In the 31st minute, Messi forced a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, and Kompany cleared the ball in front of the goal line.

Manchester City still had a chance to extend the score, and in the 39th minute, Suarez's right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area hit Pique, and the Manchester City player signaled Pique's handball foul, which was ignored by referee Bruch. Messi then fell to the ground after making physical contact with Vincent Kompany on the right side of the box, and Bruch was also denied a penalty.

In the 43rd minute, Barcelona ushered in the closest goal to the first halfAlves ran to the right side of the penalty area and fired a right-footed lob shot, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line. City soon returned the favor when Zabaleta's cross from the right was saved by Silva's right-footed effort from inside the box.

At half-time, Li Chengfeng made an adjustment, replacing Reus with a high post Mandzukic and switching to a double striker, hoping to take advantage of Mandzukic's header to control the game. Then, it was re-emphasized that there should be more attention to Messi, and that a star of this level has the opportunity to change the game as long as he has a flash of inspiration.

At the start of the second half, Manchester City were still in control of the game. In the 47th minute, Silva crossed from the left corner, and Mandzukic's header from the middle of the penalty area went wide. One minute later, Suarez crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Modric's right-footed shot near the penalty spot was tackled by Mascherano. Immediately after Silva's cross from the left corner, Kompany nodded the ball in front of him, and Mandzukic had a header saved in front of the six-yard box in the middle. In the 53rd minute, after Marr broke through Mascherano, he slid a right-footed shot from the arc of the penalty area. In the 57th minute, Silva crossed from the left at 45 degrees, Mandzukic nodded the ball back, and Godin's header from the middle of the small penalty area was saved.

City's attack didn't result in a single goal, and a relieved Barcelona began to fight back. In the 63rd minute, Alves passed, and Rakitic fired a left-footed shot in front of the penalty area on the right side. In the 64th minute, Messi crossed the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, Rakitic's tackle shot in the middle was blocked by the defender, and Iniesta's right-footed shot in front of the left penalty area was saved after being refracted. In the face of Manchester City's defense, Barcelona, who is underinvested in attack, has no choice, and Messi cannot stand up and get everything done every time.

However, with the 73rd minute Klich kicking Alves' right knee in the middle of the field, accumulating two yellow cards and being sent off, the situation on the field changed, Li Chengfeng immediately replaced Suarez with Fernandenio and replaced Silva with Sako to strengthen the defense.

Barcelona began their final madness by replacing the injured Alves with Adriano.

On 75 minutes, Alba and Pedro collided into the box and Zabaleta tackled the ball from behind before Alba could get up. 1 minute later, Adriano crossed 45 degrees from the right, Alba knocked back the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, Messi pushed the shot with his left foot in front of the small penalty area on the left side of the small penalty area, Kompany refracted and flew towards the goal, and Neuer held the ball out of the bottom line with his fingertips. In the 83rd minute, Alba knocked back on the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, and Adriano hit Godin with a low left-footed shot from the top of the penalty area.

Seeing the game go into stoppage time, Manchester City were able to win by two goals a few minutes later, but at the crucial moment, Barcelona's Messi stepped up again.

In the 90th minute, Pedro made a direct pass through the middle, and Messi's single shot on the left side of the penalty area was blown offside. But just two minutes later, it was Messi who forced his way through Zabaleta and tackled him in the box.

An undoubted penalty, Messi pushed the lower right corner of the goal and was saved by Neuer, Li Chengfeng didn't have time to cheer, and the reacting Messi jumped into the net with a header, so that Li Chengfeng's cheers were blocked in his throat. In the end, Barcelona relied on Messi's personal performance and lost 1:2 to Manchester City away, will this away goal be a fateful goal for both sides?

Now Manchester City only have the league and the Champions League left, and the pressure is a little less, but still a lot. As a result, before the second leg against Barcelona, Manchester City drew two of their four league games, including the rematch postponed due to the Club World Cup. However, Chelsea are also dragged down by the Champions League, drawing two of their three league games, being eliminated by Paris on penalties after a two-legged draw in the Champions League, and the postponement of the Carabao Cup final, Manchester City are three points ahead of Chelsea with a game in hand. However, Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the Carabao Cup final was a consolation.

In the second leg of the game, Li Chengfeng continued the tactics of the previous game and fought with Barcelona in the midfield. Barcelona haven't changed anything, they haven't changed either, as long as those guys are good enough to play in a game like this.

At the beginning of the first half, Manchester City took the lead, Kolarov broke the ball in front of the Barcelona penalty area, Neymar successfully pushed the goalkeeper against offside, and the ball hit the inside of the left post and crossed the bottom line. In the 9th minute, Suarez's long-range shot hit Pique's foot and deflected off the line.

In the 11th minute, Pedro reversed the triangle, Messi got the ball and Iniesta made a one-two combination, and the shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Neuer.

In the 14th minute, Vidal made a one-two with Neymar on the right side and crossed to the right side of the penalty area, and Modric's follow-up shot was blocked by Mathieu's outstretched leg and was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

Compared with Manchester City's multi-point flowering, Barcelona can only rely on Messi's personal ability to create a threat. In the 15th minute, Fernandinho fouled Messi and received the first yellow card of the game, and Messi's free kick went straight to the goal, and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 27th minute, Klos tackled Messi behind his back and received a yellow card. Messi's free-kick goes straight to the goal, and the ball goes just over the top right corner of the goal.

Sometimes, superstars are all about being able to change everything. In the 31st minute, Messi took the ball on the right side and moved to the gap on the left side of the penalty area, and Rakivic stepped in to face the attacking Neuer, and the ball crossed Neuer and fell into the net, and Barcelona led Manchester City 1-0.

Manchester City are in danger and if the scoreline remains until the end, Manchester City will be eliminated due to the lack of away goals.

Manchester City began to exert their strength and gradually dominated the field, but luck was not on City's side. In the 44th minute, Neymar passed the ball and Suarez stepped in to face Ter Stegen and hit the right post, and Manchester City missed the goal again.

At the end of the first half, Barcelona won 1-0 at home to Manchester City. While Manchester City had the upper hand, Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi's outburst changed the course of the game. However, Li Chengfeng has not yet conceded defeat, and with 45 minutes to go, Manchester City still has time to recover the score.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides again, and Manchester City stepped up their attack and soon found the opportunity to shoot. In the 49th minute, Reuss passed the ball and Neymar cut in to shoot and was saved by Ter Stegen. In the 56th minute, Manchester City counter-attacked, Ter Stegen rushed out of the box, Aguero steals and turns to hang the goal, and the ball is intercepted by a defender. In the 64th minute, Neymar got the ball on the right side and wiped it over and crossed the inverted triangle, and there was a scuffle in the middle, and he was finally cleared out.

Barcelona took the opportunity to counterattack, it was still Messi, he tried to get past Neuer without success, the ball was saved by Neuer and hit Messi's leg out of the line.

Almost all of Barcelona's chances were created by Messi, in the 71st minute, Messi sent a diagonal pass with his left foot on the right side, Pedro's cushion shot was blocked by Neuer, and Alba scored the ball with a supplementary shot, but Pedro was offside first, and the goal was invalid, but Li Chengfeng was shocked into a cold sweat, and he raised his hand to applaud the referee's discernment, which attracted a boo at the Camp Nou.

With time running out, Li Chengfeng made adjustments, Silva and Toure came on for Klos and Modric, and the team changed to 4-2-3-1, Li Chengfeng hoped that the playmakers could be more advanced and that Toure would have a stronger impact.

However, Messi's threat is too great, in the 77th minute, Messi successfully countered offside and pushed from a distance, but fortunately was blocked by Neuer's outstretched foot. If Manchester City can turn defeat into victory in this game, Neuer will be the biggest contributor.

Manchester City, who insisted on attacking, finally ushered in a turnaround, while the Barcelona players were not in place, Neymar cut in with the ball on the right, Mascherano and Pique closed the goal, and Neymar fell to the ground behind Pique's feet. Penalty kick! Looking at the referee's finger pointing to the penalty spot, Li Chengfeng clenched his fists and roared in a low voice.

He watched nervously as Toure walked towards the penalty spot, and he was also the team's first penalty taker and barely missed.

This time, Toure did not disappoint Li Chengfeng, he took the penalty and flew directly into the goal of the Ter Stegen defense, 1:1!

Manchester City finally equalised, leading Barcelona 3-2, and now the pressure is all on the opposition.

Li Chengfeng changed the formation again, and Fernandenio replaced Reuss and sacrificed a three-muscle midfield strangulation tactic. There is not much time left, Li Chengfeng doesn't care if he loses face, the result is the most important thing.

In the 83rd minute, Barcelona made a substitution, Raphinha replaced Rakivic. In the 86th minute, Messi sent a wonderful pass from the right, and Pedro inserted a shot that was blocked by Neuer. In the 89th minute, Barcelona missed the opportunity again, Messi counterattacked with the ball, divided Pedro on the left, Pedro went down to the triangle and passed, Messi stopped the ball and turned around and hit the goal with his right foot and was saved by Neuer, Alves came up and knocked on his heel, Messi hit again and was blocked by Degodin's outstretched legs. It's also Barcelona's last chance.

In the end, the game ended at full-time, Barcelona drew 1-1 at home to Manchester City, and was eliminated from the competition with an aggregate score of 2:3.

It's really a difficult game, Li Chengfeng still has palpitations, although Manchester City's overall strength is stronger, but Messi almost decided the game alone, and the superstar is really different from the average superstar.

I don't know if I will have a chance to play against him next time, Li Chengfeng will go to Leeds United to coach next season, and it is a question when he will be able to enter the Champions Cup. Li Chengfeng was a little melancholy, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to have another chance.

(End of chapter)

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