327. First half
Chu Ge sat on the bench and watched his teammates play on the field.
In this game, he did not start.
It was Bale who started the game.
It is said that before this game, Florentino called Zinedine Zidane and asked Bale to start.
However, it was just the gossip of the Marca newspaper, and Chu Ge didn't believe it.
In the previous round of the league, Bale played a god-like performance, and Zidane could not have said nothing.
In this game, Bale's start was a logical one.
Moreover, as a young man who has just turned eighteen, Chu Ge has already appeared in many games at Real Madrid.
He also started quite a few times.
Sometimes he even started with Bale.
At the age of seventeen or eighteen, it is not easy to have such an appearance record. Despite not wanting to miss a single game of the team, Chu Ge will never be a problem for the team.
And.
Benzema and Ronaldo actually played with injuries in this game, and Chu Ge is not worried that he will not have the opportunity to play.
He sat quietly on the bench, watching and analysing the game, trying to find holes in City's defence, while also learning from Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero and other star players on the pitch to move and handle the ball.
In this game, Real Madrid's starting lineup is basically the same as in the previous game.
Keylor Navas, Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos, Carvajal, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Kroos, Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema.
In addition to Chu Ge, they basically sent the strongest lineup during Zidane's coaching period.
Chu Ge looked at Manchester City opposite.
Manchester City player, he is not known to everyone.
However, according to the introduction of the coaching staff, Chu Ge can basically know Manchester City's lineup today.
The goalkeeper was Joe Hart when he saw a kick on the ground and opened Hart when he touched Real Madrid.
In the two full-back positions, Manuel Pellegrini continues to be dominated by the two regular Champions League mainstays of Klich and Sagna.
At centre-back, captain Vincent Kompany returned to the starting line-up to partner the impressive Otamendi.
In the position of double midfield, the "Brazilian double fee" to build a barrier in the midfield.
In the frontcourt combination, Silva is on the left, Tintin is in the middle, and Navas is on the right; Sergio Aguero is at the forefront as always.
Before the game, Zinedine Zidane made an analysis of Manchester City's formation.
He believes that Manchester City uses more players with stronger defensive toughness in defense to resist Real Madrid's forward group; In the attack, it is hoped to use the combination of Silva and Ding Ding to focus on the right side of Real Madrid.
According to the observation of the opening ten minutes, Chu Ge believes that the coach is right.
However, even if the prediction of Manchester City's tactics is correct, during this period of time, Real Madrid still has no big way to take Manchester City.
Both sides played very restrainedly.
Most of the time, the defensive positioning of the players on both sides is very clear.
It also led to a tug-of-war between the two sides in midfield, with only a handful of chances to penetrate the opposition's 30-yard area and form shots.
The atmosphere on the pitch was highly depressing throughout, with every player playing with caution and not wanting to make a fatal mistake and concede a goal.
In the previous 10 Champions League games, Manchester City, which averaged less than 5 percent of the possession, was able to keep the possession rate at about 5 percent for most of the first half.
This was largely due to Silva's pass-and-possession role on the pitch.
The threat of the Spain international on the left made Carvajal dare not rush forward to assist, and Aguero and Tintin both leaned to the left collectively to target Carvajal Pepe's area, which posed a very big threat to Real Madrid's right side defence.
Although Silva is the opponent's player, off the field, Chu Ge still feels pleasing to the eye when he watches his game.
Breakthroughs, organization, dribbling, all of them will not know, all of them will be refined.
Such an excellent player is said to have slipped out from under the noses of Real Madrid in the first place.
Even Chu Ge felt regretful.
Chu Ge was observing the players on the court, and some people were observing him.
Alex Ferguson waited at the TV, waiting to watch the game take place in Manchester.
Chu Ge didn't start, and he was a little disappointed.
Meantime.
He was a little excited.
Manchester City's future boss Pep Guardiola is also watching the game.
The first leg of Bayern Munich's Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid will be played tomorrow at Atletico Madrid's CalderΓ³n Stadium.
If they can reach the final, then one of these two teams today will be Bayern's opponent in the Champions League final.
Of course.
Pep Guardiola didn't watch the game for the sake of scouting the opponents in the final.
It would be too bad to do that.
Guardiola's focus on this game is because he will be in charge of Manchester City next season.
He can see in advance how City's players will perform against opponents like Real Madrid under the pressure of important matches. That will help him in charge next season.
In addition, Real Madrid's Kroos and Chu Ge are also players that Guardiola wants very much.
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In fact, it is not only Ferguson and Pep Guardiola who are paying attention to this game.
As the semi-finals of the Champions League, it is a collision between a heavyweight team like Real Madrid and Manchester City, and many football fans around the world are watching the game and paying attention to the progress of this game.
"Doesn't Real Madrid have a new star called Chu Ge? I heard that Real Madrid fans are blowing very much, why didn't they start? β
Soon, someone noticed that Chu Ge did not appear.
"Maybe it's not strong enough, right? After all, in the same position as him, Real Madrid and Bale. β
"Yes. It's just a young player, and it's okay to kick in the usual games. This is the semi-final! If you don't play well, you won't be able to get to the final! For such an important match, of course, an experienced player like Bale should be used. β
"Bell, who is not affected by the soleus muscle, is world-class! Do you have any questions about his starter? β
Regarding Chu Ge's lack of starters, many fans took it for granted.
"Even though he didn't start, the rookie was really strong. I don't feel like Messi was as good as him at his age. β
"I think so too. The national derby hat-trick, I was stunned. Messi was young enough when he scored his hat-trick in the first national derby. Unexpectedly, this player was actually younger than Messi at that time! His talent is so good that Real Madrid has picked up a treasure. β
"What a treasure you found! Five and a half million euros, real money to find out. With this value at the age of seventeen, can you find a second one in world football? β
"It's really expensive, it's really worth the money!"
Taking advantage of the stalemate of the game, fans talked about it on the Internet.
Although Chu Ge did not play, he still gained the attention of countless fans.