Seeing Alda Turan black-footed Kolarov and Modric in a row, but the referee never played a card, Li Chengfeng jumped up and yelled to put pressure on the referee, even if he received a yellow card for this, as long as the referee's blowing scale can be more severe, it is also good news for Manchester City. Such a little trick is naturally familiar to Li Chengfeng, who has been coaching for many years.

The Manchester City players on the pitch did not stop their attack because of a small off-pitch accident. In the 32nd minute, Klos split the ball in the middle, Suarez shook his head near the penalty spot, and the ball grazed the far post and flew out of the bottom line. In the 36th minute, Gabi knocked down Neymar behind and was yellow carded, Reus crossed from a free kick on the right, and Kolarov's left-footed volley in front of the left penalty area was outrageously wide. In the 40th minute, Klose split the ball in the middle, Alves crossed 45 degrees from the right, and Reus's header near the penalty spot was saved.

In the 43rd minute, Alda Turan tripped Reus for a tactical foul in midfield, and referee Bruch finally showed him a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Klos passed, Neymar shot with his right foot in front of the penalty area on the right, and the ball flew off the bottom line against the crossbar.

Atletico Madrid didn't have a chance to fight back until the end of the first half, in the 45th minute, Diego hit a teammate with a powerful left-footed shot in front of the penalty area, and then Gabi sent a quick free kick from the midfield, and Villa shook Zabaleta on the left side of the box and fired a low right-footed shot, which Neuer saved with a leap of fish.

The first half was 0-0 between the two teams, but the situation on the pitch was one-sided, Manchester City dominated the home field, but Simeone's Atletico Madrid defense is really strong, they are very good at using the movement to create a local number advantage to defend, Manchester City want to break the opponent's goal is not so easy.

But will they have enough stamina to support a defensive effort of this intensity? Li Chengfeng expressed doubts, they only experienced a fierce battle a few days ago, Simeone is not a coach who likes to rotate, Atletico Madrid's players have long had a physical crisis, Li Chengfeng believes that maintaining such an attack intensity, Atletico Madrid's defense will definitely collapse.

There were no substitutions for either side in the second half, and on 48 minutes Marr got past Thiago in front of the box on the right and fired a powerful right-footed shot away. In the 50th minute, Juanfran received a yellow card for a tactical foul on Modric in the middle of the field, and five minutes later, Modric was also booked for a tackle on Diego in midfield.

Atletico Madrid came close to scoring from a set-piece, when Gabi's free-kick was met by Diego 30 yards from the right side of the pitch and a cold arrow from the outside of his right foot, which Neuer leaped up to flick the ball out with his fingertips. That is, Neuer is tall and big, and a shorter goalkeeper may concede the goal.

However, it was Atletico Madrid's only chance to score in the second half, and the game was still firmly in the hands of Manchester City, but Courtois's form was so good that Manchester City were slow to score.

In the 62nd minute, Zabaleta's cross from the right was cleared by Gabi, Vidal volleyed with his right foot from the top of the penalty area, and Courtois flew to save the ball off the line. In the 64th minute, Marr's cross from the left flank was swept with his right foot in the top right corner of the Zabaleta penalty area, and Suarez blocked it with his left chest in front of the small penalty area, and the ball went over the crossbar.

Li Chengfeng decided to play more direct, replacing Klos with Philippe Coutinho to add a splash up front, and Atletico Madrid also brought on Jose Sousa for a lone Villa.

In the 70th minute, Manchester City finally scored a goal, Vidal made a steal in the midfield, Modric passed directly with the outside of his right foot in the middle, and Neymar pushed the goal into the far corner with his right foot after the left side of the penalty area was in an offside position, 1-0!

Manchester City still had a chance, and in the 72nd minute, Reus passed the ball, and Neymar's left-footed shot from the left side of the box was blocked by a defender. One minute later, Modric made a steal in front of the court and fired a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, and Courtois flew to lift the ball off the line. In the 74th minute, Modric passed the ball in the middle, Suarez's low left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by the defender, and Coutinho's low right-footed shot in front of the right side of the penalty area was also blocked by the defender.

Simeone brought on Christian Rodriguez for Alda Turan to strengthen the defence, and it is not unacceptable to lose only one goal away from home, and if you lose too much, it is hopeless.

However, Atletico Madrid still had to rely on frequent fouls to interrupt City's attack, and in the 78th minute, Diego was booked for tackling Vidal. In the 84th minute, Koke tripped Coutinho behind his back, and Reus's left-footed free-kick shot from the right side of the box flew into the right corner of the goal, and Courtois flew to save the ball with his fingertips. 91 min: Jose Sousa tackles Neymar and is booked. In the end, Manchester City could only beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 with the home advantage, and the next leg was still full of suspense.

After a comfortable win over Southampton in a rotating line-up, Manchester City travelled to take on Atletico Madrid away. The good news for Manchester City is that the opponent's main striker was injured in the last game and will not play, well, Kompany, who was also injured in the last game, is also the same, and perhaps the impact is even greater.

Just five minutes into the game, Cork broke the deadlock for Atletico Madrid, who hit the crossbar with a long pass from the back and Adrian hit the crossbar from inside the box. Villa's cross from the bottom line was met by Koke who received Adrian's header and fired home from the near corner. 1-0！

In the 11th minute, Atletico attacked again, and Adrian's shot hit the post again. Manchester City played very passively during this period of time, and was once pressed into their own half by Atletico Madrid. Perhaps the last game between the two sides was too easy, which made the Manchester City players think that the opponent was easy to deal with, so they did not show enough tension on the field. Atletico Madrid is also the second-ranked team in La Liga, higher than Barcelona, how can it not be a strong team.

Fortunately, after a period of play, Manchester City's players have adjusted themselves, after all, they are also battle-hardened players, and they have never seen any scenes.

In the 13th minute, Zabaleta took the ball from the side, and Suarez jumped high in front of the goal to head the goal, and the ball went out of the bottom line against the post.

In the 19th minute, Atletico hit the crossbar again, Villa received a long pass from a teammate and volleyed decisively in the box, but unfortunately the ball hit the woodwork for the third time.

In the 24th minute, Neymar relied on his personal ability to break through the defense of three Atletico Madrid players and crossed, but Suarez's shot was not on target. In the 27th minute, Reus took a long shot from the edge of the penalty area after breaking the ball, but unfortunately the angle and power were lacking, and the ball was easily confiscated by Courtois. Manchester City then gradually controlled the tempo on the pitch, but were never able to penetrate Atletico's defence.

In the 41st minute, Adrian collapsed in the box after making physical contact with Sako, and Webber did not say anything. Two minutes later, Modric also collapsed in the box, and Webber also did not say anything.

At the end of the first half, Atletico Madrid temporarily led 1-0 thanks to Koke's goal. Atletico's frantic pressing at the start of the first half made Manchester City very uncomfortable, but Manchester City gradually found their rhythm, but unfortunately they still couldn't get a good chance against Atletico's iron bucket formation.

However, Li Chengfeng is not in a hurry, as long as Manchester City can score one goal, Atletico Madrid needs to score two more goals, Li Chengfeng believes that it is not difficult to do it with Manchester City's attacking power. So Li Chengfeng didn't make adjustments at halftime, he believed in his players, and he didn't think that Atletico Madrid could stick to the same running intensity as in the first half for the whole game.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Manchester City launched an attack against the hosts. In the 48th minute, Manchester City launched a counterattack, Klos found Neymar in front, Neymar dribbled laterally and the ball was saved by Courtois, and then Suarez got the ball and failed to form a shot, the ball was destroyed outside the box, Manchester City hoisted into the box again, and Vidal's cushion shot was slightly higher than the goal. One minute later, City attacked again when Neymar's cross from the right found Kolarov at the back post, but was whistled for handball. In the 59th minute, Zabaleta crossed and Klos, who had been cut in from behind, headed wide of the net with an unguarded header.

In the 60th minute, both sides made personnel adjustments, Manchester City replaced Klos by Silva, Atletico Madrid's defense was too tenacious, which surprised Li Chengfeng, and replaced Silva in order to organize the attack to a more threatening place, and Klos's long pass scheduling was not enough to penetrate the dense defense of the Madrid people.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, replaced Adrian with Diego and battled City for midfield, hoping to settle the battle within 90 minutes, and if the game goes to extra time, it will be a test of their fitness.

In the 65th minute, Atletico launched a counterattack again, Diego's shot from a small angle was saved by Neuer, and the follow-up shot hit Vidal and went out of the bottom line.

In the 69th minute, Manchester City's midfielder made a mistake and Atletico found a good opportunity to counter-attack, Gabi went straight into the box, and Neuer made a difference, he saved Gabi's close-range shot. Two minutes later, Villa entered the box and was brought down from behind by Sako, and Webb did not blow a penalty.

Li Chengfeng saw that the midfield was not well controlled, so he made adjustments again and replaced Modric with Toure.

Toure's arrival immediately changed the situation in City's midfield, and City soon threatened Atletico Madrid's goal again with their hands free. In the 78th minute, Reus crossed from the side, and Neymar headed the ball in the middle, but unfortunately the ball grazed the left post and went slightly off.

Simeone was quick to react, and he immediately made a personnel change, replacing his lone striker, Villa, with midfielder Rodriguez, ready to fight Manchester City in midfield.

Simeone's adjustment almost killed the game, and in the 89th minute, Rodriguez received a long pass into the penalty area to form a one-on-one shot, and a burst shot was cleared by Neuer.

In the 90 minutes, Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at home to Manchester City, and the two legs were tied at 1-1, and the game went to extra time.

(End of chapter)

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