadium, not even the likes of Sergio Aguero. However, Xu Ziyi did it, and his two goals and a brilliant assist could have guaranteed City a home win.

Enrique sat back in the dugout, somewhat depressed, and he could guess the result. Before Xu Ziyi scored, Barcelona still had the desire to equalize or even overtake, and continued to launch an offensive with that breath. However, with Xu Ziyi's single-knife goal, the breath that Barcelona was carrying was also gone.

The outcome of this game is already obvious, and Manchester City, who have three goals in hand, can definitely take all three points. Ma Junqiang and Liang Xiran teamed up to stabilize the backfield, and Barcelona tried everything they could, but they couldn't score, and in the end they lost 0:3 to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

After the game, Xu Ziyi was named the best player, he scored a total of four goals and two assists in the last two games, and the number of goals in all competitions this season has reached 18, and the assists have reached 22, and it is only a matter of time before he wins the "double 20+" honor of the season.

He also spoke after the game: "It's a great feeling to win in such an important game, especially against Barcelona. But I don't think it's going to be easy for us to qualify, Barcelona are a very strong team and they're going to play at home in the next leg so it's a test for us and I think we should defend well. I can't say too much at the moment because there's still some time to go in the second leg and we have to prepare for the league in four days' time. ”

Major media outlets have called Xu Ziyi's performance "phenomenal", with the Daily Mail saying: "Since Barcelona's Dream Three Dynasty, no midfielder has ever been able to breach their door twice in a game, but Xu Ziyi did it." As against Chelsea, he dominated the game. ”

Pep Guardiola praised: "He's very good, the more crucial the game he plays. I just want him not to get hurt in all the next games, I'm careful to use him and protect him!"

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Milan, Italy.

Zhang Shujie was in a café with Chen Zihua and Yan Tao, wearing sunglasses and caps, drinking coffee and looking at their phones. They have all the results of yesterday's Champions League fixture and who was the most eye-catching player last night.

Chen Zihua said: "This kid is doing well." Two blows broke up Barcelona!"

Yan Tao also said: "Not to mention two consecutive blows, he also sent a nanny ball to De Bruyne." ”

Zhang Shujie said: "He seems to be stronger than he was at Chelsea two years ago. If at the age of 23 he was just starting to become a superstar at Chelsea, he is now a real superstar. ”

Chen Zihua nodded and said, "That's right." In today's Manchester City, he is the first core, whether it is De Bruyne or Aguero, they have to be ranked behind him. ”

Zhang Shujie touched his chin and speculated: "You say, will they break into the Champions League final this year?"

The two were stunned for a moment, and Yan Tao said: "It's hard to say, but it shouldn't be much suspense for them to break into the top four." ”

Chen Zihua was still flipping through the news on his mobile phone, and suddenly said like a new world: "Hey, you two look here, Pique said, they are confident that they will turn the tables in the second leg." And Enrique also said something like that. ”

Zhang Shujie asked, "Who gave them confidence?"

"Paris Saint-Germain. When Chen Zihua said the name of the team, his mood was a little complicated. It was only in Paris that he developed from a player to a star.

The other two were a little disdainful after hearing this, Yan Tao smiled: "Because they overturned Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, they can also reverse Manchester City in the quarterfinals?

Zhang Shujie also said: "Miracles can't happen many times, and Manchester City has learned from the past in Paris, so they will be very careful in the second leg." Let's be honest, I'm bullish on Manchester City this time. ”

Chen Zihua put down his phone and said, "My opinion is the same as yours." ”

Yan Tao didn't speak, just nodded.

Zhang Shujie looked at the time and said, "Okay, let's go back, there is no training this afternoon, let's have a good rest." Tomorrow, our Champions League game is coming. ”

(End of chapter)