Chapter 564: The Last Confrontation of the Etihad
Li Liang refused to return to the locker room for further examination, and he must have watched the final game on the spot.
Although I knew in my heart that this was different from the game against Lyon, even if the score was now 4:3 down, it was actually only the first half, and everything was still possible in the second leg after returning to the home stadium.
It's just that seeing Manchester City's desperate attack under the leadership of Sheva made him feel a little uneasy.
Seeing that Mbappe's power was getting less and less, Yaldim had no choice but to replace him with Germain. Monaco left only one man in front of the field, with everyone else defending at the back.
Not only the vast majority of the audience, but also Jose Mourinho, Adams, Thierry Henry, David Beckham and Patrick Vieira saw that Monaco had given up on attacking and were ready to keep the score 4-3 until the end.
If so, then Monaco, which is the guest before the host, will undoubtedly have a great deal of the initiative.
Bernardo Silva was exhausted from running all over the pitch, and the new Germain simply stood on the right to defend him. Yaldim was not at ease, and immediately called the veteran Dillard over, ready to send him on the field to continue to strengthen the defense on the right side.
The fourth official had already raised the stoppage time sign, and the Monaco bench immediately protested violently - six minutes of stoppage time!
The teaching assistants are all shouting, "Hold on, keep defending!" β
Bakayoko had just cut off the ball at Sane's feet, and Sergio Aguero on the side stabbed the ball forward with a clever outstretched foot, and Toure carried Fabinho to control the ball first!
Li Liang shouted nervously, Toure only needs to pass the Glick in front of him again, and he will face the goalkeeper directly!
Fortunately, Sidibi, who was making up for the defense, put a shovel in time to resolve the danger outside the penalty line. Li Liang was even more nervous, he had already predicted on the sidelines that the landing point of the ball would be obtained by Xiwa, who was ambushed behind Sidibi!
Xiwa faced the incoming ball and Bakayoko who rushed over to fill the position, opened his bow and arrows to shoot from a distance, Bakayoko immediately jumped up desperately and wanted to give up his body to block the eye, but Xiwa's left foot suddenly lost force in the air and quickly buckled Bakayoko!
Fabinho and Sidibi, who quickly got up, rushed over immediately, and Shiva stared at the two men with a left-footed ankle to kick the ball back to Aguero, who had been waiting in the box for a long time.
As Shiva's breakthrough attracted the center of gravity of the Monaco defence, Sergio Aguero was leaked clean, and Glick and Raj rushed towards him at the same time, desperate!
Sergio Aguero didn't stop the ball and passed the ball diagonally with his right foot to the left midfielder, and Shiva had already passed Fabinho and Sidibi, who were unable to react, and strode towards the ball!
The home crowd cheered loudly for this wonderful two-over-two combination, and the voices full of anticipation were getting higher and higher! Everyone saw that there were no more defenders in front of Xiwa!
If it was 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago, Xiwa would have accelerated directly to the ball to make a move, or adjusted to a better angle or shot directly at the goal.
Xiwa is a little helpless, the years are like a thief, and they have taken away their speed and explosiveness. Aguero did an impeccable job, but she had to adjust her pace and run two more steps to catch up with the ball.
The slight difference increased the distance between him and the goal by at least 5 meters, and also greatly reduced the angle of the shot!
Subabasic therefore gave up on attacking, and he held firmly on the line of the small penalty area and concluded that Xiwa would most likely cross, and even if he shot, he would definitely increase his strength to create opportunities for his teammates to shoot!
Li Liang saw that Subaic stood up again! He hurriedly shouted again, "Be carefulβ"
Time slows down Xiwa, but it makes his experience, consciousness and footwork more perfect!
He had already seen that the position of his teammate in the middle was not ideal when he made the first touch, and he also saw that Subasic was ready to save his own shot.
Instead of blasting as usual, he swung his calf directly at the near post and pumped the ball to the side of the ball with the arch of his left foot.
At the moment of touching the ball, Xiwa consciously made a slight crotch lifting action, and with a "pop" sound, the ball almost flew out against the turf!
Subaic was already on guard, he turned steadily to the incoming ball and knelt on one knee, with his arms intracted and his open palms facing the direction of the incoming ball, in an extremely standard hand to catch the low flat ball - he even connected the ball and hugged it to his chest and fell to the ground in his mind.
Barely shooting from such a small angle is not a shooting challenge for a goalkeeper of Subasic level.
The only thing that made him feel a little wrong was that it didn't seem to be exactly a boccia, and it always felt like the ball was still a little bit away from the turf.
The ball flew closer and closer, and finally it was in front of Subaic that he really touched the turf for the first time - and immediately after bouncing off the ground, it tumbled!
Subabasic was taken aback and had no time to react, this is the most feared rebound of the goalkeeper, a shooting footwork that only a few masters in the world have mastered!
He didn't have time to change his movements, and watched as the ball grazed the edge of his right glove and passed through!
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The ecstatic roar of more than 40,000 fans at home made the earth seem to tremble, and Xiwa stretched out her head to make sure that the ball had indeed flown into the net accurately, and then immediately turned around and ran to her excited teammates with her hands raised!
At 5:3, Subasic made a mistake to give Manchester City a two-goal lead!
Pep Guardiola rushed back to the bench from the command area and hugged his assistants tightly!
Darke also became excited: "Incredible! Incredible!
David Silva's left foot gave Monaco the fatal blow as City scored in the first minute of stoppage time and now they have a two-goal advantage! β
Frank Lampard was also full of praise: 'David Silva is the best midfielder in the league [in the Premier League], and he had a brilliant shot! β
In addition to Vieira and two assistants who were ecstatic, Mourinho and Adams all looked very disappointed.
Xiaoyu and Talon, who had been nervous and desperately cheering for Monaco, were also stunned.
Li Liang, who was standing in front of the bench, was bleeding all over his body, and at this moment he even wanted to take off his coat and rush to the field again
- Of course, this is absolutely impossible.
He Wei exclaimed: "It's bad now, if you are two goals behind, it will be extremely bad for Monaco!" β
Xue Yang also said anxiously: "And there are still 5 minutes of stoppage time, looking at this situation, Monaco can't hold it!" β
Gaudino sighed in front of the TV, Li Liang's Champions League road seems to be difficult to continue, the only consolation is that maybe he will get more rest and recovery time because of this, so that his injury can be improved or even healed.
Netizens are also anxious:
"Whose poisoned milk just now!? Come out and take a walk and promise not to kill you! β
"It's cold! Two goals, as long as Manchester City puts down its body and puts up a fence in the next game, it will be difficult for Monaco to score one! β
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Jardim's heart was filled with great remorse, and he was only five minutes away from his goal, and this goal could have completely knocked Monaco from heaven to hell!
He showed amazing psychological qualities and tried desperately to calm himself down, shouting at the panicked assistants: "Change immediately!" β
The Portuguese immediately adjusted the substitution plan and replaced the defensive titan Bakayoko with Dillal! And not the previously planned attacker Bernardo Silva!
This has convinced many experts on the scene, including Pep Guardiola, that Monaco will also let go of its hands and feet in the rest of the time!
What shocked them even more was still to come, after kick-off, Jardim directly pushed the big man Glick to the front, like Manchester City, only Raj and Fabinho were left in the backfield, and everyone else pressed over the middle line to attack!
The enthusiastic Li Liang unconsciously walked to the bench, stood beside the anxious Yaldim and shouted to the field: "If they can do it, we will definitely be able to do it!"
There is still time, and we can't give up! β
Yaldim also shouted, and the entire bench shouted desperately!
Falcao, who couldn't run anymore, saw Li Liang, who was almost crazy on the sidelines, and suddenly raised his head and roared angrily: "Everyone! β
Li Liang yelled at Subaxic, who was still blaming himself in pain: "Daniyel (Subaxiac), raise your head, go on!"
Hurry up! β
Subasic also rushed out of the penalty area without hesitation, and rushed directly to the position of dragging back central defender to continue to play!
Darch exclaimed, "It's just the first round...... Monaco, it's like they're playing their last game! β
Frank Lampard also exclaimed in surprise: "This is another Monaco team!" β
The living room of Dongzi's house was full of emotion, and everyone shouted: "Enter him!" β
There was a huge split between City's players, with some wanting to continue attacking and others wanting to hold on to their two-goal advantage, and there was a noticeable confusion in their overall formation.
Pep Guardiola made an immediate decision when he surprisingly replaced Sergio Aguero with defensive midfielder Brazilian Fernando!
The Argentine was stunned when he saw the substitution sign, and he could barely believe his eyes. He didn't understand why he was going to replace himself at the last moment when the bayonet was red!
Looking at Aguero, who lowered his head and ran straight off the field, Mourinho shook his head lightly and said to Mendes: "It's really rare! Pep was clearly shaken.
It's hard to imagine him giving up on the attack, even if the game is only a few minutes. β
Fernando's arrival kept City's players out of confusion and City began to retreat across the board.
Monaco started to rush and hang, but the attack has been unsuccessful!
After Glick's desperate header was cleared out of the box by Otamendi, the referee looked at his watch and finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.