Chapter 734: Bayern Munich
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On 28 February, Manchester City used a rotational line-up to prepare for their away game against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in three days' time, resulting in a 1-1 draw away from Leeds United.
On March 1, Manchester City flew to Munich, Germany, and began preparations for the match against Bayern Munich two days in advance.
Bayern Munich are of course the undisputed dominance of the Bundesliga, but compared to Manchester City's glory in the Premier League, they have been suppressed in the league this season by promoted Makaeslautern, and it is not yet known whether they can win the Bundesliga title, so they cannot use the rotation as extravagantly in the league as Manchester City, in the league last weekend, they sent all their main team, and after a hard-fought battle, they still lost 0-2 at home to Cologne, which made their morale a little low, at this time, they welcomed the well-rested Manchester City main team, even if they are playing at home, they have no confidence to win.
Sure enough, soon after the start of this game, the main players of Manchester City, who had been recuperating for a long time, turned against the guest and launched a fierce attack on the hinterland of Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich was exhausted, however, at this time, the 37-year-old Matthaus burst out with powerful energy, he did not fall behind in the confrontation with Ding Hongxing, and he fell to the ground after the confrontation with Ding Hongxing several times, but he immediately got up and continued to entangle Ding Hongxing, which made Ding Hongxing admire him a little.
Sure enough, he is a German, and he is indeed a superstar who has been rated as a perfect score in willpower, and now he is no longer as good as Ding Hongxing in terms of strength, but he insists on using his incomparably tenacious will to temporarily equal Ding Hongxing.
Mateus's sudden outburst hindered Ding Hongxing's attack, but in the overall situation, the Manchester City team still has the advantage, therefore, Ding Hongxing is not in a hurry to attack, he handed over the responsibility of organizing the attack to Seedorf, and he began to pull and run on a large scale, anyway, he is also the world's top level when he plays without the ball.
Mateus understands Ding Hongxing's intentions, he wants to consume his physical strength, but the problem is that even if he knows Ding Hongxing's intentions, he has no other choice, he can only follow Ding Hongxing all over the field, who makes Bayern have no second player who can guard against Ding Hongxing?
The history of blood and tears of countless teams proves that running with Ding Hongxing may drag you down and disrupt the team's defensive formation, but if you don't run with Ding Hongxing, it is possible to be beaten into a sieve, although Ding Hongxing's off-ball ability is powerful, but the most threatening thing is his ability to have the ball, if there is no restriction on his ball, then Bayern will definitely die miserably.
Seedorf's talent in organizing the attack is also undoubted, in the past in Manchester City, he has always been the second organization point outside Ding Hongxing, and now Ding Hongxing has handed over all the responsibility of organizing the attack to him, he has given full play to his personal ability, his passing is full of creativity, and Mateus was taken by Ding Hongxing to run everywhere, so that Bayern Munich's midfield has one less barrier, the first half just started more than 20 minutes, Seedorf sent four threatening passes, Manchester City also had three threatening shots, Unfortunately, Kahn was in good form today, and he kept all three shots out of goal.
Thirty minutes after the game, Mateus's footsteps were a little unable to keep up with Ding Hongxing, generally speaking, Mateus's physical fitness would not be so bad, but three days ago he just played the whole game against Cologne, and today he followed Ding Hongxing to run in a wide range, so his physical fitness pole will soon arrive, of course, if it takes more than ten minutes, he will be able to survive the physical pole, but Ding Hongxing keenly seized this opportunity and did not let Mateus have a chance to survive the physical pole.
In the thirty-fourth minute of the game, Nedved broke the ball in the midfield, and he immediately passed the ball to Seedorf next to him. His current physical state can't let him keep up with Ding Hongxing, he can only watch Ding Hongxing rush forward, and receive a pass from Seedorf in time, burst into the penalty area, and shoot low to break through the gate guarded by Kahn.
After conceding the goal, Bayern Munich fell into the most passive moment, generally a team is very chaotic when just conceding the goal, in the last ten minutes of the first half, Bayern Munich in front of the goal, full of danger, fortunately Kahn is in good shape today, he received high and low, and kept the goal in the final stage of the first half, and kept the hope of recovering the score in the second half for Bayern Munich.
In the second half, Bayern Munich, which was adjusted after halftime, finally showed the strength of the Bundesliga hegemon, they launched a counterattack with all their might, after all, this is their home field, they don't want to lose to Manchester City at their home stadium, in the face of the Bundesliga hegemon's counterattack in a desperate situation, as strong as Manchester City can only temporarily recycle the formation, at this time, it was Ding Hongxing who stood up, he ran in the midfield in a wide range, several times destroyed the opponent's offensive, and the other players of the Manchester City team also showed that they also have strong strength in defense, Under the onslaught of Bayern, it is standing.
In the twenty-first minute of the second half of the game, Ding Hongxing made a long pass to the front after a steal in the backfield, Quinn crossed a header, and the astute Larsson formed a single knife after getting the ball, although his speed was not top, but the German defender who was taller than the man was still much faster, he did not waste this opportunity, in the face of Kahn who attacked with teeth and claws, he calmly pushed the far corner to win, expanding the score to 2-0.
Subsequently, Mateus ran out of energy and was substituted, Bayern's morale plummeted, and he could no longer maintain the offensive, with a free kick from Ding Hongxing in the 37th minute, Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich 3-0 away from home, almost stepping into the next round of knockout rounds with one foot.
For Bayern Munich, this result is naturally a bit difficult to accept, but it is also something that cannot be helped, and they have really fallen into a slump this season under Trapattoni, and they have been empty-handed in all competitions, and it seems that only after Heathfield takes charge will they be able to regain their power.