After Manchester City's kick-off in the middle circle, Villarreal consciously lowered the pace of the game, and neither side thought of sneaking attack.

Although they are down by one goal, the Manchester City players are not in a hurry, they have been going back and forth in midfield, they have only played one game in the other day, but after all, they have two days off, so the players still need to find a rhythm on the pitch.

Manchester City have absolute confidence in themselves, as long as they find their form and control the tempo, they can basically control the outcome of the game.

And Villarreal know that once the rhythm is controlled by the other side, they will undoubtedly fall into the upper hand, which they cannot tolerate.

Therefore, although Villarreal did not launch a fierce attack, they also stepped up their pressing efforts against Manchester City's midfield.

In the 27th minute, De Bruyne was cut off by Bruno, although he knew that Manchester City's midfielders had defended in advance, but Villarreal didn't want to pass back and forth to find a gap, and Dos Santos bury his head in the ball and burst forward.

In front of the well-guarded Manchester City backline, Dos Santos had no better chance to break through, so he handed the ball forward with a cross pass, expecting the City backline to make a mistake.

Fernandinho grabbed the ball before Dai Zhiwei and Bakambu, intercepted and grabbed the ball, and the attack and defense changed momentum instantly.

Fernandinho looked up and saw that Villarreal had only three players in the midfield, and in order to cope with the attack, the midfield was suddenly empty, and then he sent the ball to the midfield with a long pass.

De Bruyne deftly unloaded the ball, and the whole midfield was now empty, and he didn't hesitate to move the ball forward.

De Bruyne wasn't fast, but he wasn't too slow on the counter-attack, and he swept the ball through the centre circle in the middle.

At this time, the Villarreal backline also reacted and began to move quickly.

The fans at Manchester City Stadium were thrilled and they had already found out that it was a good chance for Manchester City to equalise!

De Bruyne broke through with the ball in the middle, Sane and Silva went down the wing, and Aguero and Sterling on the forward line also rushed quickly into the box.

In contrast, Villarreal are very passive, with only three people in the back line, and they need to watch out for the lively Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero, as well as the breakthrough of Kevin De Bruyne and the response of Leroy Sane and Silva.

As for their midfield, it's good to be able to return quickly now!

De Bruyne is accustomed to looking up at the situation on the pitch during breaks, and after seeing the panic in the Villarreal penalty area, his sudden long pass startled the Manchester City Stadium.

De Bruyne's long ball made a graceful arc and glided through the air for almost 30 metres before falling into the Villarreal penalty area.

The Villarreal back line suddenly panicked, although Ruiz tried his best to pull Sterling's shirt, but he was still spontaneous by Sterling, gently pushed the ball forward, and singled the ball!

Manchester City Stadium was suddenly silent, and everyone looked at the linesman on the sidelines -

No flag-raising, no offside!

Manchester City fans burst into earth-shattering cheers!

1:1！

City equalised just six minutes after Villarreal's goal was broken down by Raheem Sterling's powerful shot.

The fans at Manchester City Stadium were jubilant, and this team built by Pep Guardiola was no less than any other team in attack!

"It's really not easy to fight!" Dai Zhiwei put his hands on his waist and waited near the center circle to prepare for kick-off, Manchester City is a Champions League championship level powerhouse, and the arrival of Guardiola is even more powerful, and now when the world football dares to say that Manchester City is a stable winner, there is no more.

The rest of the game was tepid, although Villarreal equalized, but the team was still on the defensive under the signal of Escrivá, anyway, an away goal was enough!

Manchester City, on the other hand, are keen to get a big win at home, but Villarreal have stepped up defensively, so the Manchester City players have pressed down the pace of the game at the behest of manager Pep Guardiola and have not attacked aggressively.

Manchester City doesn't play many La Liga teams, but Guardiola is too familiar with La Liga powerhouses, so what he wants now is to fish, let Villarreal take the bait, and then swallow it all!

Guardiola is seeking to end the suspense of this round of knockout rounds in one game!

"Guys, you did a great job in the first half and I hope you can keep it up like that!" At half-time, Escriva smiled and said to the Villarreal players in the dressing room.

'You need to continue to pay enough attention to the opponent in the second half, the game is made up of 90 minutes and no one knows the outcome until the last minute. So, we can't afford to make any mistakes in the second half, I need you to strengthen your defense in the second half, starting with the strikers, as soon as you concede the ball, you start to counter-attack immediately. ”

The second half of the game was still played according to the script of the first half, and both sides were consciously wary of the opponent's attack, so the attack of both sides was superficial.

Of course, the less powerful Villarreal don't mind the game continuing at this pace, as they already have an away goal and it would be a fantastic result to be able to hold them to a draw on the road.

However, Manchester City did not want a draw at home, and now they desperately need to score, so in the 50th minute of the game, Manchester City, who received the signal from Guardiola, began to attack aggressively!

In the 52nd minute, Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne got rid of Bruno's defense in the middle and sent the ball into the Villarreal penalty area, Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero forced his feet to hit the goal under the entanglement of Musacchio, and the ball flew high out of the box.

Six minutes later, Manchester City once again burst into the Villarreal penalty area, and Silva received Leroy Sane's cross and volleyed it directly, but Asenjo concentrated and pressed the ball directly under him.

Manchester City's fierce attack suddenly made Villarreal fans nervous, seeing the direct away team being pressed into the backfield and bombarded indiscriminately, the stands of Manchester City Stadium resounded with the continuous cheers and cheers of Blue Moon Legion fans!

At this time, Escriva obviously couldn't sit still and made a change, calling Alfred Ndiaye on the bench to warm up on the sidelines, apparently hoping to change the situation on the field by strengthening the defense.

Just as Escliva was about to replace Bakambu with Alfred Ndiaye to strengthen the team's defence, there was a cheer at the Manchester City Stadium - De Bruyne received a pass from Otamendi and sent the ball directly to the wing, and Sane chased the ball forward without stopping.

Sane has always been the epitome of an excellent wide wing with the perfect combination of technique and speed, and as long as he is given space to play, he is an unstoppable winger.

At this time, Sane hit the bottom line like a bamboo on the left, and Costa's defense was easily broken through by Sane, so he barely encountered the slightest obstacle in the bottom.

Although Sane wanted to go straight into the penalty area, he still suppressed the inner turmoil after looking at the Villarreal penalty area, and sent a precise cross.

De Bruyne, who had just stepped into the penalty area, predicted where the ball would fall and chased it with his feet.

Villarreal defender Ruiz certainly didn't want his opponent to catch the ball, so he chased it with all his might.

Ruiz stuck De Bruyne firmly behind him, and Ruiz was sure to take it down!

But there's a lot of drama on the pitch and you can't guess what's going to happen in the next moment, so that's the beauty of football.

Ruiz was so satisfied that he could get the ball down, so he jumped up after fully predicting where the ball would land.

The fans at Manchester City Stadium couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and then erupted into a huge cheer, so no one expected Ruiz to rise to the top at this time!

The last players on the football field who can afford to make mistakes are defenders and goalkeepers, because if they make a mistake, then they are likely to learn a huge lesson, and Ruiz is like that at the moment!

Although De Bruyne was unwilling, he could only helplessly watch Ruiz stuck him behind him, just when De Bruyne was ready to give up, Ruiz jumped up, but the football flew over Ruiz's head!

De Bruyne was filled with a great sense of joy, but now he had no time for more joy, and he turned around in a hurry and staggered to unload the ball.

At this time, he has entered the forbidden area!

Because Ruiz's unforgivable mistake caused chaos in the Villarreal backline, Manchester City strikers Raheem Sterling and Aguero had been rigidly limited, but Ruiz's rise to the top made it easy for De Bruyne to get the ball in the box.

What's more, De Bruyne is unguarded at all, and he could get up and hit the goal at any time!

At this time, the Villarreal backline did not have time to make more adjustments, and Gaspar left Aguero behind and rushed desperately, but he was five meters away from De Bruyne!

De Bruyne had plenty of opportunities to kick the goal, so he didn't panic, and his right leg was slightly raised back, which was about to shoot!

The fans at the Manchester City Stadium were thrilled and they were shouting for De Bruyne, they had already seen the team's second goal, and they never had such a good chance again!

Just when De Bruyne's shot was so strong that it caught the attention of all the Villarreal players, at the last minute, he suddenly sent the ball in front of the goal with a fluttering shot.

At this time, Queiro suddenly rushed into people's perspectives, he jumped up quickly, grabbed the Villarreal goalkeeper Asenjo who had bent down and knelt down to receive the ball, and gently padd the instep of his foot, and the ball suddenly obediently drilled into the net in Assenjo's complaining eyes.

1:2！

The Manchester City Stadium was now stunned in unison, followed by a tidal cheer of Manchester City fans, and at this time, the goal-scorer Sergio Aguero had already turned around and hugged De Bruyne and began to celebrate wildly!

Manchester City managed to overtake the score!

Dai Zhiwei watched the Manchester City players celebrate frantically, and he didn't have any chances to show in the second half, and Escrivá's tactics allowed Villarreal to focus heavily on defense and invest too little in attack.

"Do you want to keep defending?" Dai Zhiwei worried, "If you blindly prevent it like this, you will be blown up!" ”

Escriva was also struggling, but City soon made a decision for him.

Just eight minutes later, City were awarded a corner, which Silva headed in and Sergio Aguero volleyed into the net from 10 yards.

1:3, this goal also announced that Villarreal's defense in this game was completely destroyed by Manchester City's offensive firepower!

At this time, Villarreal finally made the first substitution of the game, no longer replacing Alfred Ndiaye, but replacing Robert Soriano with Castillejo, signaling the team to start counterattacking!

Escriva finally realized that with the current defensive strength of Villarreal, blindly defending will definitely collapse, and it is better to get out of the way and see if there is any hope of scoring a few more away goals.

"It's up to you, don't let me down!" Escriva stared at Dai Zhiwei on the field who was about to kick off, and he put all his hopes on Dai Zhiwei.

After the restart, just as Villarreal was gradually gaining momentum, they suffered a blow to the head!

In the 72nd minute, Trigueros' pass to Castillejo was intercepted by Yaya Toure and then planned an attack and passed to Silva, who was running wildly down the wing.

Facing Villarreal, who was weak in defense, Silva drove straight into the penalty area and picked up a pass at the front of the penalty area, and Aguero, who was successful in the anti-offside position, made a selfless cross, and Sane easily scored an empty goal!

1:4！

In camera footage, Manchester City players gathered around to celebrate, and on the other side are yellow submarine soldiers with blank expressions.

Having fallen behind by three goals at this point, they don't know whether to attack or defend.

Guard, can't keep.

Attack, what if you let the opponent score so easily again?

"!" Dai Zhiwei didn't care about any undemeanor, and after seeing Manchester City's goal, he spat the turf.

It was the most embarrassing moment of his career so far, and even when he led Evergrande to Barcelona in the Club World Cup, he was never so passive.

As for the question of whether to attack or defend, it is not a problem for him.

Because the striker is the attacker, and he is responsible for scoring goals!

He gritted his teeth, so hard that his teeth were "creaking", "I will never give up, even if I lose, I will bite a big piece of meat from them and bite them!" ”

(End of chapter)