Chapter 916: Complete Defeat
Manchester City Stadium, 4 May 2011.
When Jose Mourinho led his team onto the pitch, he was greeted by an overwhelming hail of boos and banners unfurled by countless Manchester City fans in the stands, mocking and ridiculing the Portuguese madman's tactics a week earlier.
After media reports, what happened at the Santiago Bernabeu a week ago has already spread around the world, especially after Manchester City officially lodged a written protest, UEFA also announced the acceptance, and almost everyone unanimously concluded that Real Madrid had violated the rules.
Losing the first leg and suffering such a serious off-field turmoil, Mourinho suffered the most serious crisis of confidence since taking charge of Real Madrid, and even many Real Madrid celebrities and board members publicly criticized his approach, believing that it violated Real Madrid's usual tradition and should make the Portuguese resign.
But the president, Florentino, remained silent, leaving everyone unsure.
Because of this, Mourinho was under a lot of pressure in the second leg.
As soon as he walked into the pitch, he saw a lawn that had already been neatly manicured, with a height of about 20 millimeters that Manchester City would like, and watered, and the slippery surface of the field was also the most familiar to Manchester City.
The most important thing is that everything is within the scope of UEFA rules, so that Real Madrid can't fault anything.
This made Mourinho's face full of iron, because he could fully predict that a stormy offensive awaited him.
"Damn bastards!" Mourinho scolded.
"Who?, are you scolding me?" Gao Han's laughing voice came from behind him.
The Portuguese did not dare to turn around, because he was afraid that he would not be able to help but punch him when he saw Gao Han's expression.
"You say yes, yes. ”
"Huh. Gao Han laughed, "Don't pretend to be so aggrieved, I didn't do anything." ”
But sometimes, the more upright it is, the more annoying it is.
Mourinho snorted coldly, clearly not intending to continue dwelling on the topic.
Gao Han didn't plan to continue to play with him, "Be careful, in this stadium, we can play very fast." ”
He was responded to by Mourinho's cold snort, but after Gao Han turned to leave, the Portuguese had a solemn face.
It's the stadium City are most familiar with and the most sure of, and it's often a nightmare for all the visitors.
Even, Mourinho no longer wants to be able to win, or even draw, he just wants a small defeat.
At the very least, don't lose face.
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The start of the game was as Gao Han said, fast, indeed fast.
From the first minute, Manchester City were firmly in control of the tempo and possession of the ball, constantly attacking towards Real Madrid's goal, putting huge pressure on the away Galaxy battleship.
They found that in this familiar stadium, in the conditions they were familiar with, City played more skillfully, more tacitly, and more quickly and concisely, which made it difficult for them to keep up with the pace and pace of Manchester City.
Just eight minutes into the game, Manchester City opened the scoring against Real Madrid.
It was a time when the wings were stretched apart and a flaw was revealed in the middle, with Kaka linking up with David Silva in the middle to flick past Felipe Melo and plug in behind him, before Benzema cut in to open the scoring for City.
The goal stabilized City's morale, but Real Madrid quickly regrouped their defence.
The first half ended with a 1-0 draw and a temporary lead for Manchester City.
However, after the rematch in the second half, Manchester City continued to attack.
In the 50th minute, an assist from Benzema allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to score 2-0, and this goal almost condemned Real Madrid to death.
With an aggregate score of 3-0, it is basically impossible for the Galaxy Battleship to reverse again.
But what's even worse is that in the 54th minute, Felipe Melo fouled Kaka while defending Kaka and received a yellow card, and in the 64th minute, the Brazilian midfielder committed another foul and received a second yellow card and was sent off the field with a red card.
This suddenly made Mourinho on the sidelines furious, so angry that he pointed at the referee and scolded, and then, even the Portuguese was expelled from the field by the referee and was sent to the stands.
The game then went into the rhythm of Manchester City, and in the 75th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo added another goal, this time assisted Alexis Sanchez, and the Chilean winger forced a break through Kolarov to assist the Portuguese again before noding home.
The final goal of the game came in the 86th minute, when substitute Gareth Bale scored a goal with an assist from the left that allowed Kaka to volley from near the penalty spot.
In the end, Manchester City beat Real Madrid 4-0 at home and 5-0 on aggregate.
The away side received two red cards from Felipe Melo and Jose Mourinho, as well as UEFA's post-match penalty for the manager's abusive refereeing.
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After the game, almost all media reporters gave high praise to Gao Han's team.
The British media have described Mourinho's behavior as self-inflicted humiliation, believing that he did everything to win before and during the game, and pressed the cold step by step, but in the end it was a heavy defeat and his reputation was damaged.
"There is no doubt that Gao Han is one of the best managers in football today, humble and decent, not arrogant or arrogant, he always focuses on football and focuses on his work, which is the complete opposite of Mourinho. ”
"I still remember that a week ago, Gao Han faced Mourinho's aggressiveness, his response was very simple, that is, there was nothing to say, no response, not only him, but also Manchester City, there was no response, he insisted on following his usual style, on the football field, with a victory to prove himself. ”
After the game, Mourinho once again shifted the blame to the referee, thinking that the referee of this game was a bit biased in enforcing the law and was more taking care of the home team, but from the facts, Mourinho did not have any reason to blame the referee, even if it was Felipe Melo's red card. ”
In addition to the English media, the Spanish media were also generally unhappy with Mourinho's performance in the two legs, and the newspaper Marca even directly commented that the Portuguese madman focused too much on the chatter off the pitch and neglected the game itself, which led to the rout of Real Madrid's second leg.
"Before the game, Gao Han's evasion and Mourinho's frenzy, after the game, Gao Han's demeanor and Mourinho's complaints, it was a very strong and obvious contrast. ”
'Perhaps, Mourinho should put his time and energy into the game itself. ”
Even the newspaper As, which is known as the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, also publicly stated this time that winning the Copa del Rey made Mourinho a little arrogant, and he faced a comprehensive defeat in the face of alpine in the two-legged match.
However, the newspaper also admitted that Real Madrid is not as strong as Manchester City in terms of team strength, and it is irresponsible to completely blame Mourinho for the semi-final fiasco.
Not only media reporters, but also fans around the world have commented on the results of the two teams, although the vast majority of fans generally support Gao Han, but there are also a small number of fans who still support Mourinho, which has set off a huge discussion on the Internet around the world.
In the tide of public opinion, the other game of the Champions League semi-finals was quickly decided.
Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 3-2 at home in the first round and drew 1-1 away from home to the Bundesliga giants and eventually knocked out the Champions League final with an aggregate score of 4-3.
As a result, Gao Han and Pep Guardiola once again gathered in the Champions League final.
The match was scheduled to be held at Wembley Stadium in London.
Manchester City are no strangers to the stadium and will have an early warm-up experience against Manchester United in the FA Cup final two weeks before the Champions League final.
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Advancing to the Champions League final once again pushed Gao Han's prestige to the peak.
All the media and fans around the world are paying tribute to Gao Han's achievements, and even Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said in an interview with the media after beating Bayern Munich that encountering Gao Han in the final is the worst result.
"I would say that Gao Han is definitely the last opponent I want to face, but if we want to successfully defend the Champions League, we have to cross this hurdle and I believe we can do better at Wembley. ”
But everyone is not optimistic about Barcelona's situation, especially against Manchester City, who are strong in attack.
As early as the Copa del Rey final in Spain, Barcelona had already exposed a lot of problems, especially in the defensive line.
Left-back Abidal has recovered well since he had liver tumor surgery, and he is still the main player on the left side of the team, and Barcelona has reached a contract renewal agreement with him, but the left side defense is always a hidden danger.
Moreover, Abidal will soon be thirty-two years old.
In addition to Abidal, captain Puyol's form is also a long-standing problem.
The Barcelona captain is 33 years old, and although he has firmly established himself in the team this season, it is more because Pep Guardiola has no one at his disposal, and after spending a lot of money to bring in Ibrahimovic and Alves, Barcelona has never been able to make strong reinforcements in the central defensive position.
In the Copa del Rey final, Barcelona's defensive hidden dangers have been exposed, and in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich, under the strong attack of Robben, Ribery and Aguero's trident, Barcelona although they dominated possession, they almost overturned in the gutter, and finally won by a thrilling goal.
It can be said that Barcelona's problems at the back have become the biggest headache in Guardiola's heart.
In the upcoming Champions League final, Barcelona is facing Manchester City, which is also excellent in ball possession, but is quite good in both attack and defense, which undoubtedly puts Guardiola's dream three team in a disadvantageous position.
Manchester City's attacking prowess throughout the Champions League season, including a big win over Manchester United and a win over Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Kaka and Alexis Sanchez hailed as the perfect attacking combination in Europe, raising concerns about Barcelona's defence.
However, after playing the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester City, who had already won the league in advance, began to rest, and challenged Moyes's Everton away with a semi-main lineup, and finally defeated Everton 2-1 with goals from Sturridge and Kompany, continuing to maintain the league winning streak.
A week after Everton, Manchester City are in the FA Cup final.
The opponent is Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
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