Chapter 823: Ambition!
Who will stop Manchester City?
This is a question that the whole of England, and indeed the whole of Europe, wants to know.
But no one will know this until the boots hit the ground!!
On the third day after the end of the seventeenth round of the league.
Manchester City have a Carabao Cup fixture.
The team faces Leicester City away from home.
For Letster's team, Gao Bo is still very influential.
After all, his take-off at Luton Town has poached a lot of players who should have belonged to Leterster.
Claudio Ranieri took over the team at the start of the season and they are currently bottom of the league table with relegation under pressure.
However, Leicester, who are playing at home, clearly do not want to give up the Carabao Cup so easily.
Although they don't expect to win the championship either, at least they can't lose too ugly at home!
Manchester City's 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal away from home really scared many teams.
Claudio Ranieri was equally shocked by City's attacking prowess.
"They are the most attacking team in Europe at the moment!! Therefore, even if it is playing at home, I think my team will focus on defending steadily, and no one will dare to attack the current Manchester City! ”
In his pre-match press conference, Ranieri put his stance very low.
In fact, Gao Bo didn't make the league games too important.
However, it is now in the fifth round of the League Cup and has reached the quarter-finals of this competition.
Manchester City, on the other hand, are not bothered by injuries for the time being.
This season, Gao Bo's rotation has been a complete success.
As a result, Gobo didn't make much of a rotation, with Alexis Sanchez and Antoine Griezmann both playing in this game, with Kaka also starting.
The striker is Jamie Vardy, the two midfielders are Milner and Wanyama, the centre-back combination of Umtiti and Maguire, Zabaleta on the left, Luke Shaw on the right, and goalkeeper Oblak!!
Such a lineup, although it is not the main force, but there is not much difference in strength with the main force.
A win would see City reach the last four.
In the semi-finals, a relatively important cup title, Gao Bo has to fight for it anyway.
.......
The process of the game was not too smooth.
Leicester, who were playing at home, put on a stubborn posture, and in the face of a dense defense, Manchester City launched a siege.
However, it is not just luck that Leicester can win the Premier League title in the original history!
At least, Claudio Ranieri's team is still very good defensively!
They have four defenders, four midfielders, plus the two strikers in front of them have actually become defensive midfielders, and the three fronts are very closely connected, forming a very complete defensive system!!
Even, in the first half, Leicester were the first to score!
With Argentine striker Ulloa's burst shot after a counter-attack!
Leicester lead Manchester City 1-0 at home!!
This result came as a surprise to quite a few people.
Could it be that the team that stopped Manchester City ........ Will it be Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City?
Although this is only an English League Cup match.
But you know, this season since the first round of the Premier League, Manchester City have been winning in England - whether it is the League Cup or the league, they have kept winning all of them!
Even if it's not a league game.
To be able to make Manchester City lose is quite a remarkable achievement.
Ulloa and his teammates were also very excited after the goal!!
At this time, the first half of the game was already in the thirty-ninth minute of the game.
Manchester City took the absolute initiative!!
In terms of possession, Manchester City even reached 83 per cent!
And Leicester City... Only a pitiful seventeen per cent possession!!
But it was in such a passive situation that Leicester City scored!!
A rather classic quick counterattack!!
A long pass initiated by the central defender and captain Morgan, Ulloa stopped the ball on his chest and brushed Maguire by the way, Maguire turned around, and before he could even foul, he saw Ulloa shoot at the top of the arc of the penalty area! played a wonderful world wave!!
After Leicester scored, they were even more focused on defence!
At the end of the first half, the score was 1-0!
Leicester City, playing at home, leads Manchester City by one goal!
At half-time, the news of Manchester City's half-time deficit quickly attracted a large number of fans to the game.
In addition to the fans of Manchester City, the fans of other teams in England are looking forward to Manchester City's loss!
However, at the start of the second half, Manchester City let them down.
Kaka received the ball outside the box and faked a real shot, shook off a defense and fired a left-footed shot at goal!!
Kaka's left and right feet are very balanced, and even his left foot shoots a very tricky slash!!
The soccer ball flew into the goal against the inside edge of the post!!
One-to-one!!
Manchester City equalised!!
Shortly after this goal, Antoine Griezmann cut inside on the left and crossed diagonally to the back post on the right side of the box!!
Sanchez then inserted his chest to stop the ball and stabbed it!!
The soccer ball flew into the goal again!!
1 to 2!!
Manchester City overtook the scoreline!!!
Claudio Ranieri's side suffered a series of blows in a short period of time!!
This made the fans in the stands a little unresponsive.
The good mood of the first half was completely ruined.
On the live streaming platform of the network.
Originally, this game still attracted the attention of many fans, but after Manchester City overtook the game, many fans withdrew from the live broadcast in disappointment.
No one believes that Leicester can reverse Manchester City!
It's a miracle that they were able to force a draw!
As it turns out, those who are hoping for City to lose will be wise to opt out of watching.
Because next, Manchester City scored another goal.
Sanchez swept a powerful cross down the left and crossed the middle!
Vardy grabs a shot from inside the box!
Hit the ball into the goal again!!
One to three!!
With three goals in the second half, Manchester City reversed Leicester City to win the fifth round of the League Cup!!
Reached the semi-finals of the League Cup!!
After this match, all four teams in the semi-finals of the League Cup were born.
They are Manchester City, Manchester United, West Ham United, and Sunderland.
The draw for the semi-finals was also held shortly after the tournament ended.
In the end, Manchester City drew West Ham United.
The format of the league is the semi-finals, which is different from the previous one.
Prior to the semi-finals, there was a single-elimination system.
Each team will draw lots to decide the opponent and the home and away team. If the match is tied within 90 minutes, it will be decided by extra time (the first and second halves of extra time are divided into 15 minutes each). If the winner is not determined in extra time, the winner will be decided by penalty kicks.
The semi-finals will be played over two legs, home and away, with each team playing once at their home stadium, and the team with the most goals scored in both games will qualify. Unlike the European Championships, there is no away goal offer, and if the number of goals is the same on both occasions, extra time will be awarded. If the number of goals scored in extra time is the same, the away team will be promoted under the away goal concession system. If the winner is still not decided, the winner will be decided by penalty kick.
The final was played at Wembley Stadium!!
After reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup, Gao Bo also began to make winning the League Cup one of his team's goals!
This season, the team's goal is... It's to win all the championships!