Chapter 656: Reassurance

Gao Bo naturally wants to win this game, or rather, at least this game can't be lost.

Although the first and second places in the group are both qualified, the treatment in the draw is very different, and Gao Bo does not want to meet those Champions League favorites in the round of 16.

Therefore, in order to qualify for the top spot in the group, the first thing you must not lose to Real Madrid is.

Of course, Gao Bo's bottom line is that he can't lose, and he can accept a draw, but of course he can't say this to the players.

Before the start of the game, Gao Bo has always emphasized that to win at home, to lock the first place in the group with a victory!

Of course, there are many ways to win, and now that Manchester City have a very big advantage, Gao Bo can't afford to play against Real Madrid at home.

He intends to continue with the same tactics against Real Madrid as the schedule is intense these days, the team has entered a relatively tired morale, and now that the Premier League Express season is about to enter December, even if Gao Bo has a fitness card, he can't squander the team's fitness at will.

With a little more ease, he won't make the players pay more for their fitness.

Anyway, Real Madrid must be attacked, Manchester City can accept a draw, but Real Madrid can't.

Therefore, it would be nice for Manchester City to play well on the counter-attack.

Static braking, rear strikes, as much as possible to reduce the consumption of players.

Of course, Ancelotti can also guess this, so in the pre-match preparation, in addition to emphasizing the attacking aspect, he is most concerned about the containment of Manchester City's counter-attacking points.

"Even if you pay the price of a foul, you can't let Hazard and Griezmann rush easily!"

Ancelotti said this before the players came on.

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The Etihad Stadium was brightly lit, and under the deafening cheers of the fans in the stadium, the sound seemed to make the lights already tremble!

It's just that now Manchester City has not scored, and what makes Manchester City fans so excited is that Khedira received a red card less than ten minutes into the game!

Yes!!

Khedira accumulates two yellow cards and is sent off the field with a red card!

"In the face of Hazard's breakthrough, Khedira was slow to close his feet! His foot tripped Hazard!! Yellow!! The referee unceremoniously showed him a second yellow card, after a tactical foul on Antoine Griezmann! As a result, Khedira was sent off with a red card!! ”

"Less than 10 minutes into the game, there was a major change on the pitch, Khedira received a red card, and Real Madrid played away with 10 men!"

"Khedira and the Real Madrid players surrounded the referee, Khedira kept pleading, but it didn't work! He had two tactical fouls! In the face of Manchester City's counterattack, Real Madrid have committed several fouls, in addition to Khedira, Ozil and Xavi Alonso have both received yellow cards!! ”

The commentators talked a lot, and Gao Bo and his assistants high-fived each other with a smile.

"Well done, Aiden!!"

Gao Bo gave a thumbs up to Hazard on the field.

At the beginning of this game, Real Madrid did not hesitate to use fouls to stop Manchester City's counterattack.

When Khedira received a yellow card, Gao Bo asked Hazard and Griezmann to take the ball to attack Khedira's point, the German midfielder was a little dizzy by Manchester City's two strikers, and the moment he stretched his foot, he seemed to forget that he had a yellow card on his back!

The situation couldn't be better for Manchester City.

No matter how Real Madrid adjust, they have one less man on the pitch.

Manchester City continue to stick to their counter-attacking strategy, while Real Madrid will have to pull in from the back if they want to attack, making their defence even weaker.

Gao Bo is also not worried that Real Madrid will not attack - Real Madrid are definitely not willing to settle for second place in the group.

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Carlo Ancelotti watched the chaos on the pitch.

He knew that Real Madrid was basically cold in this game.

Manchester City made up their minds to defend, and Real Madrid, who played one man less, had more and more difficulty breaking down the opposition's defence.

From the process of playing against Manchester City in these two games, Ancelotti can clearly feel the difference between this Manchester City team and Manchester City last season. They defend in a pressing style in midfield, with two lines of defense linked to each other and space blocked.

All of this gave Carlo Ancelotti a glimpse of Italian football, and that's what Gobo's side have always defended for, from Luton Town to Atletico Madrid to Manchester City.

The head coach from China must have done a very thorough study of Italy's defense to allow his team to organise such a defence.

And if you want to break through such a defensive system, even if it is eleven people, it is very difficult for Real Madrid to be at its peak, let alone Real Madrid with one less person now?

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In fact, in the twenty-third minute of the game, Manchester City's counterattack came!

Real Madrid were cut off by the Manchester City midfielder.

Casemiro and James Milner surrounded Mesut Ozil, which led to a misplaced pass by David Silva.

He then quickly passed the ball to the front, and after Khedira went off, Real Madrid's midfield defense could only count on the team commander Xavi Alonso, who was dragged to the end!

How could Xavi Alonso take care of such a wide pitch alone?

David Silva's pass went to the other side, where Griezmann took the ball and went straight to the defender!

Antoine Griezmann cuts and Hazard runs diagonally.

Pass the ball just right!

Hazard turned and crossed the ball to the other end, and Griezmann also got the ball to the man! The quick counter-attack left the Real Madrid defence completely unable to react!

Casillas scrambled to pounce, but how could he keep up with Hazard's passing speed.

Therefore, Casillas, who was in the air, could only watch in despair at the football that flew into the goal!

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！！！！！！！ Griezmann!!! Anthony Griezmann!!! ”

Lightkinson, the commentator of Sky England, let out a long whistle and pierced through the TV screen!

In front of the TV, all the Manchester City fans jumped up!

They cheered!

In the stands, everyone hugged each other, and only shouts of "whoop" came out of their mouths.

In the bars of Manchester, sky-blue Manchester City fans raised their glasses, and the wine in the glasses was scattered into the air, as if the whole of Manchester was filled with this delightful aroma.

Isn't it the first place in the group... What's the big deal.....

Many Manchester United fans pouted in disdain.

Indeed, qualifying from the Champions League group is nothing for Manchester United, they have always been strong contenders in the Champions League, but qualifying from the group is not a big deal.

But this is not the case for Manchester City, every breakthrough they have made in the Champions League is a historic breakthrough!

The group qualified.

The first place in the group...

Even... Reach the quarterfinals!

Manchester City fans watched the players celebrate on the pitch and looked forward to the team's future in the Champions League this season.

And this goal also gave them a reassurance.

The team leads by one goal, and there is one more player, and the game is stable!