Chapter 59: Marching into Milan
Griezmann's super long-range shot made Manchester City break out in a cold sweat, and Manchester City manager Pei Gong also kept yelling on the sidelines, very dissatisfied with Mangala's loss of defense. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info burning? Literary novels?? w?w?w?. r?a?n?w?e?n`
But Mangala also has a hard time to say, just Griezmann got rid of the speed is very fast, he has no time to tackle the ball, and if he shovels the ground again after he passes, the foul of the shovel behind is obvious, and the referee will definitely show a red card. He was sent off at the start of the game, which was not what Mangala wanted, so he bet that Griezmann would not score the goal, and the facts proved that he was right, although the goal almost scared Pergrini's heart attack.
Mangala looked at Griezmann with a dark face, and the latter turned his face to see Mangala gritting his teeth with a disgruntled expression, pouted and walked away. This made Mangala even more dissatisfied, and he thought that the French kid was a disdainful expression, a provocation to himself.
"Boy, you won't be so lucky next time!"
Griezmann didn't have time to guess what Mangala was thinking, he just thought over and over again about the feeling on his feet when he first shot at goal, and the position and movement of Joe Hart when he pounced on the ball, trying to adjust the power and touch of the ball that he should be aware of when shooting.
As the first half was about to end, the Roses played with fire at the back, and Alaba wanted to change direction in front of De Bruyne, but who expected his feints to be too clumsy, De Bruyne directly hit with his body, and insisted on plugging Aguero in front of him.
City counter-attacked before Blackburn could react, and Aguero did not hesitate to win the ball, stopping the ball on his chest and volleying it over the top of the ball, the ball leaping over Varane's head, and Keylor Navas won the ball from 16 yards on the right side of the penalty area before Varane could make up for it, and fired a powerful left-footed shot into the near corner.
Football is strong and dangerous, if Manchester City scores first, because it is Blackburn's home stadium, it will be difficult for Blackburn to play!
Although Cech's form has begun to decline this season with age, and he has not been at the top as before, but fortunately he is in good form today, and the Roses goalkeeper subconsciously raised his hand to block the flight path of football.
The ball struck Petr Cech and deflected off the post and Alderweireld scrambled to get the ball out of the danger zone.
Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City played out 0-0 in the first half, but 45 minutes have passed and the situation of promotion is starting to get a little more delicate for the Roses.
In the second half of the game, Manchester City, who had not scored a goal, seemed to be discouraged, and Blackburn, who were playing at home, gradually found the rhythm of the game, and they were able to gradually occupy the advantage on the field with smooth coordination, and they were able to form a certain advantage in the midfield.
In the 51st minute of the game, Coutinho got up and distributed the ball to the side after a beautiful man, Neymar broke through and cut in, and a long-range shot from outside the penalty area shocked the Manchester City players in a cold sweat.
In the 55th minute, Rakitic broke the ball at the back and handed the ball to Coutinho again. Coutinho took a look at the situation on the pitch and distributed the ball to the right, Neymar used skillful dribbling to quickly rush forward, and in Klopp's tactics, the midfielders have a lot of room to move.
Griezmann was also in action when Neymar broke through, and as soon as Griezmann moved, the entire Manchester City defence was forced to move with it.
Neymar was blocked by Manchester City players as soon as he cut inside, and Neymar was not stubborn, taking a look at the edge of the box and sending the ball directly to the feet of Griezmann.
Griezmann was not easy at this time, and Manchester City's defenders naturally did not give Griezmann the opportunity to burst into the penalty area, so after Griezmann got the ball, Manchester City's defender Mangala appeared in front of Griezmann.
Griezmann carefully touched the ball lightly, and Mangala stood motionless in front of Griezmann, whose task was to keep Griezmann firmly out of the box.
Griezmann glanced at the waiting Mangala, secretly exerted force at his feet, and gently flicked the ball to the right side of the outside of his right foot, Mangala just adjusted the center of gravity of his body to make a move, but the inside of Griezmann's right foot appeared next to the ball, Griezmann knocked the ball on the inside of his right foot, and the ball suddenly flew to the left.
Mangala almost fell in embarrassment, and Griezmann had already entered the penalty area by this time!
The Rose Theater Stadium erupted into a violent cheer, and all the Rose Legion fans stood up excitedly, and they shouted loudly towards the stadium in a frenzy! This is a great opportunity, a hard-earned opportunity!
Griezmann didn't care about the tsunami of cheer in the stadium, and he had little to no players in front of him to defend in front of him, so he could get plenty of space to shoot.
Otamendi had no choice but to give up defending against Bale, who Griezmann had seen the opportunity and was ready to give the ball to Bale so that he would form a one-on-one goal.
But before Griezmann could send the ball away, there was a cry of regret at the Rose Theater Stadium, and it turned out that just when Griezmann wanted to send a pass, Mangala, who had been chasing back, finally seized the opportunity, and he gently pushed the unsuspecting Griezmann to the ground.
Penalty kick! No doubt!
The referee first stretched out his right hand to point to the penalty spot twelve yards in front of the goal, and then gave Mangala a yellow card with a straight face!
Penalty + yellow card!
'The referee's decision was very accurate, it was a foul in the box, it was a penalty without a doubt, let's look at Griezmann's position, let's look at the position of the Manchester City players, it was a penalty, a penalty without a doubt. Antoine Griezmann made a contribution when he forced City defender Mangala to push him to the ground, and Blackburn were awarded a penalty in the 56th minute. Martin Taylor Jr. said with a smile.
At this time, the Rose Theater stadium also erupted into a louder cheer, and the Roses fans shouted loudly for the players, and they shouted Griezmann's name loudly and rhythmically.
"Anthony!"
Just as Griezmann was about to retreat beyond the penalty line, Bale stopped him and motioned for Griezmann to take the penalty.
"You deserve it." Although Bale and Neymar are the top two penalty takers on the field, Griezmann is currently tied for second place with Bayern's Robert Lewandowski in the Champions League scorer list with nine goals, and there is a four-goal gap between the first Cristiano Ronaldo.
With the generosity of Bale and Neymar, Griezmann gently placed the ball in front of the goal from the penalty spot from 12 yards with a complicated face.
Penalty kicks are arguably the easiest way to score on the pitch, but they are also the ones that put the most pressure on the players.
Baggio in the 1994 World Cup, Albertini in the 1998 World Cup, Palermo in the 1999 Copa America, David Beckham in the 2004 European Championship, and other superstars all fell on penalties.
At this time, the referee had already blown the whistle, and he said that the penalty could be taken.
Griezmann moved at the referee's whistle and rushed quickly, and at this time, goalkeeper Joe Hart, who was bouncing on the Manchester City goal line, also nervously bent down and spread his hands to try to expand the defensive area.
"Bottom left!" Joe Hart saw Griezmann in action and judged from his own experience that the opponent should play the bottom left corner!
Joe Hart trusted his judgment and proved right, but when he flew into the air, Griezmann was completely able to kick the penalty with the power of a football ball, and the ball hung into the top corner of the goal!
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!” Martin Taylor Jr. screamed loudly and with excitement as he saw Griezmann bombard the goalkeeper and send the ball into the net.
Griezmann also yelled after the penalty kick, which was the least difficult goal of his career so far, but it was significant.
Griezmann, who had never been so nervous when he had scored many times before, was nervous at the penalty spot for a moment, but luckily the football flew into Joe Hart's goal!
It was also Griezmann's 10th goal in the Champions League this season!
1:0, the Rose Army finally got the advantage of promotion!
The game continued quickly, and Blackburn, who were leading the score, were increasingly able to control the situation on the field, and their overall strength was already stronger than Manchester City, and now they were leading by one goal, so Blackburn Rovers took the initiative to control the rhythm of the game more and more. Their form is getting better and better, and they are able to completely keep Manchester City at bay.
In the 68th minute of the game, Manchester City suffered another heavy blow. Blackburn Rovers centre-back Raphael Varane broke the ball at the back and sent it to Alaba's feet with a diagonal cross. The Austrian cut forward quickly down the flank and flicked the ball past Coutinho after half-time, who sent a long ball to the edge of the City penalty area, where a Blackburn Rovers man was waiting.
If Neymar continues to dribble the ball, he will be able to enter the box without a hitch, leaving Joe Hart alone. Manchester City's central defender Mangala had no choice but to put down the Brazilian king who broke through with the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and was shown a yellow card again by the referee!
The Rose Theatre stadium burst into cheers, because Mangala had already received a yellow card, and now two yellows have turned into one red, and Manchester City has to accept the situation of one less person on the field!
Blackburn's morale was at its peak, their midfield had already suppressed Manchester City, and now that City were missing a man on the pitch, there was no reason why Blackburn Rovers should not win this game.
City made two substitutions in quick succession, but they struggled to recover from their disadvantage for a while.
Although Blackburn didn't extend the score for a while, to be honest, they thoroughly mastered the rhythm of the game. They completely surpassed Manchester City in possession, and their fluid combination completely tore Manchester City's defense apart.
However, he has been able to successfully advance to the Champions League final, and Klopp is not a hairy boy, so he will naturally not be reckless, so he soon began to focus on steady and steady tactics.
In the end, Blackburn eliminated Manchester City with a score of 1-0 over two legs and successfully qualified for Milan's Champions League final night. (To be continued.) )