Wednesday, April 6, cloudy.

According to the draw rules, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was scheduled to be played at the City Stadium.

The first Manchester derby in Champions League history caught the attention of everyone in the city.

It was a night when Manchester was filled with people in the stadium, at home or in a pub, waiting for the big game to begin.

Both teams are equally prepared for the game.

From the draw to the start of the game, both teams went through two rounds of the Premier League, Manchester City first beat a demoralized Chelsea 2-0 away from home, the Blues because of this season empty-handed, manager Scolari is doomed to be sacked, a number of veterans including Drogba are likely to leave, the team's morale has fallen to the bottom, it is difficult to snipe Manchester City.

After two weeks of international matches, Manchester City came back on the bench to beat Sunderland 5-0 at home.

United's performance was similarly unambiguous, with a narrow 1-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers and a 4-2 win at West Ham United to send the Hammers into the relegation zone, while Alex Ferguson made a pre-match call to try to finish City on the road.

The matchup between Manchester City and Manchester City has attracted the attention of fans all over the world, not only determining whether the two teams can further break through in the Champions League, but also determining the development trend of Manchester football in the future.

Under Gao Han's coaching, Manchester City's tactical framework has always been very stable and mature, three, four or three are the standard configuration of this team, and the starting lineup is basically not too unexpected, especially after the rotation of the Premier League at the weekend, Gao Han's main lineup and tactical play are also about to come out.

Everyone knows how Gao Han will fight, and the suspense lies in how Ferguson will respond.

Will they attack as bravely as Arsenal did when they overturned Barcelona, or will they take a more pragmatic defensive counter-attack?

If it's the latter, how should it be played?

Gao Han's platoon was expected by everyone.

Goalkeeper was Petr Cech, with Vertonghen starting in place of the injured Mascherano at centre-back on the left, Xavi Martinez in the middle and Vincent Kompany on the right.

Xavi Alonso was behind in midfield, David Silva and Luka Modric were in the middle, Kaka was up front, and the front three were Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Alexis Sanchez.

Except for the injured Mascherano who did not play, Gao Han played as much as he could, which shows the importance he attaches to this game, and he repeatedly stressed his fear of Ferguson before the game.

The godfather of the Red Devils also lined up his strongest line-up.

Edwin van der Sar was in goal, Leighton Baines, Pepe, Rio Ferdinand and O'Shea at the back, Carrick and Nemanja Matic were still behind in midfield, Mkhitaryan was up front, and the trident was a combination of Tevez, Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney.

Ferguson's starting line-up was also not too much of a surprise, with three strikers and an attacking midfielder, which is also the standard for Manchester United this season, with Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney being the team's attacking strengths, Mkhitaryan gradually replacing the two veterans of Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, and players like Valencia, Park Ji-sung and Nani sitting on the bench.

It was clear that Ferguson's intention was to counter-attack.

Both sides knew each other well, so at the beginning of the game, there was not too much probing, Manchester United appeared very cautious, and full of patience, fully retreated to the back, let Manchester City control the ball and dominate, firmly at the edge of the penalty area, waiting for the opportunity to launch a deadly counterattack.

This is a pragmatic tactic used by many teams against Manchester City.

The overall formation is very crucial when defending Manchester City, which means that Manchester City will not be able to form a counter-attack in the first place after the break, hitting the defenders behind them, and playing to the speed advantage of their own players.

One of City's most lethal attacking weapons was the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Alexis Sanchez, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Sturridge.

The presence of David Silva and Luka Modric, as well as Xavi Alonso and Xavi Martinez behind the scenes, make all teams have to look back behind them at all times when they beat Manchester City, fearing that they will be blown up at any time.

But just relying on this to freeze Manchester City's attack?

Obviously, Ferguson was not so sure.

So, in this game he put Nemanja Matic on the right, and the Serbian midfielder focused on the right side of the edge of the box, and whenever Cristiano Ronaldo attacked this area, he stuck to him every step of the way, while right-back O'Shea assisted.

Ferguson clearly knows better than anyone that Cristiano Ronaldo is a nuclear weapon in Manchester City's team, and as long as the Portuguese are frozen, Manchester City's attack will inevitably be affected, so he will make this arrangement.

Ferguson's judgment proved to be accurate and his tactics were very effective, and with the cooperation of Nemanja Matic and O'Shea, Cristiano Ronaldo was limited from the start, forcing him to frequently leave his favourite and most efficient active area.

Nemanja Matic looked tall and bulky, and O'Shea looked a little nervous, but in any case, Cristiano Ronaldo struggled to make a difference with the focus of the two defenders.

The Portuguese were also very angry about this.

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"Hemp egg!"

Cristiano Ronaldo got up from the ground and scolded indignantly after sucking off the grass clippings stuck to his lips.

Just now, after receiving a pass from David Silva, he tried to cut inside from the left and hit the middle, but he didn't expect the seemingly clumsy Serbian midfielder to take the lead and trip him with the ball at the edge of the penalty area.

What's even more hateful is that the referee hasn't even blown the whistle yet, thinking that it was a beautiful defense.

Oh my God, he didn't know what was going on, this was Manchester City's home stadium.

The Portuguese wiped his face vigorously, his hands covered with sweat, but as soon as he looked closely, Matic and O'Shea came up again.

"I say, is this your mission for this game?" asked Cristiano Ronaldo indignantly.

Now that the ball is in the front court, he and the two "bodyguards" next to him can be a little lazy.

"Yes. O'Shea replied.

Matic glanced at Cristiano Ronaldo coldly, did not say a word, and continued to stare at the situation in the frontcourt.

Compared to O'Shea, the Portuguese is more jealous of Matic, at least he is very focused.

On several occasions after the opening kick-off, he had already shaken off O'Shea, only to be blocked by Nemanja Matic.

"The old man looks down on me a little, and the two of them may not be able to trap me. Cristiano Ronaldo said confidently.

This time, O'Shea didn't speak, looking solemn, but it was Matic, who asked coldly, "Really?"

The Portuguese also stopped talking because he saw that his side had broken the ball at the back and started to counter-attack.

Suddenly, Cristiano Ronaldo ran back quickly and raised his hand for the ball.

"Stop!" Osher was taken aback and hurried to catch up.

The ball quickly passed from the feet of Xavi Alonso to Cristiano Ronaldo, only to see the Portuguese stop the ball, turn around, calmly face O'Shea who stepped forward to press, and smiled proudly on the corner of his mouth.

O'Shea only felt the figure in front of him shake, and mistakenly thought that the Portuguese still had to cut to the middle, and immediately made an instinctive move, but he didn't expect that this time the Portuguese chose to break along the left side to the bottom line.

At this point, Cristiano Ronaldo easily broke away from O'Shea's defence.

But just as he broke through Oshea's defense, Matic was seen coming from the side to help the defense, and the Serb had obviously been paying close attention to his every move and reacted immediately.

However, Matic is more wary of him cutting inside.

Cristiano Ronaldo made another quick stop, shook off half of his body, and then crossed the ball with his left foot into the box.

In the penalty area, Ferdinand blocked Benzema behind him, blocked the low cross but did not fly far, and Kaka came up from behind, and without waiting for the ball to land, he directly pulled out his leg and shot angrily.

This shot hit the goal vigorously and very fast, causing all the fans in the stadium to exclaim, thinking that the ball was there.

But at the critical moment, Van der Sar flew to hold the ball out with one hand, and then Pepe caught up and cleared the ball directly out of bounds.

It was only then that the City Stadium let out a heavy sigh.

What a pity!

Kaka's ball was of high quality, and the result was just a little bit worse.

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't seem to be angry when he saw Kaka's shot blocked, and walked back with a slight smile, but in front of him, the expressions of Matic and O'Shea completely changed.

That's what a superstar is capable of!

He's not just cutting inside, he's good at both his left and right feet, and he's perfectly capable of getting underneath crosses.

In the box, Karim Benzema, Alexis Sanchez and Kaka all have outstanding individual qualities, and once the ball is passed to the box, United's defence will be in a passive position.

"Take your time, it's only ten minutes, it's still early. The Portuguese laughed.

It can be seen that he has strong confidence in his own strength and the strength of the team.

Matic and O'Shea were taken aback by the breakthrough cross just now, not to mention the already nervous O'Shea, even the calm and composed Matic couldn't help but be a little apprehensive.

This guy is too difficult, neither of them can imprison him, and his personal ability is too strong.

"Be careful. Matic looked at O'Shea, and the two nodded in unison, immediately following the Portuguese.

Soon, City sent a throw-in and the attack came again.

A minute later, Cristiano Ronaldo had another chance when he suddenly ran down the left side and down the middle, received a pass from Luka Modric and fired a shot straight at the goal, high quality but slightly wide.

Two minutes later, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who received a pass from Vertonghen and forced a break down the left flank, but as soon as the ball entered the penalty area, Benzema could not catch it before it was tackled by the sudden Matic tackle.

When the Serb got up from the ground, he looked defiantly at the Portuguese who wanted to collide with Benzema after the pass, and his face became extremely solemn.

This guy is horrible!

He's a perfect offensive machine, one way to kill from any loophole.

Nemanja Matic looked at the panting O'Shea again, who had been almost played by Cristiano Ronaldo in the defensive effort just now, and if he did get into the penalty area with a one-two, it would ......

The Serb couldn't help but look ahead.

Why hasn't there been any movement yet?

If you don't hurry up, the back line will not be able to prevent it!

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