On May 5, the second leg of the 2015-16 Champions League semi-finals was contested at the Blackburn Rovers Rose Theatre Stadium. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info.

In the first leg, Manchester City drew 0-0 with Blackburn. It wasn't a good result for the Blues, who were playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time, but it wasn't too bad.

Manuel Pellegrini should be glad to have a great goalkeeper like Joe Hart, England's No.1 goalkeeper has made two more saves in this game, and he has become the goalkeeper with the most saves in the Champions League this season, which can be called the king of the Champions League!

Manchester City was able to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League, and Hart was also the biggest hero, he played perfectly in the two-legged match against Paris, and he repeatedly denied shots from world-class goalscorers such as Ibrahimovic and Cavani, and carried Manchester City to the last four of the Champions League.

In this campaign, Hart still plays the role of Manchester City's thigh. Looking at the opta statistics, Blackburn had 13 shots on goal in this game, and although only 3 shots were on target, they were very dangerous each time.

UEFA's official website said: "It's good that Manchester City still has Hart! ”

Blackburn are a highly tactically literate team, and although Bale was unavailable for the first leg and Harry Kane only played 45 minutes with an injury, the Roses used corners to instigate a number of lethal attacks.

First, it was Phil Jones who took advantage of a corner kick to shoot in the chaos of the box that was brilliantly deflected away by Joe Hart. This is just the beginning of Hart's defiance of the sky.

In the 79th minute, Blackburn took a corner kick from the left side, and Casemiro in the penalty area shook his head vigorously after dodging Fernando, and the ball was very strong in terms of power and angle, but I saw Hart's reaction was extremely quick to stretch his leg and block the ball incredibly!

UEFA's official website exclaimed: "It was really a great save, such a quick response in such a short period of time!" ”

Hart's solo show isn't over yet. In the 82nd minute, Hart made a more difficult and magical save.

It was still a corner kick on the left side, the quality of the penalty was very high, in the penalty area, Manchester City central defender Otamendi jumped up and rubbed the ball, who knew that the ball fell right in front of Pogba in the small penalty area, and there was no one around Blackburn's back, Pogba was obviously calm, he stopped the ball perfectly, and then swept directly with his left foot, but Hart stretched out his body and saved the must-score goal with his chest!

The Mirror said: "Hart's save reminds us of Schmeichel! ”

Former BBC Premier League star Savage exclaimed: "Hart's great save! Pogba's shot was just three yards from goal, but Hart's godlike presence saved the ball once again! ”

Ed Marion, a well-known reporter for The Mirror, was also shocked by the save: "What a save, Hart is like hanging up tonight, he is a mountain that Blackburn cannot climb!" ”

UEFA's official website: "Hart's 2 world-class saves are spectacular! He kept City clean at home and kept their hopes of promotion alive, and he was the Blues' biggest hero tonight. ”

The Daily Mail said: "Hart has once again demonstrated why he is England's number one goalkeeper, and the performance is amazing! ”

With three effective saves in this game, Joe Hart has made 27 saves in the Champions League this season, ranking first among the four remaining teams in the knockout rounds.

Indeed, Manchester City has gone all the way this season, the most thankful thing is Hart, whether it is the group stage or the knockout round, Hart's performance is as good as ever, and compared to a few years ago, Hart defeated himself this season and completed the transformation, there is no doubt that he is now one of the top goalkeepers in the world.

No wonder Buffon chose Hart when talking about who is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League a few days ago: "There are many top goalkeepers in the Premier League, but I have been following Joe Hart's performance for so many years, his improvement is very obvious, he has become more consistent, in my opinion he is one of the three best goalkeepers in the world. ”

Hart said before the game: "It's time to help Manchester City make history, we want to go down in the books and I think we have what it takes. ”

Indeed, Hart did the same during the game. Hart is also Manchester City's biggest hope for the next leg against Blackburn, if he can keep a clean sheet at the Rose Theatre, then Manchester City's chances of advancing to the final are greatly increased, and it is said that a good goalkeeper can beat half the team, and now Hart has such magic.

Hart also expressed his confidence in the team to reach the final: "We are not disappointed with the result, there are 90 minutes left, keep going, Manchester City! ”

Failing to win the first leg away from home is not too big for Blackburn, and the pressure is not too big for Blackburn.

In last season's Champions League, Simeone's Atletico Madrid eliminated Blackburn, and Atletico Madrid has now eliminated Bayern to advance, and now it depends on whether Blackburn is competitive.

The 0-0 scoreline in the first leg means that this game will be very open. Blackburn Rovers would have progressed with a win, while Manchester City would have only needed a goalless draw.

The biggest positive news for Blackburn this season is that Bale will return to the pitch after playing in the league, and he has been recuperating for nearly half a month. However, Blackburn Rovers still have big flaws in the overall squad, Harry Kane is quite strong in the Premier League this season, but the form in the Champions League is average, which will lead to a decline in Blackburn's ability to connect in the forward line. As a midfield barrier, N'Golo Kante will also miss out due to injury.

In the second leg of the match, Blackburn replaced N'Golo Kante and Paul Pogba with Casemiro and Rakitic respectively, while Manchester City replaced Silva with Yaya Toure.

Manchester City starting line-up (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart

Defenders: Sagna, Mangala, Otamendi, Zabaleta

Defenders: Fernandinho, Fernando

Defenders: Keylor Navas, Yaya Toure, De Bruyne

Forward: Sergio Aguero

Blackburn Rovers starting line-up (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Cech

Defenders: Alaba, Varane, Alderweireld, Azpilicueta

Midfielders: Rakitic, Casemiro, Coutinho

Forwards: Bale, Griezmann, Neymar

With a 0-0 draw away from home in the first leg, Blackburn Rovers were relaxed against Manchester City, an opponent who was not enough to upset the Roses at the Theatre of the Roses.

Attacking, this is the plan that Klopp set for Blackburn at the beginning of the game today, and it is also the tone of Blackburn's active tactics in this game.

Manchester City adopted a high-pressure pressing strategy in the middle of Blackburn, trying to cut off Blackburn's attack in the midfield, and then suppressed Blackburn's siege all the time.

"The momentum of Manchester City today is not bad, I think Klopp must have some headaches now, right? However, it will not be easy to beat Blackburn Rovers at the Rose Theatre, where they have never lost this season. Big Martin Taylor, who was on the Sky Sports broadcast room, excitedly analysed the situation on the pitch.

The two sides battled fiercely from the start of the game, and he was convinced that this was the most exciting Champions League semi-final in recent years.

In contrast to Martin Taylor, his partner Martin Taylor Jr. only focuses on the performance of Blackburn's players: "Balle has missed a lot of games this season due to injury, but he has been doing very well this season with Griezmann and Neymar, plus Harry Kane on the bench, they are the strongest strikers in the entire Premier League, and their shots and impact are extremely powerful. Haha, I'm sure Blackburn will destroy their opponents in this game! ”

In the first minute, De Bruyne volleyed hard from the edge of the penalty area, and Cech held up the bottom line steadily, without giving Manchester City a second chance to attack.

Just a minute later, Griezmann was still in the penalty area, and Rakitic's 45-degree diagonal into the right corner of the box was full of momentum, and the ball flew off the bottom line with a fierce header.

With only two minutes to open the scoring for both sides, how could the two commentators such as Martin Taylor calm down?

The two sides played a rare back-and-forth attack, which is rarely seen in an important game as the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and all the coaches stressed that it was not for nothing that they defended to win the title, and did not hesitate to make the game less exciting.

After all, the pressure makes all managers pragmatic.

Ten minutes passed, and Big Martin Taylor hadn't even finished introducing the names of the two sides, and just as he finished talking about Blackburn, there was a sudden deafening cheer on the court

"It's Griezmann! He's breaking through Mangala's defense, oh, he's dribbling quickly...... It's almost in the penalty area, he doesn't mean to divide the ball yet, does he want to break into the Manchester City penalty area alone? Oh my God, a long shot, the ball flew between Otamendi's legs, oh! It was a shame that Joe Hart was quite accurate this time around, and he used his fingers to save the ball off the line. "Big Martin Taylor is screaming about the game!

"It seems that Manchester City have found a good goalkeeper this time, this Joe Hart is really a good goalkeeper, but Hart's excellent performance reminds me of the sad past of our England, why doesn't the strong England have a good goalkeeper? Hey, how much of a very tangled past, this is a sad past that reminds us of the sad past, remembering the embarrassment of Seaman when he was played by Ronaldo Jr. in 2002, when I was still ......"

Martin Taylor's tirade was not bad at the beginning, but it was soon linked to the national team from this game, and it turned out that the style of the commentators in various countries is somewhat similar, not only Martin Taylor will always think of the national team when commentating, but there are also many guys in the distant Eastern Hemisphere who have this similar problem.

But then Big Martin Taylor innocently heard the roar of the rear director in the headphones.

"Okay, let's get our attention to the game." (To be continued.) )